Chow: PIL 1 highway is not a waste of money

By INTAN AMALINA MOHD ALI
  • Nation

  • Wednesday, 17 Apr 2019

GEORGE TOWN: Penang will go ahead with the Pan Island Link 1 (PIL 1) despite criticisms that the project was unnecessary and a waste of public funds.

Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said: “It is not a waste. We need this highway.

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