27-04-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
GLC takes over construction of Perlis sports school, delayed for 11 years
KANGAR: The federal government has appointed a government-linked company (GLC) to expedite the construction of the sports school project, which was announced 11 years ago.
The project involves the development of a school complex specifically for sports, originally slated for completion in 2014 after ground-breaking work began a year earlier.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this matter was raised by the Sultan of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail, and the Raja Muda of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail, who both called for the project's construction to be expedited.
Anwar also announced that he had decided to appoint a company, either under Khazanah Nasional or Permodalan Nasional Bhd (PNB), to develop a sports school for Perlis soon.
"This project was announced over a decade ago, but until now, there is no school and no sports facilities.
"As such, I have decided to appoint a company, either under Khazanah or PNB, that has the credibility to kickstart the project as soon as possible and complete a sports school in Perlis," he said in his speech at the state-level Madani Aidilfitri celebration in Kuala Perlis here.
