THE most recent Penang island map, published by a well-known realtor last month, shows the island as the state government wants it to be – fully developed with highways, tunnels and transport projects for interconnectivity, plus several man-made islands on reclaimed land – to make it more attractive to businesses and investors.
This is the new face of Penang as the DAP-led state sees it, and it is backed by developers and contractors, said activists, who instead fear that it will lead to more environmental disasters on an island already prone to fatal landslides and floods.
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