Firing up opposition against S'gor's incinerators

The old scrapbook’s cover has yellowed. Its worn edges bear the scars of time, and its title is pieced together with headlines from old newspaper cutouts. It reads: “Evacuation Batu Arang: Danger town but it’s home”.

Rawang Tolak Insinerator Network (RTI) member Pauline Puah carefully handed the scrapbook to a reporter on Wednesday as soon as she arrived at Malaysiakini’s office in Petaling Jaya for an interview.

Inside, one of the news clippings said, “Expert recommends evacuation of town’s residents; Panel: Batu Arang unsafe”. A photo caption in another article described a “30m-deep hole on Batu Arang’s main street”.