A second protest held outside the Penang Legislative Assembly in Dewan Sri Pinang today involved about 20 people who oppose the new alignment of the Bayan Lepas light transit rail (LRT) project.

According to the protesters, the 19km LRT route to Komtar would encroach on land belonging to the mosque in Sungai Nibong.

The group led by Sungai Nibong Besar Mosque Action Committee member Sophian Mohd Zain demanded that the state government and SRS Consortium, its project delivery partner for the Penang Transport Master Plan, maintain the original LRT route...