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- Najib: 9,999 low- and medium-cost apartments to be built in Air Putih, Air Itam and Paya Terubong
- GE13: Najib - Han Chiang College to be upgraded to university college
- GE13: Guan Eng promises to double Wi-Fi hotspots if DAP retains Penang
| Najib: 9,999 low- and medium-cost apartments to be built in Air Putih, Air Itam and Paya Terubong Posted: 30 Apr 2013 08:54 AM PDT GEORGE TOWN: The Federal Government will build 9,999 units of low- and medium-cost apartments in Air Putih, Air Itam and Paya Terubong, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Tuesday. The units, measuring between 700 sq ft and 1,000 sq ft each, will be sold at between RM72,500 and RM290,000 each. Najib, the Barisan Nasional chairman, made the announcement at a 1Malaysia mini concert in Rifle Range, near the boundary of the Air Putih constituency where DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng is the incumbent assemblyman. "Penangites are facing a big problem, which is the lack of affordable housing. How many can afford homes in Penang, where prices are RM700,000 and above? "In the next five years, Barisan wants to build one million affordable homes across the country (and) tonight, I am pleased to officially launch a total of 9,999 affordable homes which will be built here," he said. "This is the transformation I am bringing to Air Putih, Air Itam, Paya Terubong and Rifle Range," he added. During the event, the Penang Chinese Town Hall presented petitions from more than 1,000 organisations in support of the restoration of Penang's free port status and implementation of the monorail system. Najib also said if Barisan Nasional were given the mandate in Penang, it would scrap the undersea tunnel project. "Why is Mr Chief Minister (Lim Guan Eng) in such a hurry to build this not-so-transparent undersea tunnel project? "I ask for your support as Barisan is a government that delivers on its promises. If given the mandate, we will scrap the undersea tunnel project," he said to loud cheers. For more election stories, please visit The Star's GE13 site |
| GE13: Najib - Han Chiang College to be upgraded to university college Posted: 30 Apr 2013 08:46 AM PDT GEORGE TOWN: The Han Chiang College here will be upgraded to a university college, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced Tuesday. He said this was in line with Barisan's "janji ditepati" as he had promised on Feb 11 that the federal government would consider Han Chiang College's application to be upgraded to university college status. Najib also announced the approval for the setting up of another branch of Heng Ee High School here. He also said RM1mil would be contributed each to both Han Chiang College and Heng Ee High School from Yayasan Rakyat 1Malaysia. In his speech, Han Chiang College chairman Datuk Ooi Soo Hing expressed his gratitude to Najib for gracing the college with his presence despite the latter's busy schedule. "We owe much thanks to our Prime Minister for his care and commitment to approve and issue university college status to Han Chiang College. "On behalf of the three institutions of Han Chiang, I extend my deepest gratitude to Datuk Seri Najib, without whom Han Chiang would not have such a bright future," he said. For more election stories, please visit The Star's GE13 site |
| GE13: Guan Eng promises to double Wi-Fi hotspots if DAP retains Penang Posted: 30 Apr 2013 08:39 AM PDT GEORGE TOWN: DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng has promised to double the number of Wi-Fi hotspots in the state if the party is given another five-year mandate. "There are now 1,550 hotspots in Penang and if we form the state government again, we will add another 1,550," Lim told a ceramah at Kota Giam in Jelutong here Tuesday night. Lim, who is also the caretaker Chief Minister, also said fishermen will be given new trawls twice annually. "If we form the Federal government, not only will there be a reduction in petrol price and free education for all, we will contribute RM600 for housewives, into their EPF accounts," he added. For more election stories, please visit The Star's GE13 site |
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