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Right decision on Labuan bridge
Published on: Saturday, March 04, 2023
Published on: Sat, Mar 04, 2023
By: Sohan Das
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Right decision on Labuan bridge
Dahlif (pic) said the Labuan-Menumbok bridge was seen as not viable even from the early years as reflected by no interest shown by competent developers, resulting in the bridge proposal lying in the drawer for 27 years.
LABUAN: The Labuan Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LICCI) lauded the Government’s decision to drop the Labuan-Menumbok bridge plan and instead focus on viable, saying the shift from the futile chase for bridge to more realistic areas could help rejuvenate the local economy.

LICCI Chairman Datuk Dahlif Singh said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is not the only Prime Minister (PM) to have said the bridge was not a priority.

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He said former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri, who visited the island last October, had also indicated that it was difficult to implement the project due to its immense cost.
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