News about penang

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.

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.

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.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 4): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today said it had been probing the Penang undersea tunnel project since 2017.

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.

PENANG (Feb 28): There will soon be a four-lane bridge between Penang and Pulau Jerejak islands if things go according to plan.

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.

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.

GEORGE TOWN (Feb 25):  Penang wants an urban regeneration law so that aged housing schemes can be torn down and redeveloped, the Malay Mail reported today.

GEORGE TOWN (Feb 19): The Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project will be presented at the National Physical Plan Council (MPFN) in April, state exco Jagdeep Singh Deo said today.