‘Alor Setar and surrounding areas must flourish’

Push for progress: (From left) DAP Jelapang assemblyman Cheah Pou Hin, Zamri, Teh, Ahmad Bashah, Tan, Said Ali and Ipoh Timur MP Howard Lee attending the launch of the Greater Alor Setar Aspiration manifesto.

ALOR SETAR: Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional candidates contesting in Alor Setar areas launched Greater Alor Setar Aspiration (GASA) as part of their state election manifesto.

Encompassing a regional radius of roughly 40 minutes’ drive out of Alor Setar city centre into the rural pockets, the candidates committed themselves to lobbying for advancements in tourism, social and cultural rebranding, economic development, and public infrastructure leading to an enhanced urban life quality that includes digitalisation.