Balik Pulau in Penang needs a new master plan and effective policies to steer the semi-urban constituency toward sustainability, economic and social progress and inclusion, a PKR senator said.

Yusmadi Yusoff, a former Balik Pulau MP, said a well-thought-out policy, including gazetting a proper local structure plan in line with Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow's Penang 2030 plan, was urgent to protect the local people and ensure they have adequate housing...