More than 20,000 job opportunities will be created through the Ipoh Sentral development project, expected to be a major catalyst for Perak’s economic growth in the next few years.
Perak exco Nizar Jamaluddin said the high-impact project worth RM6.25 billion would not only make Ipoh an integrated transport hub, but also provide specific job opportunities for a highly competent workforce.
“The workforce will cover the overall development of Ipoh Sentral, including the collaboration between the Railway Assets Corporation (RAC) and KTM Bhd (KTMB), which plays a role in making it a regional transport hub like KL Sentral.
“The opportunities offered cover various segments such as hotels, shopping malls, business complexes and other facilities that support Ipoh Sentral,” Bernama reported him as saying in Batu Gajah, Perak.
On Aug 16, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the 27.3ha project is the result of a strategic collaboration between Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd and RAC, and is expected to be fully completed within 20 years.
Nizar said the project would be developed in phases, with the first phase to emphasise landscape, heritage and community facilities, and the second phase to focus on mixed development such as housing, offices, commercial spaces and hotels.
