Pulau Gazumbo no longer an eyesore


GEORGE TOWN: The rubbish-filled Pulau Gazumbo that is located next to Penang Bridge is a tad cleaner now, all thanks to a group of volunteers.

The Star had reported last November that the 3ha island, formed from sand build-up while the bridge was being built from 1983 to 1986, had so much marine litter that it resembled a landfill.

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