45 NGOs back petition urging PM to cancel Penang reclamation project

Forty-five NGOs have come together today to support the petition by Penang Forum to urge Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad to cancel the south reclamation project, which involves the creation of three artificial islands.

The NGOs comprising groups from Penang, Johor and Malacca and other states have witnessed the impact of reclamation on their shores, said Penang Forum member Khoo Salma Nasution...