26 residents of the Desa Wawasan Flat here received a letter of offer for a unit under Rent-To-Own (RTO) scheme from the State Government. The handover ceremony was officiated by the Chief Minister, Y.A.B. Mr. Chow Kon Yeow, on Saturday. Kon Yeow said the State Government introduced the Rent To ... Read More

A Penang executive councillor said many buyers of the state’s low-cost homes have no issues over renovation and car park packages being offered by developers as they consider them to be convenient. However, State Housing Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said these packages offered by developers are strictly optional. Those ... Read More

The National Home Ownership Campaign, which was revived in Budget 2019 to tackle the high number of unsold homes in the country, will begin March 1 and feature some 30,115 completed homes, according to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT). Set to be unveiled at a three-day launch ... Read More

The federal government will build a new Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina or SJK(C) in Batu Kawan costing between RM8mil and RM10mil. Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching said the school, to be built on a 2.43ha plot provided by the Penang Development Corpo­ration (PDC), is expected to be ready in ... Read More

The Penang State Government, Stonyhurst College, and LAPIS announced on 16 Sept the development of Stonyhurst Penang International School in Seri Tanjung Pinang, Tanjong Tokong, Penang, Malaysia. It will attract both international and Malaysian students from the region to study in Malaysia, in line with the Penang State Government’s vision to ... Read More

According to a report in TheSunDaily, adjustments were made to the proposed Bayan Lepas to George Town Light Rail Transit (LRT) line. Read on: Chow said he has received feedback that SRS Consortium, the project delivery partner (PDP) for the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP), has made adjustments to the ... Read More

The SMJK Heng Ee branch in Jalan Sungai Tiram 1 in Bayan Lepas, Penang, will be able to take in 3,000 students once it is ready in 2018. Construction of the RM50mil school project has entered its second phase with a six-storey academic building costing RM20mil. It will have 96 ... Read More

Affordable housing in Penang is within reach as 3,396 eligible applicants were offered in the last six months, says state Housing Development Committee chairman, Jagdeep Singh Deo. In stressing this, he said the allegation by a daily newspaper yesterday titled "Cheaper homes out of reach", was not only mischievous but ... Read More

Construction of Phase One of the GEMS International School of Pearl City, Penang, is now 60% complete and the school is set for intake in September as scheduled this year. School principal Glen Mundy said the RM55mil international school in Bandar Tasek Mutiara in Simpang Ampat near Bukit Mertajam, Penang, ... Read More

YTL Land & Development announced it had sold 67 of the 115 units of its RM330mil Shorefront project in Penang during the launch of the property on Feb 6 and 7. Group executive director Datuk Yeoh Seok Kian said the project, comprising 100-odd luxurious units in three blocks next to ... Read More