AYER KUNING POLLS | Perikatan Nasional has raised concerns about an alleged excess of pig farms in Malay-majority areas within the Ayer Kuning state constituency.

Claiming that residents had raised the issue with PN representatives recently, PAS vice-president Idris Ahmad said the farms pose environmental and health threats.

“According to information on the Perak Veterinary Department’s website, there are 30 licensed pig farms in the Batang Padang and Mualim districts alone.