GEORGE TOWN, May 15 -- The Penang Yang diPertua Negri, Tun Ramli Ngah Talib, has urged Putrajaya to approve funding for the state's Pan Island Link 1 (PIL1) project under the 13th Malaysian Plan.

He said the state government has applied for funding for the project under the first rolling plan of the 13th Malaysian Plan, and the application is currently under consideration.

"I wish to call on the federal government to give consideration to PIL1 as this project is expected to give a positive impact in terms of traffic management and dispersal in Penang," he said in his speech at the state legislative assembly today.

He expressed gratitude to the federal government for its financial support for other mega projects in Penang, including the...