MSM sugar refinery in Prai to continue operating under 15-year lease

The lease for MSM Malaysia's sugar refinery in Prai will be extended for 15 years, despite the Kampung Manis development.

The refinery will not be part of the Kampung Manis project and remains on Railway Asset Corporation land, with a future lease agreement planned.

The Kampung Manis redevelopment involves relocating residents from land owned by RAC, covering 1.61 hectares.

BUTTERWORTH, Oct 19 — The lease of the land that houses MSM Malaysia Holdings Berhad’s (MSM) sugar refinery in Prai will continue for another 15 years, following the development of Kampung Manis there.

Railway Asset Corporation (RAC) chief executive officer Datuk Azhar Ahmad said the refinery is not involved in the Kampung Manis development project and will continue to operate on land owned by RAC.

“The sugar refinery is not involved [in the Kampung Manis development project] and remains operational; we will be entering into a lease agreement with the refinery (in the near future).

“The lease agreement for the refinery will be formalised between the relevant parties, with a tenure set for 15 years,” he told reporters following a signing ceremony and the presentation of Letters of Intent to recipients of the ‘Rumah MutiaraKu’ (RMKu) housing units — a measure facilitating site clearance and the relocation of Kampung Manis residents — held here today.

The ceremony was officiated by Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. The event was also attended by State Housing and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Seri S. Sundarajoo.

Azhar made these remarks when asked about the operational status of the sugar refinery, following the implementation of the Kampung Manis redevelopment project. The project, which involves land owned by the RAC — specifically portions of Lot 286, Lot 65, and Lot 67 in Bandar Prai — covers a total area of 1.61 hectares and includes the relocation of the area’s residents.

Previously, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) indicated that it would submit an application from MSM to the Cabinet to extend the land lease for the refinery, in light of the Kampung Manis development project.

This follows a request by the Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) for the Penang state government and the RAC to consider extending the refinery’s land lease by another 30 years.

The then-FELDA chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, was reported as saying that the refinery’s strategic location was vital to the operations of the nation’s sugar industry.

The MSM sugar refinery in Prai, which has been in operation since 1964, serves as a key facility within the national sugar industry due to its strategic location … near the port as well as railway tracks that supports the company’s logistics operations. — Bernama

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尽管甘榜马尼斯（Kampung Manis）项目正在进行，但MSM马来西亚公司位于北赖（Prai）的糖厂的租约将延长15年。

该炼油厂不属于甘榜马尼斯项目，仍位于铁路资产公司土地上，未来计划签订租赁协议。

Kampung Manis 重建项目涉及将居住在 RAC 拥有的 1.61 公顷土地上的居民迁走。

北海，10 月 19 日讯——随着甘榜马尼斯 (Kampung Manis) 的开发，马来西亚 MSM 控股有限公司 (MSM) 在北赖的糖厂所在土地的租赁期限将再延长 15 年。

铁路资产公司（RAC）首席执行官拿督阿兹哈尔·艾哈迈德表示，该炼油厂不参与甘榜马尼斯开发项目，并将继续在RAC拥有的土地上运营。

“糖厂并未参与（甘榜马尼斯开发项目），并继续运营；我们将（在不久的将来）与糖厂签订租赁协议。

“炼油厂的租赁协议将在相关各方之间正式确定，租期为15年，”他在今天于此地举行的签字仪式和向“Rumah MutiaraKu”（RMKu）住房单位的接收者颁发意向书后告诉记者。“RMKu”是一项旨在促进场地清理和甘榜马尼斯居民搬迁的措施。

槟城首席部长曹观友主持了仪式。州房屋及环境委员会主席拿督斯里S. Sundarajoo也出席了活动。

在甘榜玛尼斯重建项目实施后，阿兹哈尔被问及糖厂的运营状况时发表了上述言论。该项目涉及RAC拥有的土地——具体而言是北海镇286号地块、65号地块和67号地块的部分区域——总面积1.61公顷，并包括该地区居民的搬迁。

此前，交通部表示，鉴于甘榜马尼斯发展项目，将向内阁提交MSM的申请，以延长炼油厂的土地租赁期限。

此前，联邦土地发展局 (FELDA) 请求槟城州政府和槟城炼油厂协会 (RAC) 考虑将炼油厂的土地租赁期限再延长 30 年。

据报道，时任 FELDA 主席拿督斯里艾哈迈德·沙贝里·奇克曾表示，该炼油厂的战略位置对国家制糖业的运作至关重要。

位于北赖的MSM糖厂自1964年投产以来，凭借其优越的地理位置——毗邻港口和铁路，为公司的物流运营提供了便利——成为马来西亚国家制糖业的关键设施。——马新社

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