Direct Flights Between Penang And Chennai Sought

New Delhi: Penang Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon has initiated talks with two airlines to operate direct flights between Penang and Chennai, capital of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Without naming the airlines, Koh, who is leading a delegation of businessmen and officials, said direct flights between Chennai and Penang would help build trade and business synergies between Tamil Nadu and Penang, according to a Chennai-datelined report in the English daily, the Hindu.
Moreover, he was reported to have said, once stabilised, the service could be helpful to people of Penang bound for the west coast of the United States.
While agreeing to a suggestion by a participant that there was need to improve exchange of information on trade and business opportunities in India, Koh said there were plans to open an office of the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) in Chennai.
07/03/07 Mahesh Prasad/Bernama, Malaysia

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Categories: Foreign Mar 2007, New Mar 2007