News about Penang

GEORGE TOWN (Feb 28): Pilgrims Fund Board (Tabung Haji) chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, served with a letter of demand by Penang undersea tunnel developer Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd (CZC), said he does not know the company.

PETALING (Feb 28): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has detained a 37-year-old businessman on suspicion of accepting a bribe of RM19 million to close investigations into the RM6.

  PETALING JAYA (Feb 27): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is engaging outside consultants to review the feasibility studies of the RM6.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 27): Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd (CZC), the special purpose vehicle tasked to execute the RM6.

  PETALING JAYA (Feb 24): The Penang Development Corp (PDC) has made a request for proposals (RFP) for its outlay-heavy “International Theme Park and Mixed Development East of Batu Kawan” – this time on more flexible terms, reported The Edge weekly.

Before heading to Lunabar, we searched for some photos of the venue to identify it more easily.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 19): The receivers and managers of Asian Global Business Sdn Bhd, the developers of The Rice Miller Hotel and Residences project in George Town, Penang, are looking for white knights to rescue the project, reported The Edge weekly.

The era of its birth was long past, having been swallowed by the passage of time, and its original quarters long gone, having been razed by burning flames, but still the Bodhi tree stays rooted to its position.

One of the lovely things about taking a stroll in the heart of George Town in Penang is discovering pre-war houses or old shophouses that take you back in time — timeless, rustic and full of character, and at the same time rejuvenated and fresh, thanks to the conservation and restoration works taken by hoteliers and building owners.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 14): Eastern & Oriental Bhd’s (E&O) third-quarter net profit declined 29.