GEORGE TOWN: The proposed Penang South Reclamation project, which is set to affect some 1,500 fishermen, shows that the DAP-led Penang government’s policy fails to take into consideration the people’s interest. “It is obvious that the Penang government is not sensitive to the people’s needs and not capable of good planning. “If the people’s interest takes centre stage, surely they (the Penang government) will not even consider the reclamation project. The proposed Penang South Reclamation project, which is set to affect some 1,500 fishermen in the state. The state government proposed the reclamation project, located off the southwestern coast of Penang island, as a means to fund its highly-ambitious Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP).

Source: New Strait Times August 27, 2017 08:15 UTC