GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government has changed its mind on acquiring a 40ha plot of land for the construction of the Asian Women Leadership University (AWLU) in Balik Pulau.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said AWLU should consider other sites instead of the one in Kampung Genting.
“The state government will advise AWLU on this matter,” he said. .
On July 4, Kampung Genting Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) chairman Rosman Long led more than 50 people in protest against the state’s move to acquire the land.
The landowners had received notices from the state secretary’s office on June 29 informing them of the land acquisition by the state for the construction of the AWLU.
According to the letter, the Education Ministry had approved the proposal.
Pulau Betong assemblyman Muhammad Farid Saad had since questioned the validity of the notices claiming that the Higher Education Ministry had approved no proposal for a public university in Balik Pulau. - The Star
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