Camerons farmers threaten to move packing plant after truck ban
Farmers associations say the truck ban in Cameron Highlands passed by the state last year to solve the problem of traffic congestion failed to also consider the consequences of public discontent. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, June 29, 2023.
VEGETABLE farmers in Cameron Highlands have threatened to move their packing plant elsewhere after the state decided to keep trucks and other heavy vehicles off the FT59 federal highway on Fridays, the weekends and public holidays when the road is teeming with tourist vehicles. Farmers felt the state was favouring tourism over their businesses as the ban meant transporting greens could not be done between 10am and 3pm on the designated days.
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