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Saturday, January 17, 2009

What Hot in Penang This Week (11-17 JAN 2009)

100 Employees In Penang May Lose Jobs
Bernama, Malaysia - 17 Jan 2009
PENANG, Jan 16 (Bernama) -- Penang is feeling the impact of the global economic meltdown, with the state government expecting about 100 employees in various ...
16-01-2009: Penang has no intention of boycotting US goods The Edge Daily
16-01-2009: MNCs in Penang pledge not to lay off workers The Edge Daily
We Don't Practise Double Standards - Guan Eng Bernama
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'Penang won't boycott American goods'
New Straits Times, Malaysia - 17 Jan 2009
GEORGE TOWN: Penang will not boycott goods from the United States over its support of the Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng ...
16-01-2009: Tenaga allocates RM81m to upgrade cables in Penang
The Edge Daily, Malaysia - 17 Jan 2009
Tenaga is also working with the state government’s investment arm Penang Development Corporation (PDC) to put up a RM100 million transmission main intake ...
RM100m Power Boost for Batu Kawan Industries istockAnalyst.com (press release)
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Activist Makes Forum Political
Bernama, Malaysia - 17 Jan 2009
PENANG, Jan 16 (Bernama) -- Penang Umno today slammed political activist, Hishammudin Rais, for misusing a forum on Israeli atrocities in Palestine on Jan ...

Malaysia Star
They stretched their dollars for a good cause
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 17 Jan 2009
As leader of the Penang-based Hai San Secret Society during the tin mining era of 1800-1900 in British Malaya, the Chinese towkay was a renowned millionaire ...
Gerakan: Put up road signs immediately
The Sun Daily, Malaysia - 17 Jan 2009
PENANG (Jan 16, 2009): Penang Gerakan wants the state government to immediately put up multi-lingual road signs in Georgetown, especially at the heritage ...
AirAsia lobbies Penang for LCCT
New Straits Times, Malaysia - 14 Jan 2009
By Marina Emmanuelmarinae@nst.com.my PENANG: Low-cost carrier AirAsia Bhd is looking at Penang as a potential hub for a low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT). ...
MAIPP Dismisses Claim Najib Failed On Promise
Bernama, Malaysia - 17 Jan 2009
BUTTERWORTH, Jan 16 (Bernama) -- The Penang Islamic Affairs Council (MAIPP) today dismissed a claim in a political organ that Deputy Prime Minister Datuk ...
Permatang Pauh’s mosques, suraus to get RM4.18mil next week Malaysia Star
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Penang’s new growth engine — Tourism
The Malaysian Insider, Malaysia - 15 Jan 2009
By Lee Wei Lian KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — With economic prospects looking gloomier by the day, Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng has turned to tourism to be ...
15-01-2009: No point having majestic building if services in shambles The Edge Daily
Guan Eng warns subversive civil servants The Sun Daily
MPSP Given Two Months To Buck Up Bernama
Sun2Surf
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16-01-2009: A landslide victory for PAS in KT?
The Edge Daily, Malaysia - 17 Jan 2009
For the 2008 general election, I told him there was so much electricity in the air in Penang, it feels like DAP could actually win the state. ...

Penang gets 10 free lawyers to defend suit on multi-lingual roadsigns
The Sun Daily, Malaysia - 14 Jan 2009
GEORGE TOWN (Jan 14, 2009) : The Penang government has appointed 10 lawyers, headed by Karpal Singh, to defend it against a legal attempt by a Pahang-based ...
Penang Engages 10 Lawyers To Defend Suit Over Road Signs Bernama
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28000 porn discs seized
New Straits Times, Malaysia - 17 Jan 2009
GEORGE TOWN: Penang police seized almost 28000 pornographic and more than 320000 pirated optical discs worth about RM2.1 million last year. ...
Famous Australian football club coming to Penang
New Straits Times, Malaysia - 13 Jan 2009
Malaysia will get a huge tourism publicity boost when the famous Carlton Football Club officials and players make a three-day leisure visit to Penang from ...
'Ditch polystyrene boxes on Thaipusam'
New Straits Times, Malaysia - 17 Jan 2009
GEORGE TOWN: The Consumers' Association of Penang yesterday called on the public to stop using polystyrene containers, especially during Thaipusam, ...
Metro Watch
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 15 Jan 2009
For details, contact Penang NUTP chairman Lim Ming Tzong at 019-4806723. The second animal in the Chinese horoscope, the Cow, will ‘moo’ into Midlands Park ...
‘Many still forget to buckle up’
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 15 Jan 2009
It was organised by the university’s Security Depart-ment and Penang Road Safety Department (JKJR). The officials handed out leaflets and car stickers at ...
Tenaga plans RM200 mil investment in Penang
The Nut Graph, Malaysia - 15 Jan 2009
PENANG, 15 Jan 2009: Tenaga Nasional Berhad (Tenaga) plans to invest about RM200 million to upgrade electricty supply to Penang to meet the power needs of ...
Stop-Work Order Can Only Make Things Worse - IEM
Bernama, Malaysia - 17 Jan 2009
Its Penang chairman Lim Kok Khong said the project sites should instead be monitored even more closely, especially its temporary facilities. ...
14-01-2009: Penang activates employment and retraining scheme
The Edge Daily, Malaysia - 14 Jan 2009
by Regina William GEORGE TOWN: The Penang state government has activated the employment and retraining mechanism with an initial allocation of RM10 million ...
No govt funds for open house New Straits Times
14-01-2009: No funds for Penang CNY bash The Edge Daily
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Johara, Kim Clinch Gold For Penang
Bernama, Malaysia - 13 Jan 2009
PETALING JAYA, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- The pair of Johara Johari and Kim Eun Jung knocked down 2469 pinfalls in the women's doubles event to give Penang their ...

Penang Govt Will Emphasise Thrift, Says Lim
Bernama, Malaysia - 13 Jan 2009
PENANG, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- The Penang government will not provide allocations to associations to organise activities, including certain festivities, ...
Penang poised to gain more investments Business Times - Malaysia
Penang Seeks RM500-million Aid From Federal Govt Bernama
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Malaysia Star
OCBC gives Penang branch a new look
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 13 Jan 2009
OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd recently unveiled the new look to their Beach Street branch in Penang — the first of its branches in the northern region to sport ...
16-01-2009: Just one good package will do, says Razaleigh
The Edge Daily, Malaysia - 17 Jan 2009
Meanwhile, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng told the conference that as the state was not expecting large investments this year, it would focus on certain ...

Malaysia Star
Sweet, confusing Penang island
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 9 Jan 2009
No sooner was it said than done, my wife and I were motoring up the highway, past Ipoh, and heading for Penang bridge, and the seven ringgit toll. ...
Eun Jung and Johara strike gold for Penang
New Straits Times, Malaysia - 13 Jan 2009
The Penang pair were second and 25 pins behind leaders Cheryl Cheong-Sharon Koh of Kuala Lumpur after five games, but Johara and Eun Jung then shot a ...

Voice of America
Prabakaran no more in Vanni
Asian Tribune, Thailand - 17 Jan 2009
They speculated that he might be either in some coastal area in between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, or else in Penang, Malaysia. When asked why Malaysia, ...
'Don’t forget Sri Lanka, other conflicts' Malaysia Star
Save Sri Lankan Tamils from Genocides - Deputy Premier in ... TamilEelamNews.com
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Serving up prosperity delights
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 15 Jan 2009
By HELEN ONG ALTHOUGH the Four Seasons Tea House in Jalan Terengganu, Penang, began (and indeed is still referred to) as a tea house which served food, ...
Chinese neighbours join in Ponggal festivities
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 15 Jan 2009
By K.KASTURI DEWI OCTOGENARIAN M. Karuppiah and his family who own cattle at Kampung Buah Pala in Bukit Gelugor, Penang, celebrated Mattu Ponggal yesterday ...
New kidney dialysis centre for the poor
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 15 Jan 2009
During his presentation on kidney care, NFK (Penang branch) chairman Dr Ong Yoke Meng identified diabetes as the main cause of kidney failure. ...
No Further Action Against 3000 NS Dodgers
Bernama, Malaysia - 15 Jan 2009
PENANG, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- The National Service Training Programme (PLKN) Department has decided not to take any action against about 3000 dodgers who ...

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