LETTER | Nurul Izzah right about cancelling PSR project
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LETTER | The Permatang Pauh Member of Parliament deserves a commendation for coming out strongly against Penang South Reclamation Project (PSR).
What is more, Nurul Izzah Anwar’s stance on this issue has validated years of struggle that were mounted by the Penang Forum and other civil society organisations against the Penang government’s unthinking decision to embark on a massive reclamation project to finance the Penang Transport Masterplan (PTMP).
It is worth mentioning here that before this controversial project had become public knowledge, the Centre for Policy Research and International Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia was commissioned in 2015 by former Balik Pulau Member of Parliament and deputy health minister Helmi Yahya to undertake a comprehensive social impact assessment (SIA) on the repercussions of this inhumane project on not only the people in the immediate vicinity of the project but also on th