News about Penang Bridge

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Integrated facility management and construction outfit Widad Business Group (WBG) has offered to buy the PLUS Expressways Bhd's concessionaires by taking over 51% of Khazanah Nasional Bhd's shares for RM1.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 13): Penang has revealed plans for a 10km tunnel that will go through hills as part of Penang’s Pan Island Link 1 (PIL 1) highway mega project.

Rented for: RM75,000 a month Concluded by: J T Tan (REN 08365) of Khoo & Associates Realty (012-392 6682) When: Feb 14, 2018 Noteworthy: ● A factory with a land area of 121,968 sq ft and built-up size of 72,000 sq ft ● Nearby amenities: Juru Auto City, banks and various eateries ● About 4km away from Bukit Tengah Industrial Park, 8km away from Penang Bridge, 28km to George Town, 26km away from Bayan Lepas Industrial Park and Penang International Airport Situated close to the Penang Bridge, Perai Industrial Estate is a home for light and medium industries that create work opportunities for the locals.

Rented for: RM1,500 a month Concluded by: Mayzel Wong (REN 17359) of Khoo & Associates Realty (017-575 8999) When: Jan 4, 2018 Noteworthy: ● Freehold ● 1,300 sq ft ● Three-storey commercial lot ● Next to Sunshine Farlim Shopping Mall, F&B outlets, banks, clinic and student learning centre ● About 3km away from Penang Hill and Kek Lok Si Temple, 6km away to George Town, 15km away from Penang International airport in Bayan Lepas and 9km to the Penang Bridge The three-storey shop unit is situated at Jalan Pisang Berangan in Ayer Itam, Penang, which is a well-known part of Penang island for local hawker food and popular tourist spots such as Penang Hill and Kek Lok Si Temple.

STRATA COMMERCIAL CATEGORY — SILVER QUEENSBAY MALL LOCATED in Bayan Lepas, Queensbay Mall opened its doors to the public on Dec 1, 2006.

GEORGE TOWN (Nov 3): The Penang government has set up a sub-committee to execute the decisions of the State Commission of Enquiry into the 2013 Second Penang Bridge and Menara Umno disasters.

GEORGE TOWN (Nov 2): The fatal Second Penang Bridge scaffold collapse and the Menara Umno fin wall collapse in June 2013 could and should had been prevented if “gross human errors were not committed”, said a Penang Commission of Inquiry report on the two incidents.

GEORGE TOWN (July 24): Mah Sing Group Bhd expects a contribution of between RM300 million to RM350 million sales from its Penang property developments to the group’s overall revenue for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2015 (FY15).