Penang projects may not be strong construction catalyst
The outlook remains uncertain in the local construction sector.
Penang confident of meeting affordable homes target by 2022
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): The state government of Penang can achieve its target of providing 75,000 affordable homes by 2022.
New EIA on Penang highway project needed
PETALING JAYA (September 20): The Department of Environment (DoE) has been asked to conduct a new environmental impact assessment (EIA) on the Pan Island Link 1 (PIL 1) highway project.
Penang Structure Plan 2030 draft displayed today
PETALING JAYA (Sept 18): The Penang government put a draft of the Penang Structure Plan 2030 (PSP 2030) on public display for two months starting today, reported the Malay Mail.
‘Don’t design airport based on a single airline’s demands’
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): The need for more low-cost carrier terminals (LCCTs) (pictured) in the country, which has been the subject of much debate for several years, heated up after former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng was reported in the press last month as saying that the federal government was in talks with AirAsia Group Bhd and Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) to build an LCCT in Penang.
Eco Horizon to launch Brydon semidees and bungalows by year-end
PENANG: Eco World Development Group Bhd (EcoWorld) will be launching the first phase of its Brydon collection of semi-detached houses and bungalows in its Eco Horizon township development at Batu Kawan, Penang in the fourth quarter of the year (4Q18).
Staying in a house in Penang? Separate your garbage or be punished
PETALING JAYA (Sept 14): Landed home owners in Penang must separate their garbage into recyclable and non-recyclable types from 2019 or risk being fined by Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MBPP), reported the Malay Mail.
Flooding in Penang causes traffic snarl
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): Rains may be welcomed during this hot spell but a heavy shower in the Pearl of the Orient this morning resulted in traffic jams.
Loke: LRT not the best solution for Penang's transport woes
PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): The light rail transit (LRT) may not be the best solution to ease Penang's traffic issues, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke in a Malay Mail report.
Loke: Penang airport expansion a priority, but not finalised yet
GEORGE TOWN (September 6): The proposed expansion of the Penang International Airport (PIA) has been placed on the Transport Ministry’s list of projects to implement, but the details have not been finalised yet said minister Anthony Loke.
