Penang land reclamation – ‘Why put sand in our rice bowls?’

“What’s your motive? Do you want my people to suffer and become poor or homeless?” said fisherman’s daughter Zarina Baharom when met at a protest against land reclamation and highway development.

The 51-year-old from Permatang Damar Laut in Bayan Lepas was ebullient as she questioned the Penang government’s motives in carrying out reclamation activities....