COMMENT | Penang govt should cancel 559ha land sale to Umech Land

COMMENT | I am glad that Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has stopped issuing statements justifying the Penang Development Corporation (PDC)’s sale of the 559ha land at Byram, Sebarang Perai Selatan, to Umech Land.

Twice he sought to justify the land sale, but on both occasions, the answers he provided raised more questions.

Following the failed attempts, he has said he would refer the controversial land sale to the PDC board meeting for a decision. It is not sure when this meeting will be held.

Perhaps Chow (above) realises that the controversial sale to Umech Land not to Umech Construction has raised questions that remain to be answered.

I am not sure whether the new PDC board has knowledge about the controversial issues surrounding the land sale. Before any decision can be made, I am not sure whether the current PDC management will be able to present the facts objectively and honestly.

In my earlier article, as well as in my recent joint statement with Lee Kah Choon, former PDC board member and advisor to Chow, we...