The media has also been blocked from covering events in the area, where enforcement officers have been seen breaking into homes and smashing windows.

The government has been urged not to pursue the Urban Renewal Act, with a prominent lawyer calling it the biggest threat to the constitutional right to property ownership.

A group of rights lawyers have been assisting residents as they face off against the government and developers.

Kampung Baru residents fear that they will lose their homes to development projects.

Country Garden is China's largest private developer.

This is despite Amirudin Shari's announcement that the controversial project has been cancelled.

Amirudin Shari says the state government is not satisfied with the impact assessment reports submitted for construction of the highway.

Deputy minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir says 110 delayed projects, 435 sick projects, and 112 abandoned projects had been identified as of March 31.

Asyraf Farique says there should be no dichotomy of development according to political party.

Anwar Ibrahim says new projects for the state this year include an exit road from a proposed new toll to the Seremban Central Ring Road, at a cost of RM600 million.

The prime minister says it could jeopardise the rights and interests of the Malays.

While the value of property will go up, traffic congestion and noise pollution will likely increase as well.