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PETALING JAYA (Aug 9): Some Penangites who are sick of traffic jams along the roads to the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone have thrown their weight behind the contentious Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) via a petition supporting the project.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 9): 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) is still the registered owner of 234 acres of land in Air Itam, Penang, even after it was sold to another company as the transfer of ownership is incomplete, reported the Malay Mail.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 9): A plan by IJM Corp Bhd for a RM1.

GEORGE TOWN (August 8): The Penang state government will make their decision on the third link based on the feasibility report for the undersea tunnel project by Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd, due in October.

BUTTERWORTH (August 8): The first phase of Penang Sentral in Bagan Dalam is expected to open in October.

GEORGE TOWN (August 8): There are around 500 tenants in Penang People’s Housing Projects (PPR) flats that have been found to be abusing the low monthly rental of RM124, some even by subletting the units for RM500 a month.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 7): There are at least 31 schools in Penang that are currently operating without the Certificate of Completion and Compliance (CCC) – prompting concerns over the safety of children studying in these premises.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 7): Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow (pictured) yesterday called on Putrajaya to study the financial impact of getting rid of toll on the Penang Bridge.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 7): The Auditor General’s Report 2017 released on Monday has revealed that the Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah Bridge (pictured) has yet to fully meet its objective.

GEORGE TOWN (August 7): Former chief minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon gave approval for AirAsia to build the LCCT on a 36ha piece of land at the coastal end of Penang International Airport in Bayan Lepas, said an inside source from AirAsia quoted by The Star.