Foreign workers’ antics rile residents

Closed doors: The restaurant and the phone shop in Taman Nagasari that was believed to be operating illegally.

BUKIT MERTAJAM: With the population of foreign workers in Taman Nagasari growing larger than that of local residents, many houses have been illegally converted into sundry shops and eateries to cater to their needs.

A local resident, who declined to be named, said the back alleys were filled with garbage while food waste was thrown along the roads and in the playground.