Fisherfolk to petition king over Penang reclamation project

Over 4,000 people, including fisherfolk, held a peaceful protest against the Penang South Island (PSI) reclamation project at Pantai Sungai Batu, Teluk Kumbar here.

Penang State Fishermen Association (PenMutiara) chairperson Ibrahim Che Ros said they would hand over a memorandum objecting to the project to Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah to urge him to understand their plight.

"We are currently completing the memorandum and will hand it to the king soon so that he can understand what will happen to us if the PSI project continues.

"We are also planning to hold a protest against the PSI project in Parliament soon and we will hand a second memorandum to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and we really hope he will listen to the voice of the fisherfolk,” he told reporters after the peaceful protest yesterday.

Meanwhile, The South Penang Fishermen Association chairperson Arshad Omar said PenMutiara members were not forced to join the protest as they have to follow the regulations of the association.

Over 80 percent of 1,500 fisherfolk showed up at the protest yesterday and allegations that the association could block their living allowance and diesel subsidy were untrue as it was approved by the Fisheries Development Authority.

The protest began at 10.30am and ended an hour later without any incident, and was attended by locals, and members of NGOs including Penang Forum, Sahabat Alam Malaysia, Lestari Khazanah Alam Pulau Pinang and the Consumers’ Association of Penang.

- Bernama

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