GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government hopes the tripartite meeting on the Kulim airport issue between the Transport Ministry, the Kedah and Penang govern...
The Penang government hopes the tripartite meeting on the Kulim airport issue between the Transport Ministry, the Kedah and Penang governments will be held soon, prior to the Mentris Besar and Chief Ministers’ meeting with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in July.said he had sent a letter to the Transport Ministry requesting for a meeting to be held to resolve issues related to the proposed construction of an airport in Kulim.
“The tripartite meeting is to discuss the impact of the proposal to build an airport in Kulim on Penang and we hope this meeting will be held before the Mentris Besar and Chief Ministers’ meeting with the PM scheduled in July. In March, the federal government approved seven high-impact projects in Kedah worth over RM3.6 billion, including the construction of the Kulim International Airport involving an external investment of RM1.6 billion.
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