Mahathir's help sought to cancel Penang reclamation

45 NGOs will prepare memorandum to the prime minister because he is very concerned about the people's problems, says Yussof Latif.

GEORGE TOWN: Forty-five organisations in Penang plan to send a joint memorandum to request the intervention of Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad to cancel the proposed Penang South Reclamation project.

“Dr Mahathir’s intervention is necessary as the state government does not want to hear the people’s grouses and wants to continue with the project despite receiving protests from various parties.

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