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Penang to seek another cloud seeding operation as dry weather persists

GEORGE TOWN, March 1 -- Penang will consider applying for another round cloud seeding operations after the recent operations failed to bring rain, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. Chow said the Pen... Read More


Penang DCM: Opposition leader's claim of zakat aid discrimination is false, provocative

GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 29 -- The Penang Opposition leader's claim that the poor in Perikatan Nasional constituencies were being sidelined by Zakat Pulau Pinang (ZPP) was false and malicious, said Deputy Ch... Read More


Think City kicks off grants programme in Seberang Perai transformation initiative

SEBERANG PERAI, Feb. 23 -- Seberang Perai and the old city of Butterworth which have seen rapid urbanisation and growth in recent years may soon see a transformation under Think City's Levelling Up Se... Read More


Parti Rakyat Malaysia: Penang's early publicity exercise for draft local plan not up to law

GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 20 -- The Penang Island City Council's (MBPP) early publicity exercise for its draft local plan does not comply with the Town and Country Planning Act 1976, according to Parti Rakyat... Read More


Duck breeding farm cause of pollution to Sungai Kulim, Sungai Air Merah, says state exco

SEBERANG PERAI, Feb. 19 -- A duck breeding farm in Sungai Lembu here was found to have discharged farm waste into Sungai Air Merah which then flowed into Sungai Kulim in Kedah. Penang Agrotechnology,... Read More


Penang opens tender for Batu Kawan industrial park that was embroiled in controversy last year

GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 15 -- Penang Development Corporation (PDC) has called for a request for proposal (RFP) for the Batu Kawan Industrial Park 2 (BKIP2) land that was embroiled in a controversial land de... Read More


Work on Penang Silicon Island project continues, says CM, even as fishermen take state to court

GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 14 -- Reclamation work for Penang Silicon Island (PSI) will continue despite the suit filed by a group of fishermen and two non-governmental organisations (NGO) against the state to ... Read More


CM: Penang's Air Itam Dam capacity remains at 32pc, approval for cloud seeding pending

GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 14 -- The effective capacity for Air Itam Dam in Penang has remained at 32.4 per cent for the past 10 days due to measures implemented to reduce extraction from the dam, said Penang ... Read More


Fishermen file judicial review to challenge approval of Penang South Reclamation project

GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 13 -- A group of fishermen, along with two non-governmental organisations (NGO), have filed an application for judicial review to challenge the planning permission approval for the P... Read More


Despite Guan Eng's sniping, Penang CM says reception to Gurney Bay overwhelmingly positive

GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 7 -- The defects in the newly opened phase one of Gurney Bay were minor and have been repaired, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. He said the state exco in charge, Jason H'n... Read More