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Penang Halal Hub Signs MoU With Sindh Board Of Investment
3 September 2010 at 7:10 pm
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- The Penang International Halal Hub has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Sindh Board of Investment to widen the halal industry in Pakistan.
Over 170,000 Vehicles Expected To Use Penang Bridge For Raya
3 September 2010 at 6:40 pm
BUTTERWORTH, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Penang Bridge Sdn Bhd (PBSB), the bridge concessionaire, expects more than 170,000 vehicles to be using the bridge during the Aidilfitri festive period.
Penang tourism chief under fire
3 September 2010 at 8:01 am
GEORGE TOWN: Penang Tourism Development and Cul ture Committee chairman Danny Law has come under fire for failing to perform.
Penang Immigration Detain 21 Foreigners For Various Offences
2 September 2010 at 7:25 pm
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- The Penang Immigration Department detained 21 foreigners, including a boy, during three separate raids from midnight to early morning on Thursday.
Round Penang island walk to celebrate National Day
2 September 2010 at 10:07 am
TWO friends celebrated the 53rd National Day by walking non-stop for 72km around Penang island.
Penang bounce back
2 September 2010 at 10:06 am
PENANG registered their first win in the title defence of the Malaysian Chinese FA (MCFA) Cup when they defeated Kuala Lumpur 2-0 in a North Zone tie at the USM ground in Minden.
Penang bounce back
2 September 2010 at 10:06 am
PENANG registered their first win in the title defence of the Malaysian Chinese FA (MCFA) Cup when they defeated Kuala Lumpur 2-0 in a North Zone tie at the USM ground in Minden.
A royal attraction for Penang
2 September 2010 at 10:01 am
COME December, Penang will be the proud owner of the second Royal Selangor Visitor Centre in the country.
Penang PKR stable, says state chief
1 September 2010 at 9:07 pm
GEORGE TOWN (Sept 1, 2010): The Penang PKR has gone through a detoxification process to cleanse it of negative elements in preparation for the upcoming “direct” party elections.
MAIPP stops Penang mosques from inviting guest speakers
1 September 2010 at 8:24 pm
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 1 — The Penang Islamic Religious Council (MAIPP) has stopped all mosques from inviting guests speakers (khatib) to give sermons, after a recent uproar over Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s name being used in a Friday sermon, replacing the name of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. It is understood that the decision was reached during ...
Learn the art of luring investors, Lim told
1 September 2010 at 6:10 pm
GEORGE TOWN: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng should stop politicking and start “learning fast” the art of luring investors to the state, a Gerakan member said.
Learn the art of luring investors, Lim told
1 September 2010 at 6:03 pm
GEORGE TOWN: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng should stop politicking and start “learning fast” the art of luring investors to the state, a Gerakan member said.
Penang pleasures
1 September 2010 at 3:17 pm
There's fresh crab, live from the tank, and bowls of clams ready to pop out of their shells for sauteing in a spicy sauce with garlic and lime. The air smells of roasted duck and charcoal-grilled chicken. One stall sells herbal soup; another grills seafood on skewers.
No heritage building in Penang is safe anymore
1 September 2010 at 3:04 pm
From YC Lee, via e-mail I'm a resident around Pykett Avenue, Penang. The mansion on that land was demolished last week. This was done without any approval from the MPPP. The matter was reported in Kwong Wah Yit Poh. I believe the local council was waiting for a report on the possible heritage status of the mansion before deciding on whether the demolition order can be given. I find it shocking ...
Guan Eng wants Hishammuddin to take back ‘dirty’ remark
1 September 2010 at 11:39 am
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 1 – Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng demanded Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein retract his remarks suggesting Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching was “dirty.” Lim said Hishamuddin’s statement was unbecoming of a minister and someone who was also seen as a future leader. “If it is true that he had said it, he should retract the statement ...
Opening of Penang Bridge’s third lane is a blessing
1 September 2010 at 10:32 am
BUTTERWORTH: The number of accidents on the Penang Bridge has dropped by more than 50% from 637 cases between January and June last year to 310 cases in the same period this year.
70 jobs available when Penang Hill train service resumes
1 September 2010 at 8:27 am
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Hill Corporation is calling for qualified Malaysians to fill up a total of 70 vacancies when the Penang Hill funicular train service resumes service with new coaches soon.
Two Penang exco members explain ‘luxury home’ purchase
31 August 2010 at 5:09 pm
GEORGE TOWN, Penang - Two Penang executive councillors who are under scrutiny for allegedly owning "luxury houses" in Balik Pulau have come forward to explain how they purchased their properties.
Nigerian has 28kg of drugs worth more than S$40,000 on M’sian bus
31 August 2010 at 5:05 pm
GEORGE TOWN, Penang - A 31-year-old Nigerian man was nabbed for possessing 28kg of ganja with a street value of RM100,000 (S$43,180) at the Sungai Dua toll plaza in Butterworth.
Isa Bakar, zippy to the very end
31 August 2010 at 10:25 am
PENANG football legend Isa Bakar died as he had lived — cracking jokes up to the final hours and teasing and taunting visitors from his hospital bed. He also died as he had played — delivering that element of surprise like he was in front of goal in a big match.
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