Penang maintains prices of affordable and low-cost homes
PETALING JAYA (June 20): The Penang government will keep its ceiling on low-cost, low-medium-cost and affordable housing, said state housing exco Jagdeep Singh Deo.
Local council election by next year, not in three years, urges group
PETALING JAYA (June 20): A group comprising the Petaling Jaya Coalition (MyPJ), Penang Forum Coalition and Selamatkan Kuala Lumpur (SKL) has proposed for the election of mayors in Petaling Jaya, Penang and Kuala Lumpur to be carried out by June 2019 and the election of the cities’ councillors by December 2019.
Penang CM wants ‘clean, green and safe’ markets, hawker centres
KUALA LUMPUR (June 20): Penang’s chief minister Chow Kon Yeow (pictured) today called on local councils to maintain markets and hawker centres so that they are “clean, green and safe” for customers.
Storm and monkeys ravage Penang couple’s home
KUALA LUMPUR (June 20): It may have been entertaining watching “Planet of the Apes” on the big screen but it is a different matter altogether when primates invade your home.
Crash of titan waves in Penang not connected to Osaka quake
GEORGE TOWN (June 20): Waves as high as 3.
Penang CM hopes LRT project is implemented within 5 years
PETALING JAYA (June 19): Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (pictured) is aiming for the light rail transit (LRT) project under the Penang Transport Master Plan to commence within five years.
Penang state govt seeks federal fund to fix park
PETALING JAYA (June 19): The Penang state government will apply to the federal government for funds to repair Penang National Park facilities in Teluk Bahang, according to The Star.
For Penang, restoring heritage building form comes before function
PETALING JAYA (June 14): The Penang government will train its immediate attention on restoring the heritage buildings in George Town, Penang, before seeking an appropriate use for them, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.
Penang approves Love Lane shophouse transfer to association
PETALING JAYA (June 13): The Penang state government has approved the transfer of ownership of a heritage shophouse in George Town to the Penang Chinese Clans Council (PCCC), ending a row over the historical property between both parties.
House foreign workers in hostels, not public housing
Petaling Jaya (June 13): Penang has called on the new Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin to build hostels for foreign workers in areas where they are employed in large numbers, such as production-driven maufacturing sites.
