Marina in Tioman - Project is stopped
I wrote about the Tioman project this week (http://alwayswow.blogspot.com/2004/09/tioman-and-marina-some-definitions.html), expressing my hope that the plan to build a marina in Tioman Island would not go through. The island is simply too beautiful. Well, there was a lot of protest on the island, and now the New Straits Times reports that “The Government will issue a stop work order on the developer of the RM40 million marina project off Kampung Tekek in Pulau Tioman with immediate effect. The order will only be lifted once the developer submits an Environment Management Plan on how the coral reefs will be preserved and managed.
(http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/National/20040910075423/Article/indexb_html)
This means that while something will go on there, at least the project is stopped for the time being. I am happy (or am I too optimistic?)! Malaysia is really changing.
I wrote about the Tioman project this week (http://alwayswow.blogspot.com/2004/09/tioman-and-marina-some-definitions.html), expressing my hope that the plan to build a marina in Tioman Island would not go through. The island is simply too beautiful. Well, there was a lot of protest on the island, and now the New Straits Times reports that “The Government will issue a stop work order on the developer of the RM40 million marina project off Kampung Tekek in Pulau Tioman with immediate effect. The order will only be lifted once the developer submits an Environment Management Plan on how the coral reefs will be preserved and managed.
(http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/National/20040910075423/Article/indexb_html)
This means that while something will go on there, at least the project is stopped for the time being. I am happy (or am I too optimistic?)! Malaysia is really changing.
posted by Andreas @ 3:53 pm
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