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I also wonder why did it take so long for action to be taken after the landslide at the Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve on May 7 ? We have not seen any construction of reinforced concrete wall or soil nailing. In fact, the blue torn plastic sheets have been the only protection for the past six months.   Apparently KL City Hall will only now start remedial works as it is the rainy season.   It has been raining almost every night and soil erosion is bound to happen.   All I can do is to pray that I will not be alerted of a landslide resulting in the deaths of many as I go to bed at the end of the day. Read all about landslides, soil erosion and my hatred towards those torn and worn out blue plastic sheets on hill slopes in Haresh Says, as published in The Malay Mail today. Pic of worn out blue plastic sheet at the Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve in Kuala Lumpur - by  ZURANEEZA ZULKIFLI , The Malay Mail HD says: I would not want to hear another Highland Tower t...

The landslide at Jalan Hulu Langat that happened on Thursday evening certainly jogged memories. It is also baffling to how landslide issues are - most of time - taken for granted. Together with a fellow editor, I drove to the landslide incident at 6.50am yesterday and the policemen manning the area were kind enough to escort the both of us to the landslide area which has been cordoned off about 1km in both directions. I managed to take several snapshots while the other editor video-recorded the scene through a Blackberry mobile phone and the recording was even used for Astro Awani's tv news bulletin. The landslide occurred very near to the once famous Ampang Lookout Point . The famous eatery - and the best place to catch a glimpse of the city without having to go all the way to Genting - was shut down by the Kajang Municipal Council (MPKj) in January due to "serious soil erosion ". Read ' Ampang Lookout Point illegal ' and Ampang Lookout Point closed indef...