Penang In The News
Is Penang BN ready for election?
6 March 2012 at 7:13 am
GEORGE TOWN: Never a day passes without the people asking the question, “When is the election?” And there [...]
Ivory expects nod for RM10b Penang project this week
6 March 2012 at 1:58 am
GEORGE TOWN: Ivory Properties Group Bhd is expecting approval from the Penang Development Corporation (PDC) this week for its proposed RM10 billion "Penang World City" project at Bayan Mutiara.
Ivory expects nod for RM10b Penang project this week
5 March 2012 at 11:38 pm
GEORGE TOWN: Ivory Properties Group Bhd is expecting approval from the Penang Development Corporation (PDC) this week for its proposed RM10 billion "Penang World City" project at Bayan Mutiara. Executive director Murly Manokharan said yesterday the development was expected to incorporate, among others, medical facilities, Grade-A offices and both high-end and affordable housing units. "We are ...
Is Penang BN Ready For Election?
5 March 2012 at 7:42 pm
GEORGE TOWN,-- Never a day passes without the people asking the question, "When is the election?" And there seems to be a standard answer for this: "Very soon, it's just around the corner."
Is Penang BN Ready for Election?
5 March 2012 at 6:13 pm
GEORGE TOWN, 5 MARCH, 2012: Never a day passes without the people asking the question, "When is the election?" And there seems to be a standard answer for this: "Very soon, it's just around the corner."
[NEWS] IS PENANG BN READY-4
5 March 2012 at 4:06 pm
To win back Penang, Umno has to retain its existing 11 seats and MCA andGerakan must work to regain at least five seats each, and MIC, one seat. Theoretically, this is workable owing to the dissatisfaction among electorsin several Pakatan-held seats. On the other hand, Gerakan of today is not the Gerakan of 2008. The party appears to have now solved its internal crisis, with president TanSri Dr ...
[NEWS] IS PENANG BN READY-3
5 March 2012 at 3:56 pm
Of the 40 state seats, Umno contested 15 and won 11 while Gerakan, MCA and MICcontested 12, 11 and two seats respectively, and lost all of them. Theoretically, for the BN to win Penang, it has to win more than half of theChinese-majority seats and strive to regain the support of the Indian community.Obviously, according to University Sains Malaysia lecturer Dr SivamuruganPandian, BN cannot rely ...
[NEWS] IS PENANG BN READY-2
5 March 2012 at 3:46 pm
The operative word is "ready".And the weight of the word becomes even more profound if one weighs the primeminister''s remarks previously when he described the coming polls as anextraordinary election which requires the BN to work in an extraordinary way toobtain extraordinary results. In Penang, it is not something impossible for the BN to win back the seats itlost to the opposition pact in the ...
Home sweet home
5 March 2012 at 3:37 pm
THE Penang Development Corporation (PDC) Properties has successfully completed the construction of 715 low to low medium-cost housing units in Sungai Dua.
IS PENANG BN READY FOR ELECTION?
5 March 2012 at 3:36 pm
GEORGE TOWN, March 5 (Bernama) -- Never a day passes without the people askingthe question, "When is the election?" And there seems to be a standard answer for this: "Very soon, it''s just aroundthe corner." The fact is, no one knows when the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak,will dissolve parliament to pave the way for the 13th general election, and hehas until April 28 next year to ...
Ivory says ‘negotiated’ Bayan Mutiara land only after winning bid
5 March 2012 at 3:17 pm
KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — Top Penang developer Ivory Properties Group Bhd (IPGB) said the term “negotiations” used in circulars on its Bayan Mutiara deal referred to the period after the developer had won a state government open tender, refuting claims it was a directly-negotiated transaction. IPGB chairman and chief executive Datuk Low Eng Hock ...
Ivory Properties to launch projects with RM1.4 bn GDV in Penang
5 March 2012 at 2:22 pm
KUALA LUMPUR (March 5): An upbeat Ivory Properties Group Bhd plans to roll out residential and commercial projects on Penang island with a total gross development value of RM1.4 billion this year.
Public consultation lacking for Penang infrastructure projects — S.M. Mohamed Idris
5 March 2012 at 2:17 pm
MARCH 5 — Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) are concerned that mega infrastructure projects in Penang are being pushed forward without adequate dissemination of information to the public or consulting the public. Recent press reports state that the Penang government will call for a request of proposals for ...
Eclectic flavour at music fest
5 March 2012 at 9:52 am
MUSIC lovers will see fresh new faces at the Penang World Music Festival (PWMF) which is making a comeback after a three-year break.
Eclectic flavour at music fest
5 March 2012 at 9:23 am
MUSIC lovers will see fresh new faces at the Penang World Music Festival (PWMF) which is making a comeback after a three-year break.
Sizzling carnival to hit Penang shores again
5 March 2012 at 9:23 am
FOLLOWING its success last year, Braille On The Beach will be back in Penang again on March 10.
SOS for MACC building
5 March 2012 at 8:47 am
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Govern-ment is seeking help from the National Heritage Department to salvage a century-old building in Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah.
Battling the tough political terrain of Penang
5 March 2012 at 7:03 am
KUALA LUMPUR: There is no doubt Penang will be the toughest terrain for Barisan Nasional (BN) to capture [...]
BATTLING THE TOUGH POLITICAL TERRAIN OF PENANG
4 March 2012 at 11:56 am
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 (Bernama) -- There is no doubt Penang will be thetoughest terrain for Barisan Nasional (BN) to capture in the coming generalelection but not all is lost for the component parties as they are still puttingin the effort to regain the Pearl of the Orient.Many political analysts have written off the BN chances in Penang due to thenon-Malay support to the current DAP-led state ...
First, brain drain … and now, street food drain?
3 March 2012 at 3:57 pm
Are street food maestros in the street food haven of Penang being lured to neighbouring cities and countries? Should we be worried? This is the Malaysian Food Street in Sentosa, Singapore… I heard that even the street food taste in some parts of KL are gradually losing authenticity as hired hands take over the actual [Read more]
