NGO wants Sabah govt to reverse decision on Tanjung Aru beach reclamation project


Save Open Space (SOS) Kota Kinabalu coordinator Jefferi Chang.

KOTA KINABALU: A non-governmental organisation has expressed disappointment over the state government’s decision to give the thumbs up for the reclamation of the state capital’s iconic Tanjung Aru beachfront.

Save Open Space (SOS) Kota Kinabalu, which had previously launched public campaigns to save the beach, had also told Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor to put a halt to the project.

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