KOTA KINABALU, June 22 -- The City Hall (DBKK), through its Enforcement Department, carried out an integrated operation to demolish illegal squatter structures behind Alamesra, Likas, on June 19 as part of ongoing efforts to address government land encroachment and unlawful settlements.

The operation, conducted from 8am to 5pm, was aimed at restoring the original use of encroached government land, protecting environmentally sensitive areas and ensuring orderly, safe and lawful urban development.

DBKK identified the squatter colony behind Alamesra as one of the encroachment areas that had expanded onto mangrove forest reserves and riverbank zones, posing safety, public health and environmental risks, as well as threats to the mangrove ec...