Two years on, 'illegal' airstrip continues to operate
In 2011, Free Malaysia Today revealed a plot of land belonging to Yayasan Selangor, a state government company, has been converted into an illegal airstrip in Hulu Bernam. The Nov 25, 2011 article read: "Last week, the state government’s select committee on Selangor government agencies, statutory bodies and state subsidiary companies (ABAS) made the decision to halt the operation of the airstrip dubbed “Bernam River Airfield”. The Star, in its article today , reports: "A multi-million ringgit project involving luxury bungalows with a private 1.2km-long airstrip in Hulu Bernam has become a subject of controversy after it failed to take off." The fact that the airstrip is illegal has been established in 2011. We get that. What is baffling is the fact that no action has been taken over the past two years since the matter was highlighted. Why? And even raising more eyebrows is the fact that the "Selangor Immigration and Customs departments say they are...