News about penang

GEORGE TOWN (April 1): Is it Godzilla invading Penang????!!!.

  KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The land-scarce island of Penang has seen the issue of Multinational Corporations that have been forced to house their foreign workers within exclusive gated and guarded communities, raising the ire of locals in the neighbourhoods.

PENANG (March 16): Thousands thronged IKEA Batu Kawan in Penang on its opening day on March 14, and gobbled up over 32,000 of the Swedish retailer’s famous Swedish meatballs.

GEORGE TOWN (March 13) – The Penang state government has discovered that some PPR (people’s housing project) rent defaulters appreared to have satellite dishes installed, indicating subscriptions with the pay-TV network Astro.

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.