Schools and home want Penang’s PIL 1 away from them
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): Penang’s Pan Island Link 1 (PIL 1) seems to be liked and loathed by a lot of people at the same time.
Gabungan AQRS sees brighter prospects for FY19-FY21
KOTA DAMANSARA (Sept 5): Gabungan AQRS Bhd expects better performance for financial years ending Dec 31, 2019 (FY19) to FY21, buoyed by its construction, property development and precast component manufacturing businesses.
Govt to conduct feasibility study on Carey Island port
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 30) : The new government will conduct its own feasibility study on the proposed development of the third port in Port Klang, on Carey Island, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook.
Gabungan AQRS bags RM115m facility to finance E-Island project
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 14): Gabungan AQRS Bhd’s wholly-owned unit, AQRS The Building Company Sdn Bhd (AQRS TBC), has secured a fresh RM115 million Islamic banking facility from Maybank Islamic Bank Bhd to part finance the construction of its E-Island Residence development.
Penangites urged to move off the island due to pollution and congestion woes
GEORGE TOWN (August 14): State executive councillor in charge of the environment, Phee Boon Poh said Penang is encouraging families to resettle in sparsely populated townships of the mainland, to reduce pollution.
Some Penang residents against mega highway
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 11): It is a long-term plan to ease the jams on Penang's highways but some residents in Penang are not too happy about the planned PIL 1 (Pan Island Link 1).
Protest calls for PIL 1 to be scrapped
GEORGE TOWN (August 6): In a peaceful protest held outside the state legislative assembly today, residents’ associations and Penang Forum members called for the cancellation of the Pan Island Link 1 (PIL 1), and review of the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP).
More than 200 houses to be impacted by proposed PIL 1 highway
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 3): Penang’s proposed Pan Island Link 1 (PIL 1) highway project will likely impact more than 200 houses along the Sungai Kluang river reserve, according to reports.
Town hall session for Penang highway project
KUALA LUMPUR (July 31): A public town hall on the Pan-Island Link (PIL) highway project has been announced, said NGO Citizen Awareness Chant group (Chant).
Penang has 30,913 dirty eateries, govt issues stern warning
PETALING JAYA (July 31): From 2008 to 2018, the Penang government has detected 30,913 dirty eateries within the state.
