As of March 2019, the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has detected illegal activities on 44 plots of land in two of the island’s five districts, said Penang exco Jagdeep Singh Deo.

Jagdeep said there were 11 such plots in the northeast and 33 in southwest districts, while the Seberang Perai Municipal Council (MPSP) has discovered illegal use of 64 plots - 27 in Seberang Perai North, 33 in Seberang Perai Central and four in Seberang Perai South...