The Perlis Inland Port (PIP) project in Chuping is expected to be completed by July next year, which will help stimulate the economy of the northern states, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
He said a Cabinet paper would be presented to the Cabinet within the next two months for approval to transfer the cargo operations currently carried out at Padang Besar to the PIP.
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He said a Cabinet paper would be presented to the Cabinet within the next two months for approval to transfer the cargo operations currently carried out at Padang Besar to the PIP.
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00:00It always happens at the entrance door, which is the KPS control room.
00:04But as I said, in the function...
00:07Next, I would like to inform you that another main project that is being built by the government
00:14is through the North Corridor Authority, NCIA.
00:20That is, we have been given instructions on the development of the Police Inland Port, PIP.
00:27It is located in Cuping, Negeri Pelis.
00:30And for information, we have been given instructions.
00:33And this project will be ready by July 2025,
00:38which is in a few months.
00:40And the Ministry of Transport will take the initiative to inform the Cabinet
00:47to get cooperation from all agencies involved
00:50to move the cargo operation from the existing Padang Besar station
00:55to this Police Inland Port by July next year.
01:00Because right now, the cargo crossing the border
01:05needs to be cleared or processed in Padang Besar.
01:13Because we are handling a lot of cargo from the south of Thailand
01:16that uses our port, either in Pulau Pinang or Klang.
01:20So they are crossing Padang Besar, and sometimes the cargo is placed in Padang Besar.
01:29If this project is initiated,
01:33it will certainly be an economic project that can boost the economy in the north,
01:41in the northern areas of the south.
01:43And the Ministry of Transport, in principle, agrees and also supports this effort.
01:49Because it will certainly create more potential
01:52for us to handle more cargo between Thailand and Malaysia.
01:57We will submit a paper to the Ministry of Transport
01:59within the next 1-2 months.
02:01Usually, the process to get the Ministry's approval,
02:07we have to draft a paper.
02:09It takes 1-2 months.
02:12The fastest way is within a month.
02:16We can submit it to the Cabinet for approval.
02:20But this project is well known by all agencies.
02:25But for us to coordinate better,
02:28because this is a complicated process,
02:32because it involves various agencies.
02:36When there is such a migration,
02:38from one place to another,
02:41various systems need to be integrated.
02:45It involves Customs, Immigration, Markis,
02:48various border control agencies,
02:51which we need to implement as well as possible
02:54so that there is no disruption to operations
02:56and also our export-import activities.
02:59So this needs to be implemented as well as possible,
03:02and certainly requires cooperation from all ministries and agencies.
03:07That is why we need the Cabinet's approval
03:10so that there is a source of power
03:12to oblige all agencies to cooperate.
03:17So this is a good news for the country,
03:24especially the police,
03:26because this will be a big project for the police.
03:30It is a project that can disrupt the economy
03:35and also create an economy.
03:37And this once again shows that
03:39for us in the government,
03:41the civil government,
03:43we do not count which country,
03:45even though the police are not under the administration
03:48of the government,
03:50but we still continue to work
03:53to advance all countries, all regions in Malaysia.
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