Mohd Yussof (in batik) discussing a matter with (from right) anthropologist Datuk Dr Wazir Jahan Karim, Dr Azeem and Consumers Association of Penang president S.M. Mohamed Idris at the forum.
A COALITION of like-minded non-governmental organisations (NGOs) will be formed to study development policies of advanced countries like Japan, France and Germany to preserve villages and heritage sites in Penang.
Universiti Sains Malaysia’s (USM) Centre for Policy Research and International Studies director Assoc Prof Dr Azeem Fazwan Ahmad Farouk said the coalition’s main aim was to save all remaining kampung in Penang and to make sure that future development projects would not be at their expense.
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