News about reclamation

This involves about 1,260 acres of the total 2,300 acres to be reclaimed for the island known as Island A, which the project developer Silicon Island Development Sdn Bhd — the 70:30 joint venture between Gamuda and the Penang state government — had previously estimated would cost RM6 billion in total to reclaim, with the cost of common infrastructure expected to be RM2.

Gamuda raises the concern on the possible implications for “approval process of future development projects” given that the PSI project was scaled down half way through it.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 10): The Federal Court had on Wednesday (Feb 9) adjourned its hearing of the Melaka Gateway mixed development dispute involving its developer KAJ Development Sdn Bhd and the Melaka state government as both parties are pursuing an out-of-court settlement following a disagreement on the termination of the state government's agreement with KAJ for the project.

PUTRAJAYA (Aug 26): The Federal Court has fixed Sept 9 to hear the application for leave to appeal by a firm which was earlier denied permission to initiate a judicial review over the termination of the Melaka Gateway coastal reclamation project.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): The developer of the Penang South Reclamation project cannot start work on the site until it secures an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) that is approved by the Ministry of Environment and Water, says Minister Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Gamuda Bhd announced that the Penang state government had confirmed the appointment of the construction giant to be the project delivery partner (PDP) for the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP).

GEORGE TOWN (Feb 12): Non-governmental organisation Penang Forum said the Penang state government should delay the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project pending an appeal case against the project, the Malay Mail reported today.

GEORGE TOWN: Local pressure group Socialist Progressive Front is unsatisfied by the explanation from local authorities on the fourth and fifth island in the 2030 Penang Structure Plan (RSN) revealed last week and claims the islands were "sneaked in", Free Malaysia Today (FMT) reported today.

GEORGE TOWN (Nov 4): It looks like the mega Penang South Reclamation or PSR project is still facing opposition from some sectors.

GEORGE TOWN: Pressure group Penang Forum has rubbished an explanation by Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow that the state waited two years for the Department of Environment (DoE) to approve the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project.