Malacca BN chief Ab Rauf Yusoh has defended reclamation projects in the state, maintaining that they do not impede the fisherfolk from earning a living because "the sea is wide".

Rauf stressed that the reclamation projects have been important in attracting investments and spurring the state's economy.

"The fisherfolk can still go on with their fishing life because the sea is wide. It (the sea) is not only in the reclaimed area," Rauf (above) told Malaysiakini in an interview...