News about plan

Kampung Kuchai, an old section of Ipoh where time has stood still for decades, has caught the attention of property developers.

GEORGE TOWN (Dec 30): Over the past seven years, the DAP-led Penang government has had to endure criticism from various quarters over many of the changes introduced in the state.

GEORGE TOWN (Dec 29): The federal government should approve the Penang Transport Master Plan so that the state government cannot use it as a "political gimmick" to raise public outcry, says Penang state exco Chow Kon Yeow (pictured).

GEORGE TOWN (Dec 29): There are mixed feelings among Penang folk about land reclamation, especially the latest plan to create man-made islands off the southern coast of the island to finance the RM27 billion Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP).

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 22): A plant expert has dismissed recent social media claims that a popular house plant causes cancer as lacking scientific proof.

THERE are many benefits to having plants around the house.

GEORGE TOWN (Dec 16): The Penang executive council today gave the green light to Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) project delivery partner SRS Consortium Sdn Bhd for the railway and highway schemes that include a rail line from Komtar to the airport and the Pan Island Link.

PETALING JAYA (Dec 16): The Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) has urged developer Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd to refrain from making any statement about potential projects at the former Rubber Research Institute (RRI) land when they are inconsistent with the current local plan.

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 15): Despite a protest by hundreds of fishermen in the southern region of Penang against a massive land reclamation proposal to fund the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) on Sunday, state exco Datuk Abdul Malik Kassim said the plan had been well received by the community.

GEORGE TOWN (Dec 11): Some 1,000 acres (404.