Group presents memo to minister over Penang land reclamation project


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GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Rejects Reclamation coalition (Penang Tolak Tambak) presented a memo from the Penang Fishermen's Association on the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project to Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

In the memo, the fishermen, who is against the PSR, said the approval for the project clearly goes against Malaysia and Penang's climate pledges (SDG13) and aspirations of UNDP's Sustainable Development Goals, especially on climate action and conservation and sustainable use of oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

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