Prior to November's Malacca state polls, the Umno state government led by Sulaiman Md Ali was pushing for a mega reclamation project called the Melaka Waterfront Economic Zone (M-WEZ).

Covering 33km of coastline and eight state assembly constituencies, it promised to attract billions of ringgit in investments. The mega project was also included in BN's manifesto for the election.

With construction expected to take up 25,000 acres of land, it will create drastic changes to the Malacca coastline...