Too close for comfort: Filepic of acrobatic planes flying over a housing area next to the RMAF Butterworth base. (Below) Tan, who opens a mechanic shop in Jalan Sungai Dua, hopes the proposed development at the present base will bring in more business.
IT is not viable for the Royal Malaysia Air Force (RMAF) base in Teluk Air Tawar to be relocated to Ara Kuda in Tasek Gelugor which has been earmarked for development of public housing.
Penang Opposition Leader Datuk Jahara Hamid said the plot of land which had been identified for the relocation of the base belongs to the Penang Regional Development Authority (Perda).
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