News about Penang

PENANG (Oct 16): Sick and tired of long-standing problems plaguing the high-rise buildings they are living in, residents Bandar Baru Ayer Itam and Paya Terubong are hoping the authorities can help them.

KAJANG (Oct 11) : The slow market absorption of properties has led to the increase in residential overhang which totals 29,227 units worth RM17.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 8): Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MBPP) will absorb the 6% charge from the Sales and Service Tax (SST) imposed on parking fees for council lots, reported The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Vizione Holdings Bhd’s order book “provides relatively clear earnings visibility in the coming four years, at least”, The Edge Malaysia said in a report in its latest issue.

PETALING JAYA (October 5): Penang government will proceed with plans for Seberang Prai municipal council (MPSP) on mainland Penang to city to be elevated to city council status.

PENANG (October 3): Sponsored by Penang City Councillors, 550 trees of a variety of species will be planted in the Batu Lancang area, in a beautification project.

GEORGE TOWN (Oct 3): Penang state assemblyman Jason Ong Khan Lee today suggested that the Penang governor’s official residence (pictured) along Jalan Utama should be opened for guided tours, reported the Malay Mail today.

GEORGE TOWN (Oct 3): In a debate on the durability of a Light Rail Transit (LRT) (pictured) system, Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) project manager Szeto Wai Loong was reported saying that “such a system was likely to last forever, requiring only minimal maintenance such as software upgrades in the long run compared with trams and bus-tram hybrids”.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): Penang’s ambitions to build its Pan Island Link (PIL1) highway could make the state’s planned Light Rail Transit system redundant, a Universiti Sains Malaysia academic told the Malay Mail today.

GEORGE TOWN (October 1): At the public dialogue to discuss the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) yesterday, Penang Forum suggested the state consider an Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) system.