News about Penang

Eco World Development Group Bhd (Dec 11, RM1.

GEORGE TOWN (Dec 11): Some 1,000 acres (404.

GEORGE TOWN (Dec 10): Lack of enforcement in Unesco World Heritage Site, George Town is emboldening heritage building owners to build and renovate their properties without regard for guidelines and the authorities' approval, claims non-governmental organisation George Town Heritage Action (GTHA).

PENANG (Dec 10): The Penang executive council has approved the declassification of land reclamation agreements signed under the previous and present state governments.

PENANG (Dec 8): The National Heritage Department has been waiting for years for the Penang government to give its consent to gazette 18 buildings in the state as "national heritage".

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 7): The successful implementation of the RM27 billion Penang Transport Master Plan will be pretty much dependent on the outcome of the due process exercise on the plan, says Gamuda Bhd group managing director Datuk Lin Yun Ling (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 7): Tanjung Pinang Development Sdn Bhd (TPD), a subsidiary of Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O), has secured RM1.

PENANG (Dec 7): Those who attended yesterday’s open session on the RM27 billion Penang Transport Master Plan were generally welcoming of the ambitious project.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 4): Property developer Hua Yang Bhd is proposing a mixed development with an estimated gross development value (GDV) of RM311 million in Seberang Prai, Penang, which will comprise 480 units of serviced apartments, 148 units of condominium, and 16 units of two-storey shops.

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