CM LGE’s FAQ on Skandal Banglo Manggis comprehensively picked apart
LSS Report
My replies (in blue) to CM Lim Guan Eng’s Taman Manggis/Bungalow Scandal FAQ post today:
The real story behind the sale of Taman Manggis land and the bungalow house controversy (En/Bm/Cn)
CM LIM GUAN ENG·MONDAY, 11 APRIL 2016
The real story behind the sale of Taman Manggis land and the bungalow house controversy
Introduction
UMNO and Barisan Nasional have been making various false accusations against the Penang state government and Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng over the sale of Taman Manggis land and the Chief Minister’s house. Through the BN-controlled mainstream media, the state government and the CM have been continuously attacked with false accusations. The following is the true story behind the issue.
Background of Taman Manggis Land
Taman Manggis land is located at the junction of Jalan Zainal Abidin and Jalan Burmah in George Town, Penang. According to a 2001 layout plan submitted by the National Housing Department (under the Housing Ministry) Taman Manggis was designated “for future development”. A declassified Penang state EXCO minutes in 2005 shows that the BN state government had wanted to tender out the land to private developers for mixed-development projects with shop houses and government quarters.
