Seeking RM60mil for semiconductor sector


(Left) Chow (centre), State Finance Officer Datuk Zabidah Safar holding copies of the state budget at the Penang State Assembly Building in George Town, Penang. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

THE Penang government has applied for a RM60mil allocation from the Federal Government to support development and attract investors under the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS).

However, Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state’s investment promotion agency, InvestPenang, had yet to receive a favourable reply.

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