The Penang State Government through the local authority (PBT) will issue a notice to stop homestay or Airbnb activities in residential areas. Local Government, Housing Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Sing Deo said that the notice will also be issued for all modification and extension to the Airbnb unit. “This ... Read More

Jagdeep said the paired road project, which connects Paya Terubong and Relau, is expected to be completed and open for public use in May 2021. The Jalan Bukit Kukus landslide, which claimed nine lives on Oct 19, 2018, was once again brought up at the Penang State Legislative Assembly – ... Read More

Penang will go ahead with its proposed cable car project to call for a Request for Proposal (RFP), said chief minister Chow Kon Yeow at the state legislative assembly today. He said the project is expected to take between two to three years and the state will continue to promote ... Read More

The Penang state government has yet to make a decision on whether the controversial undersea tunnel project will be built, said state exco Zairil Khir Johari (DAP - Tanjung Bungah). The Infrastructure and Transport Committee chairman said the state will only make a decision after the feasibility report on the ... Read More

SRS Consortium, the project delivery partner (PDP) for the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP), is in the process of improving the structure of its financial model in view of the economic uncertainties brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. State Transport and Infrastructure Committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said SRS Consortium ... Read More

Penang State Government hopes that the affordable housing (RMM) completed by the Penang Development Corporation (PDC) can further improve the quality of life of the people in this state. Chief Minister, YB Tuan Chow Kon Yeow said this during the key handover ceremony event for the Dua Residensi project at Teluk Kumbar this ... Read More

The implementation of urban redevelopment or urban regeneration for ‘old’ and high-risk residential buildings is aimed at creating sustainable and habitable development. Penang Local Government, Housing Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said, this urban redevelopment initiative has been widely implemented in developed countries including some countries in ... Read More

Goodwood Residence, a mixed development by Definite Harmony Development Sdn. Bhd. (a subsidiary of WHH Land) at Bayan Lepas, Penang. Strategically located along Jalan Tun Dr. Awang, next to The Clovers condominium by Asia Green Group. It is less than 2km away from Penang International Airport, about 15 minutes' drive to Second ... Read More

The Penang State Government is now setting a new target to provide 220,000 units of affordable housing by 2030. Penang Local Government, Housing Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said, previously the State Government set a target to provide 180,000 units of affordable housing as part of  vision Penang 2030 ... Read More

The Federal Court today ruled that management corporation bodies of residential strata buildings, through their own house rules, can prohibit short-term rental of residential units in their buildings. A three-member bench, chaired by Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, said even if the state authority permitted the use of the ... Read More