Summary
- Twelve NGOs call for state inquiry into fatal landslide.
- Groups demand accountability over hillside development approvals.
- Proposed relaxation of hill development restrictions faces opposition.
GEORGE TOWN, November 1— Twelve Penang civil society organisations have urged the state government to establish a public commission of inquiry into the October 25 Paya Terubong landslide.
That killed a 73-year-old retired doctor. The groups, including Sahabat Alam Malaysia and the Consumers Association of Penang, want investigations into development approvals.
Safety measures and possible negligence. They cited the 2017 Tanjung Bungah landslide, which killed 11 people, as a precedent for an independent inquiry.
The organisations also opposed proposed changes allowing development on hills exceeding 76 metres or slopes steeper than 25 degrees.
