MPSP president term to be extended for another year
BUTTERWORTH (August 14): Seberang Prai Municipal Council (MPSP) president Rozali Mohamud’s term is likely to be extended for another year.
*UPDATE* Penang Sentral first phase to open in December
BUTTERWORTH (August 14): The first phase of integrated transport hub Penang Sentral at Bagan Dalam has been scheduled to open in December.
Some Penang residents against mega highway
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): It is a long-term plan to ease the jams on Penang's highways but some residents in Penang are not too happy about the planned PIL 1 (Pan Island Link 1).
Penang seeks federal funds for LRT
PETALING JAYA (Aug 10): Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow has written a letter of appeal to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad seeking federal funding for the RM8.
Sick of 4-hour commutes, Penangite groups back PTMP
PETALING JAYA (Aug 9): Some Penangites who are sick of traffic jams along the roads to the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone have thrown their weight behind the contentious Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) via a petition supporting the project.
Penang CM asks Najib not to mislead public over PIL 1 Highway, ECRL
GEORGE TOWN (Aug 9): Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (pictured) has asked former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak not to mislead the public by distorting what he described as two distinctly different infrastructure projects - the Pan Island Link 1 (PIL 1) Highway and the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL).
Penang govt: Third link feasibility report to inform decision
GEORGE TOWN (August 8): The Penang state government will make their decision on the third link based on the feasibility report for the undersea tunnel project by Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd, due in October.
Penang to go ahead with plan to build theme park in Batu Kawan
GEORGE TOWN (Aug 8): The Penang state government will proceed with its proposal to build a water theme park in Batu Kawan in Seberang Perai Selatan, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.
Fed govt asked to study financial impact of scrapping toll on Penang Bridge
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 7): Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (pictured) yesterday called on Putrajaya to study the financial impact of getting rid of toll on the Penang Bridge.
‘Tired of waiting for federal funding’ Penang CM turns to China
GEORGE TOWN (August 2): Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said that while the state of Penang would welcome funding from Putrajaya, it was for the good of the people to implement infrastructure projects, especially flood mitigation, as soon as possible.