Penang Pakatan lawmakers urge govt to review decision on RM2.04bil LRT loan


KUALA LUMPUR: Several Pakatan Harapan lawmakers from Penang have urged the Federal Government to review its decision to withdraw a guarantee for a RM2.04bil loan application by the Penang state government for its RM9.5bil light rail transit (LRT) project.

"We are not asking for any money from you (the Federal Government), we just need a guarantee. Please do not victimise the people of Penang," said Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin (pic).

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