News about penang

GEORGE TOWN (October 1): At the public dialogue to discuss the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) yesterday, Penang Forum suggested the state consider an Autonomous Rail Rapid Transit (ART) system.

GEORGE TOWN (September 28): A plan to reclaim land along the coast of Pantai Bersih, which had been delayed for nearly 20 years has been revived by the Penang government.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 24): Penang wants its elevated light rail transit (LRT) system and will not settle for a tram system.

The outlook remains uncertain in the local construction sector.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): The state government of Penang can achieve its target of providing 75,000 affordable homes by 2022.

PETALING JAYA (September 20): The Department of Environment (DoE) has been asked to conduct a new environmental impact assessment (EIA) on the Pan Island Link 1 (PIL 1) highway project.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 18): The Penang government put a draft of the Penang Structure Plan 2030 (PSP 2030) on public display for two months starting today, reported the Malay Mail.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): The need for more low-cost carrier terminals (LCCTs) (pictured) in the country, which has been the subject of much debate for several years, heated up after former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng was reported in the press last month as saying that the federal government was in talks with AirAsia Group Bhd and Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) to build an LCCT in Penang.

PENANG: Eco World Development Group Bhd (EcoWorld) will be launching the first phase of its Brydon collection of semi-detached houses and bungalows in its Eco Horizon township development at Batu Kawan, Penang in the fourth quarter of the year (4Q18).

PETALING JAYA (Sept 14): Landed home owners in Penang must separate their garbage into recyclable and non-recyclable types from 2019 or risk being fined by Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MBPP), reported the Malay Mail.