Frankly Speaking: End of the road for Melaka Gateway?
Last week, KAJ Development Sdn Bhd — the private company looking to develop the multi-billion ringgit Melaka Gateway coastal reclamation project — failed to get the court to review the state government’s decision to cancel the development. KAJ was denied leave, as it was ruled that there was no public law element in the state’s decision. As such, its judicial review application was dismissed. KAJ is understood to have filed an appeal. The dispute arose after the state government late last year terminated its three-year concession for land reclamation of islands that would form the fou...