The family here that has been living in their old Proton since their home burned down eight months ago have been given a People's Housing Project (PPR) unit plus monthly financial assistance, Malaysiakini reported today. Security guard S Ganesh, 34, and his family (wife and three young children) made the ... Read More

Plans are afoot to build a dormitory with 35,000 beds – touted as the largest in the country – in Penang. Penang local government committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said the state’s Planning Committee (Technical) will study an application for the project in Teluk Kumbar in the southern end of ... Read More

Mak Mandin Residensi, an affordable housing (Type A) development by Penang Development Corporation at Butterworth. This development is located along Mak Mandin 5, neighboring Mak Mandin Industrial Park. Next to it are two public schools, namely SMK Mak Mandin and SJK(T) Mak Mandin. It is only a mere minute's drive ... Read More

Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong confirmed today that Penang would have to bid adieu to its old ferries, despite a promise made by Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz in the Dewan Rakyat. The ferries will make way for the “safer, faster and cheaper-to-maintain” water buses (to carry passengers) and lighters ... Read More

Penang has emerged as the first state to enforce the installation of fibre optic communication infrastructure as a basic utility equivalent to water and electricity supplies. State public works, utilities and flood mitigation committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said it was now compulsory for developers to instal fibre optic telecommunications ... Read More

Hunza Properties Berhad and Simon Electric yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to commemorate a project that has been awarded to the latter for the deployment and provision of Smart Home System, Home Switches and Sockets for the first smart integrated residential development in Penang, MUZE @ Penang International ... Read More

Get your dream home at M Vista in Penang Island with only RM11 booking fee. Plus, it also comes with free SPA and loan legal fees. Grab a unit now before it's gone! This campaign will run until 31 Dec 2020. Call Mah Sing now at 04-2913109 for more details. You may also register ... Read More

Another affordable housing (Type A & B) by Prisma Bumiraya Sdn. Bhd. at Balik Pulau in Penang Island. The project is located on a 2.5-acres land along Jalan Sungai Rusa, about 3km north of Botanica.CT township by MTT Properties. While is it about 30 minutes drive to most parts of ... Read More

The Penang state government has no plans to call off the controversial undersea tunnel project, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. The Penang lawmaker said the state has not made a decision to cancel the project as of now. “Whether it is built or not, we need to reserve ... Read More

The development of Gurney Drive’s foreshore will be completed by the end of 2023, which will see features such as water gardens, an artificial beach and a coastal grove created on reclaimed land by then. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the state government will call for bids for ... Read More