News about Penang

KUALA LUMPUR (July 2): Ewein Bhd is terminating a joint venture agreement with Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd (CZC), under which the partners had initially agreed to jointly undertake the development of The City of Dreams 2 — a luxury condominium project — on a plot of land in Penang.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 1): Gamuda Bhd announced that the Penang state government had confirmed the appointment of the construction giant to be the project delivery partner (PDP) for the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP).

GEORGE TOWN (June 29): Penang has seen a steady growth in domestic tourism after the restrictions on interstate travel in Malaysia were slowly relaxed.

PENANG (June 11): The state government here is lowering the prices of affordable homes “between RM15,000 and RM35,000”, reported FMT today.

PETALING JAYA (May 27): A viral message circulating on WhatsApp on a list of hotels in Kuala Lumpur and Penang available for sale is a hoax.

PENANG (May 19):  Penang folk have been captured on video literally racing over each other to enter the Batu Uban Road Transport Department (RTD) as soon as its main gates opened yesterday.

PENANG (May 15): If you are planning to hang around and do some work after eating in a restaurant here, forget it.

GEORGE TOWN (May 12): As businesses reopen after over 50 days, some traders are saddled with extra work as spots of mould have appeared on merchandise, the Star reported today.

PENANG (May 7): The state authorities here have decided to reduce the increase in the proposed assessment rates, Malaysiakini reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 5): Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Amirudin Shari (pictured) has “defended his administration” over the decision to only partly follow the conditional movement control order (MCO) ordered by the Federal government, reported the Malay Mail.