Penang government urged to halt all hillslope projects


GEORGE TOWN: Opposition parties in the state have asked the state government to review or halt all hillslope projects to prevent a recurrence of a mishap like the landslide in Tanjung Bungah.

MCA religious harmony bureau chairman Datuk Seri Ti Lian Ker urged the state to review all such projects, while Pulau Betong assemblyman Datuk Dr Muhammad Farid Saad said Penang Barisan Nasional would table a motion at the upcoming state assembly sitting to halt these projects in the state pending a proper study.

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