Kuala lumpur: Non-governmental organisation 'Sekretariat Suara Anak Kedah' today submitted a memorandum to Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, urging him to address several key issues affecting the people.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the memorandum highlighted the failure of the 'Greater Kedah 2050' slogan, which has not translated into tangible improvements in the people's well-being but instead amounted to mere political rhetoric. The state government has also been criticised for failing to tackle the high unemployment rate, with more than 100,000 youths in Kedah still jobless despite claims of large-scale investments being brought into the state.

The tourism sector has also been addressed, with basic facilities at major sites left neglected, poor cleanliness, and Langkawi failing to generate economic benefits for local residents who continue to struggle. The memorandum also raised environmental concerns, calling for the immediate closure of quarries operating near residential areas at Gunung Pulai and Gunung Baling, which are said to be endangering health, safety, and biodiversity.

Sulaiman Ibrahim, the director of the secretariat, claimed that development efforts have been overly concentrated in Kulim through the Kulim Hi-Tech Park project, while interior districts such as Baling, Sik, and Yan remain sidelined. He stated that the secretariat hopes the menteri besar will provide an immediate explanation, failing which further action will be taken if no response is received soon.

The secretariat has suggested that the Menteri Besar can explain either during a State Legislative Assembly sitting or at a press conference. In conjunction with the submission of the memorandum, the secretariat also organised a rally called 'Himpunan Honggaq Kedah'.