Don't repeat mistakes of BN gov't, Penang cable car critics say

The Socialist Progressive Front has urged the Pakatan Harapan state government not to repeat the mistakes of the previous BN administration by introducing a cable car project in the iconic Penang Botanical Gardens.

Spokesperson Teh Yee Cheu, who is also a PSM central committee member, said the previous BN government reportedly had planned to build a cable car gound station at the current park.

"Why repeat the BN project that was clearly a mismatch with the Botanical Gardens and the Clive Justice Plan (Botanic Garden Development Masterplan formulated in 1989)?" Teh asked, at a press conference at the Gardens today.

In October, the Penang government announced that it was studying a proposal to build a cable car from the Rifle Club at Penang Botanical Gardens up to the entrance of The Habitat, a green, lush forest park on the top of Penang Hill...