News about Penang

PETALING JAYA (June 13): The Penang state government has approved the transfer of ownership of a heritage shophouse in George Town to the Penang Chinese Clans Council (PCCC), ending a row over the historical property between both parties.

Petaling Jaya (June 13): Penang has called on the new Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin to build hostels for foreign workers in areas where they are employed in large numbers, such as production-driven maufacturing sites.

PETALING JAYA (June 11): The Penang government will oversee all housing projects by the Federal government, said the state’s Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): The 1Malaysia People's Housing Project (PR1MA) will be built in Penang after it has been given a new name, said State Housing, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo (pictured).

KUALA LUMPUR (June 9): Four of the seven families evicted from their public housing in Rifle Range, Penang have been given alternative homes.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): There are 1,800 people on the waiting list for public housing in Penang and those who ceased to qualify for the homes will have to vacate them, Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (pictured) clarified today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): Simmering anger over the development of Penang’s old Prangin market or Sia Boey has exploded again among heritage activists, now over allegations of excavation works happening illegally at the area.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 5): Kerjaya Prospek (M) Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd, has been awarded the construction works for a marine bridge crossing the sea linking Jalan Seri Tanjung Pinang on Penang Island to Seri Tanjung Pinang Phase 2 (STP2) Island.

PETALING JAYA (June 1): The Penang government is waiting for the federal government to decide on whether to review the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) project.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 31): Shares in IJM Corp Bhd fell as much as 10.