THE Penang state government under Pakatan Harapan is a property developer’s government. From the time Lim Guan Eng became chief minister until Chow Kon Yeow’s tenure today, land in Penang is continuously being sold off at a frantic pace, to the detriment of the people.
Facing tough questions in the State Assembly from Opposition leader Datuk Muhamad Yusoff Mohd Noor, Chow was forced to admit that since 2011, the state government, Penang Development Corporation (PDC) and Penang Island City Council (MBPP) have sold a whopping total of 445ha (1,100 acres) of land in Penang, worth RM12.5bil.
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