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Quoting state executive councillor in charge of estate affairs Datuk T. Rajagopalu,
the paper said there were complaints that some estate managements neglected
their workers.
<p>When he visited the Saint Hollier Estate in Jeram Padang, the residents complained
that some of the electricity cables were drooping dangerously, while in certain
areas, the sewage had overflowed. </p>
<p>Rajagopalu directed the estate management to rectify the problems. </p>
<p>In another report, a group of Indian scrap metal dealers in Puchong staged
a peaceful demonstration after the Subang Jaya Municipal Council sealed their
shops without any notice on Tuesday. </p>
<p>Tamil Nesan said the officers had also cut off water and electricity supply
to the shops. </p>
<p>There were 30 Indians operating the scrap iron business in the Subang Jaya
municipality, and their licences had not been renewed, it said. </p>
<p>The paper said the business owners were in a quandary as they had not been
given an alternative place to continue their business.
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