Property Hunter Magazine Property Hunter Magazine Issue 51 - February 2014 | Page 12

/// East Malaysia Property News EAST MALAYSIA PROPERTY NEWS Keep track of the latest property and real estate news plus reviews in the property market in Sabah and Sarawak Tram Services to Fix KK Congestion? TESCO Plans to Expand to Sabah Tram service shown in Japan Musa (in red cap) being given a briefing by Fischer (left). Also seen are (front row, from left) Dr Abdul Malek, Khalil and Mohamed Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Raymond Tan Shu Kiah said the state government is keen to introduce tram services as a solution to the perennial traffic congestion in the state, particularly in the state capital according to Borneo Post. He said this when Kuching-based China’s new Consul General, Liu Quan and fellow consuls, Sun Xia and Chen Hao, paid a courtesy call on him at his office. In response to Raymond’s statement, Liu proposed that the state government works with China in realising such services as China’s transportation technology is advanced. 12 www.PropertyHunter.com.my Liu said Sabah’s strategic position in the region as one of the members of the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines-East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) augurs well for its economy. This, coupled with better air and sea transport services, would spur the state’s economic development to greater heights, he opined. Raymond, who is also the Minister of Industrial Development, said that with the introduction of more direct flights between Sabah and China, the state has seen a big increase in the number of tourist arrivals from China and Hong Kong. He said China is also one of the largest importers of crude palm oil from Sabah. Sabah’s Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman, on the invitation of the TESCO, Malaysia retail mall’s management, visited the mall’s in Petaling Jaya near Kuala Lumpur. Musa was briefed by TESCO Malaysia’s chief executive officer, Georg Fischer on TESCO business chain in Malaysia especially in the peninsula. TESCO is proposing its intention to expand its retail business to Sabah. Among TESCO senior officers present were its advisory board members’ chairman, Datuk Seri Mohamed bin Abid, director of board members, Datuk Dr Abdul Malek Hanafiah, director of corporate and government affairs, Azlan Shah Alias. Sabah’s Innoprise chairman, Tan Sri Khalil Haji Jamalul was also present.