The Penang government will stand with the Sungai Ara residents in their fight against the developer’s plan to build its housing scheme on sensitive hill land, state executive councillor Jagdeep Singh Deo said today.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and Jagdeep met with the residents and their lawyer, Gurdial Singh Nijar, on Sept 9, and a decision was made to support the residents.

“I confirm the meeting took place and I also confirm that we will stand with the residents and wait for the outcome of the case by the Appellate court,” Jagdeep said at a press conference today.

The residents have taken up their case to the Appeals Board, which declared on Nov 20, 2015, that it was wrong to approve this development as it violated the Penang Structure Plan...