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Proposed Kulim Airport will have negative impact on Penang, CM says

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the view that the proposed Kulim Airport will have a negative impact on Penang was based on reports prepared by consultants who conducted feasibility studies on it. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said this view was based on reports prepared by consultants who conducted feasibility studies on the proposed airport in neighbouring Kedah. He was answering an oral question from Goh Choon Aik , who wanted to know the state government’s stand on the proposed airport. The proposed Kulim airport, estimated to cost RM1.6 billion, is among seven high-impact projects and programmes approved by the federal government for Kedah. It will complement the existing facilities in Kedah and boost development in the Northern Corridor Economic Region .

 

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