Comments for Gerakan’s new boss at http://www.malaysianbar.org.my , comment 0 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.malaysianbar.org.my Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:34:01 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/legal/general_news/gerakans_new_boss.html#pc_2514 <p align="justify">Penang became the state of economic iertia after Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon took over as Chief Minister. No new development projects were identified, beyond just carrying out the projects already agreed upon during the time of his predecessor, Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu. After nearly 17 years at the helm of the State, Dr Koh seems to have a lacklustre legacy. For one, the public transport service has remained unsolved. When he took over, we had three private sector-run bus services - the Blue (Hin) bus, the Yellow (Balik Pulau) bus, and the Green (Ayer Itam) Bus - and a complementary bus call Sri Negara. Today, commuters can wait at the bus stands with the bus promising to come. The electronic factories in Penang are withdrawing their manufacturing bases for places like China. Some say more than 90,000 jos have been lost. The tourist industry is in the doldrums. Take a look at the Batu Feringghi-Teluk Bahang tourist enclave. Almost nothing happens there. Even in the youth services sector, Tan Sri Koh presided over the loss of both the Jubilee Camp, where the first Malaysian Scouts Jamboree was held in 1966, and the Coronation Camp. Now the Scouts have a camp after paying RM88,000 from a donation from the late Tan Sri Loh Boon Siew. The Scout camp is part of the National Forest Reserve. Is that a joke or something? Maybe, it is a good move for him to go to Kuala Lumpur and perpetuate his lacklustre career. Penang cannot dropped into the doldrums further. - Stephen Tan Ban Cheng Fri, 06 Apr 2007 02:52:05 +0100