Back in late January of this year, Malaysia witnessed a major win for environmental law in Malaysia, when the Federal Court - in a landmark decision - quashed a hillside development that was issued by the local authority in Penang. Many have noted that this ruling might have impacts on other public interest litigation cases in the country. On a two-part special, we discuss this apex judgement, and what significance it holds in Malaysia with Peter Leong, a researcher and environmental activist, and former secretary of Friends of Bukit Kiara, and also Datuk P. Gunasilan, a veteran town planner and a Fellow with the Malaysian Institute of Planners.

Listen to Part 1 here.

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs

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Categories:  politics,  government,  environment,  corruption,  Law/Activism,  controversies

Tags:  town and country planning act,  the bigger picture,  earth matters,  policy plans,  pelan dasar,  public litigation,  dewan bandaraya kuala lumpur,  dbkl,  environmental law,  Sg Ara development,