ADUN SPEAKS | PN being hypocritical in call to cancel PSI project

ADUN SPEAKS | The Penang South Islands (PSI) project appears to be gaining much attention these days, most recently from Youth and Sports Minister Reezal Merican Naina Merican and Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Wan Junaidi Jaafar.

The marginalisation of Penang

Shortly after forming its backdoor government last year, Perikatan Nasional (PN) has had its sights set on Penang. Three crucial and strategic infrastructure projects were cancelled or suspended, namely the RM100 million Penang Hill cable car project, the RM800 million Penang International Airport expansion, as well as the very important multi-billion ringgit sukuk bond guarantee for the development of Penang’s LRT system.

It is most unfortunate that in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, when all efforts should be focused on the national vaccination drive and the dire situation of our healthcare system, PN ministers are instead intent on persecuting the state of Penang once again.

This time, they are attacking the PSI, a project that is meant not only to fund the infrastructure development in the state such as the LRT and the Pan-Island Link 1 highway, but also to establish new economic opportunities in the future.

Smoke and mirrors

It is most ironic that...