GEORGE TOWN, April 24 -- The Penang LRT Mutiara Line project remains on schedule despite the tender process for Package Two still pending finalisation.

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said works on Package One are ongoing, dismissing claims that political interference had caused delays.

"The civil and structural work is still underway, the construction of the pier is still underway, not completed yet so the next package can only start after this first package is completed, we cannot build the track when the pier is not completed," he told reporters after launching the Penang ATE Campus at Olive Tree Hotel here today.

Asked about reports of political interference in the tender process for Package Two, Chow Kon Yeow said the state go...