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Government ups offer for Kg Baru land

Oct 25, 2019

Kampung Baru landowners will receive RM1000 per square foot for their land.

Image: The Star

The Federal Territories minister says this is the government's best and final offer, after landowners scoffed at the earlier offer of RM850 per square foot. 

However, Minister Khalid Abdul Samad explained that of the amount, RM150 ringgit per square foot will be in the form of shares in the development.

The government plans to revamp Kampung Baru by building high-rises and a park.

Teen rapists on the rise

The number of juvenile rapists is on the rise, mainly because of easier access to pornographic material. 

Asst Comm Choo Lily from the Bukit Aman Sexual, Women and Child Investigations Division told The Star that most of the porn that children and teens are exposed to comes from social media or messaging apps. 

She is also concerned about the number of teens who don't realise it's an offence to have sex with a girl under the age of 16, even if it's consensual. 

There have been 289 cases of juvenile rape so far this year.

Shock over UK lorry deaths

China's social media has erupted in shock after UK police said they believe the 39 people found dead in a truck in Essex, were Chinese nationals. 

Human smuggling concerns were raised after the bodies were found yesterday, triggering the UK's biggest murder investigation in over a decade. 

Image: Reuters

The Chinese embassy in London has said it will verify the situation, while UK PM Boris Johnson expressed his condolences.

The number of migrants being smuggled into the UK in containers and trucks has been on the rise, especially since the country started clamping down on illegal entry.