PENAMPANG: Reports that at least five century-old raintrees in Kasigui may have to make way for a road widening project is raising a storm among residents here in social media.
A spokesman of the Landscape Department in the Penampang Council said they had not received any directive to chop down the trees as yet.
Some are nostalgic about the trees whose overarching branches have not just provided shade for generations of people in the area but also gave Kasigui its laid-back character. Others felt it was okay if the trees had to be sacrificed for the sake of development
