GEORGE TOWN (Bernama): Forty-five non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Penang plan to send a joint memorandum to request the intervention of Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to cancel the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project.
Penang Malay Association president Tan Sri Mohd Yussof Latif, speaking on behalf of the 45 NGOs, said the memorandum would be prepared after discussions with the 45 NGOs involved and that copies will be handed over to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.
"Tun Dr Mahathir's concern and intervention are necessary as the state government does not want to hear the people's grouses"We are confident that Tun Dr Mahathir will give serious attention to this memorandum because he is very concerned about the people's problems," he told a press conference here Saturday .4B Youth Alumni, the Tanjung Bunga Residents' Association and Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce.
The PSR project was planned by the Penang state government to finance the Penang Transport Master Plan, which is expected to cost RM49bil, to solve traffic congestion problems. - Bernama
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