Penang to proceed with LRT project - chief minister

The Penang government will proceed to implement the Light Rail Transit (LRT) project from Komtar to Bayan Lepas even though the application to obtain a loan and guarantee amounting to RM2 billion has been rejected by the Finance Ministry recently.

Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the project is very important to the development of the state’s economy and the state government will not give up...