Over 32,000 meatballs sold on IKEA Batu Kawan’s opening day
PENANG (March 16): Thousands thronged IKEA Batu Kawan in Penang on its opening day on March 14, and gobbled up over 32,000 of the Swedish retailer’s famous Swedish meatballs.
Penang will remove tenants’ Astro to recover RM18 million PPR rents
GEORGE TOWN (March 13) – The Penang state government has discovered that some PPR (people’s housing project) rent defaulters appreared to have satellite dishes installed, indicating subscriptions with the pay-TV network Astro.
Penang’s Sia Boey to be transformed into an urban park: Report
GEORGE TOWN (March 10): The old Sia Boey of Penang will soon begin a new life again as "RM5 million urban park surrounded by mature canopy trees with a pristine canal running through it", reported the Malay Mail today.
New law needed to smoothen redevelopment process of old buildings
TANJUNG BUNGAH (March 8): Penang Housing, Town, Country Planning and Local Government Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo hopes a separate law on urban regeneration could be proposed to the Attorney General’s Chamber (AGC) for consideration to allow for the process to be carried out smoothly.
RM600m Balik Pulau township project does not exist, says mayor
GEORGE TOWN (March 7): The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) said today that the proposed RM600 million GDV township development in Balik Pulau does not exist because no planning permission application has been received from the developer.
MACC opens six probes on Penang tunnel
KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today said it had been probing the Penang undersea tunnel project since 2017.
RM5mil for Penang National Park upgrade
Following public backlash over the poorly maintained condition of the Penang National Park, the park will undergo a major facelift, with an upgrade of its basic facilities.
Bridge from Penang to Pulau Jerejak planned
PENANG (Feb 28): There will soon be a four-lane bridge between Penang and Pulau Jerejak islands if things go according to plan.
Penang CM hopes for ‘conditional approval’ of PTMP’s ‘major components’ soon
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (pictured) would like to get “conditional approval” on major components of the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) soon, he told radio station BFM in its Breakfast Grille show today.
Bukit Jambul, Penang, residents worried about stray golf balls
BAYAN LEPAS (Feb 26): Residents of a condominium complex in Bukit Jambul, Bayan Lepas in Penang are quite worried about the damage stray golf balls are causing to their property, reported The Star today.
