News about Chow Kon Yeow

GEORGE TOWN (April 24): The Penang government is not involved in the selection of the company to be awarded the contract for Package 2 of the Mutiara Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, as it falls under the authority of the project owner, Malaysia Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp).

GEORGE TOWN (April 7): The Penang government has begun planning to relocate several agencies to Silicon Island, in line with the project’s physical progress.

GEORGE TOWN (March 23): Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (pictured) will prepare a report to be submitted to DAP secretary general Anthony Loke regarding the implementation of new quit rent (land tax) rates, which came into effect on Jan 1 in the state.

GEORGE TOWN (March 17): The Mutiara Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project has not experienced any delays as claimed, even though the contract bidding process for Package 2 has not yet been implemented.

GEORGE TOWN (March 5): Penang's revised land tax formula, effective 2026, treats all landowners fairly and equitably, eliminating discrimination between First Grade and non-First Grade landowners, particularly given that the rates had not been reviewed for over 30 years.

GEORGE TOWN (Feb 20): The Penang government has stressed that the increase in quit rent in 2026 and the gazettement of 25 new townships are necessary measures to address long-standing inequities arising from rates that have not been reviewed for the past 30 years.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 27): The Penang government is holding high-level discussions with key federal regulators to advance a plan for an international financial centre in the state.

The Penang government will announce a strategic communication platform and feedback line for all ongoing and upcoming mega projects in the state, Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said.

Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow: PDC has several methods of selling land, whether via an open tender, request for proposal, or direct negotiations.

PCCC president Datuk Seri Hong Yeam Wah said that the initial approval for Umech Land by the “PDC board of directors” — instead of Umech Construction Sdn Bhd as the initial party to the contract — remains unexplained.