GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 14 -- Reclamation work for Penang Silicon Island (PSI) will continue despite the suit filed by a group of fishermen and two non-governmental organisations (NGO) against the state to stop the project.

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state government received the legal documents on February 13.

"The suit is ongoing and there was no court decision yet so the project will still continue," he told reporters during a press conference at his office in Komtar today.

Yesterday, Sungai Batu fisherman unit chief Zakaria Ismail, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and Jaringan Ekologi dan Iklim (JEDI) announced their application for a judicial review to challenge the planning permission approval for PSI, which was previously...