Penang Structure Plan 2030 draft displayed today
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.
‘Don’t design airport based on a single airline’s demands’
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.
Eco Horizon to launch Brydon semidees and bungalows by year-end
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).
Staying in a house in Penang? Separate your garbage or be punished
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.
Flooding in Penang causes traffic snarl
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 7): Rains may be welcomed during this hot spell but a heavy shower in the Pearl of the Orient this morning resulted in traffic jams.
Loke: LRT not the best solution for Penang's transport woes
PETALING JAYA (Sept 6): The light rail transit (LRT) may not be the best solution to ease Penang's traffic issues, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke in a Malay Mail report.
Loke: Penang airport expansion a priority, but not finalised yet
GEORGE TOWN (September 6): The proposed expansion of the Penang International Airport (PIA) has been placed on the Transport Ministry’s list of projects to implement, but the details have not been finalised yet said minister Anthony Loke.
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.
Ivory Properties set to be back in the black
GEORGE TOWN: Ivory Properties Group Bhd, which posted losses in the past two quarters, is confident of returning to profitability when three new projects in Penang come on stream.
Penang: Happiness index to track state govt performance
GEORGE TOWN (August 29): Penang mulls the introduction of a happiness index, in order to measure residents’ reaction to the policies implemented by the state government, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.
