200 fishermen to march to Parliament to protest reclamation

Some 200 fishermen are expected to protest against the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project, which recently obtained conditional approval for its environmental impact assessment (EIA) report.

Pertubuhan Warisan Tanah dan Teroka Bandar chairperson Zikrullah Ismail said the fishermen joining the rally would mostly be from Penang and Perak – where massive sand mining will take place to cater for the PSR, which involves the creation of three artificial islands...