Local authorities have been called to expedite the gazetting of public open spaces in their respective areas to prevent the land from being misused by irresponsible parties. What accounts for the low level of gazettement? We speak to lawyer Alliff Benjamin Suhaimi, Partner at Thomas Philip to better understand the legislation governing the development of public spaces. 

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Produced by: Natalie Tan

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar, Philip See

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Categories:  government,  environment,  Law/Activism

Tags:  public open spaces,  gazettement,  land misuse,  malaysia,  legislation,