Cancel Penang South Islands project, fishermen tell govt FMTNews
Hundreds of fishermen took part in a protest against the Penang South Islands project near the Sungai Batu jetty in Bayan Lepas, Penang.
In a protest here, the fishermen said they did not want “even a single island” to be built, urging Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to heed their call. Chow said the reduction meant only 115 fishermen from Permatang Tepi Laut facing the reclaimed island would be affected, as opposed to 496 if the three islands were built through the reclamation project.
He said if the fishermen’s demand to cancel the project fell on deaf ears, they would gather at the Parliament building in Kuala Lumpur and submit a memorandum to agriculture and food security minister Mohamad Sabu.“Fishermen are a vital part of the country’s development. Don’t abandon the fishermen,” he said.
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