Kedah demands RM100m annual royalty for leasing land to Penang

Kedah is demanding RM100 million a year from the federal government as Penang land lease royalty payment.

Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said the Kedah state government is of the view that the value is appropriate and in accordance with the current value as the state government had been receiving an annual royalty of RM10,000 all these years with the special payment of RM10 million a year since 2018.

“The current Penang land lease royalty payment is only...