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Cruising into era of modern ferries

Starting tomorrow, Penang’s ferry service will see a new era of efficiency and reliability. From 6.30am to 11pm, there will be a fast boat ferry trip every 20 to 30 minutes, up to 27 round trips per day. This is the interim phase until June 30,2022, when the ferry terminals ... Read More
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SITE PROGRESS: Granito @ Permai (Dec 2020)

About Granito @ Permai An affordable housing development by BSG Property in Tanjung Bungah, Penang. It is strategically located next to TAR College, adjacent to 2 Permai luxury residential scheme. This development featuring a 50-storey building with two residential towers and 12 levels of car park. There are 980 units ... Read More
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Ideal Residency breaks ground today, to be completed by 2024

Penang has achieved yet another milestone when the ground-breaking ceremony of the Residensi Bukit Gelugor (a.k.a. Ideal Residency) affordable housing project took place at the junction of Jalan Gambir and Jalan Lembah today. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the project, a collaboration between the Federal Government, through its public ... Read More
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KPKT to introduce public housing redevelopment policy

The Ministry of Housing and Local Government will introduce the Public Housing Redevelopment Policy to build more comfortable houses to replace the ones that are too old, said minister Zuraida Kamaruddin. Zuraida said the policy, which is being streamlined before being brought to the Cabinet, would enable the people, especially ... Read More
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Penang family living in car provided with PPR home

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
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Biggest foreign workers’ dorm may be built in Penang

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
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It’s official, Penang’s iconic ferries will be replaced by speedboat from 1 Jan

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
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Fibre optic system a must for new buildings in Penang

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
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Muze @ PICC engages Simon Electric for smart home system

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
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Get your dream home at M Vista with only RM11

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