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Not enough: The main contractor of the 2017 landslide in Tanjung Bungah, Penang, that killed 11 workers was only fined RM35,000.

AS we step into 2019, we note that Penang’s environment has experienced an annus horribilis two years in a row.

Two landslide tragedies took place within the space of one year, resulting in 20 precious lives lost. A measly RM35,000 fine was imposed for 11 lives lost in the Tanjung Bungah landslide in 2017. No one has yet been held accountable for last year’s Bukit Kukus Paired Road landslide. The floods of November 2017 were followed by a series of smaller floods, landslips and road slips in 2018. We are ill-prepared for another major climate event.