Did Yeo help put through Penang reclamation project, asks PAS
PAS’s Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff asked former minister Yeo Bee Yin why the Penang reclamation project was approved before the Penang Structure Plan 2030 was endorsed. (Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA: Penang PAS has posed a question to former environment minister Yeo Bee Yin whether she had a hand in federal approval for the Penang South Islands project despite it not having a valid structure plan.
Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff also asked if the project, previously known as Penang South Reclamation, was approved before the nod was given for the Penang Structure Plan 2030 in 2019.
Yeo was the energy, science, technology, environment and climate change minister in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) Cabinet under the watch of Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the prime minister.
Fauzi wondered if there was political interference in the matter during the PH era as the Penang government was led by DAP. Yeo is a senior DAP member.
“Did the Penang government led by DAP ignore legal issues which were under consideration by the appeal board? Why was the approval given although the appeal was ongoing?” he asked in a statement today.
PETALING JAYA: Penang PAS has posed a question to former environment minister Yeo Bee Yin whether she had a hand in federal approval for the Penang South Islands project despite it not having a valid structure plan.
Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff also asked if the project, previously known as Penang South Reclamation, was approved before the nod was given for the Penang Structure Plan 2030 in 2019.
Yeo was the energy, science, technology, environment and climate change minister in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) Cabinet under the watch of Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the prime minister.
Fauzi wondered if there was political interference in the matter during the PH era as the Penang government was led by DAP. Yeo is a senior DAP member.
“Did the Penang government led by DAP ignore legal issues which were under consideration by the appeal board? Why was the approval given although the appeal was ongoing?” he asked in a statement today.
Yeo Bee Yin.
PAS is urging the state government to cancel the project, which involves the creation of three artificial islands off the south coast.
The state government says the project would create over 1,800 hectares of land for housing and industrial zones, among other uses.
It was touted as the future main economic driver for the state, creating thousands of jobs but environmentalists have said the islands will bury the state’s richest fishing and most biodiverse area, equivalent to 76,000 Olympic-size swimming pools.
The fishermen, supported by many NGOs, have objected to the development claiming that it will not only destroy the biodiversity in the area but also affect their livelihoods.
Fauzi said the project needs to be cancelled for the sake of the ecosystem as it is a source of livelihood for fishermen, adding that they fully support the fishermen and other communities affected by the project.
PAS also welcomed the announcement that the Environmental Appeals Board has revoked the approval for the project pending a fresh environmental impact assessment report.
“The revocation proves that justice can be enforced without political interference with the appeal board making a mature and a fair decision,” Fauzi said.
PAS is urging the state government to cancel the project, which involves the creation of three artificial islands off the south coast.
The state government says the project would create over 1,800 hectares of land for housing and industrial zones, among other uses.
It was touted as the future main economic driver for the state, creating thousands of jobs but environmentalists have said the islands will bury the state’s richest fishing and most biodiverse area, equivalent to 76,000 Olympic-size swimming pools.
The fishermen, supported by many NGOs, have objected to the development claiming that it will not only destroy the biodiversity in the area but also affect their livelihoods.
Fauzi said the project needs to be cancelled for the sake of the ecosystem as it is a source of livelihood for fishermen, adding that they fully support the fishermen and other communities affected by the project.
PAS also welcomed the announcement that the Environmental Appeals Board has revoked the approval for the project pending a fresh environmental impact assessment report.
“The revocation proves that justice can be enforced without political interference with the appeal board making a mature and a fair decision,” Fauzi said.
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kt notes:
As always PAS tok-kok, especially about ecosystem.
What about the development of Kulim Airport - see my
Kulim airport project will dump 40mil litres of waste into Sungai Muda IN ONE DAY?
Kulim airport project will dump 40mil litres of waste into Sungai Muda IN ONE DAY?
Wee KHAT Siong still Senyap Macam Tikus Bawah Meja?
ReplyDeleteWas he even consulted by PAS over Kulim Airport? Or as non-Muslim he can only be “Pak Turut” Ikut Perintah Telly-ban gomen.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/in-a-pas-govt-only-muslims-will-make-policy
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In a PAS govt, 'only Muslims' will make policy
Party chief says that if it takes power, non-Muslims will just carry out decisions
FEB 7, 2018
KUALA LUMPUR • The chief of Malaysia's Islamist party PAS has again indicated that non-Muslims will have only a secondary role in government, should his party take power in the next general election.
Muslims in his Cabinet would set policy direction in Malaysia while the non-Muslim ministers would be tasked only with carrying out what had been decided, said Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) president Abdul Hadi Awang.
"If PAS rules, it (the administration) will be divided into two. One, a Cabinet that decides on national policies. This must consist of people who adopt the national ideology and faith," he was quoted as saying on Sunday by The Malaysian Insight (TMI) news site.
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