Consider This: Reclaiming the Sea: Who Has the Authority? (Part 2)

A Court of Appeal ruling on the Penang South Reclamation project has sparked a fascinating tension. While the Court dismissed a challenge against the project on procedural grounds, it also answered a question that had never been clearly settled before: Who has authority over an area of sea before it becomes land? Has this ruling exposed a gap in how our laws govern land reclamation? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Zairil Khir Johari, Penang State Government Exco Member for Infrastructure, Transport & Digital.