Penang Last Week (Ending 21 FEB 2009)

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AsiaOne Gerakan Calls For Security Measures For Karpal Bernama, Malaysia - Feb 21, 2009 Karpal has lodged a report at the Penang police headquarters over a letter containing two live bullets which he received in his postbox at 144A, ... Karpal gets death threat and live bullets in mail Malaysia Star Karpal gets death threat and live bullets in mail The Malaysian Insider Malaysian Indian leader gets bullets in mail SINDH TODAY New Straits Times - Times of India all 25 news articles » Malaysia Star Toppled crane causes traffic nightmare in Penang Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Feb 19, 2009 By TUNKU SHAHARIAH, K. KASTURI DEWI and WINNIE YEOH GEORGE TOWN: A 30-tonne hydraulic crane toppled over at the 3rd kilometre of the Penang Bridge, ... Huge jams after crane on bridge topples over New Straits Times all 4 news articles » Penang wages war on beach bistros New Straits Times, Malaysia - Feb 19, 2009 Penang Island Municipal Council secretary Tan Cheng Chui said the action was necessary as most of the structures had been built on state land without ... Penang To Reintroduce Barter Trade To Diversify Economic Activities Bernama, Malaysia - Feb 18, 2009 PULAU PINANG, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- The Penang government wants to reintroduce the barter trade system to diversify economic activities in the state as a step ... Inquirer.net All aboard a royal ride Inquirer.net, Philippines - Feb 21, 2009 A typical three to five-night cruise would take passengers to Penang, Langkawi and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, and Phuket in Thailand. ... Sun2Surf Intel To Continue Operations In Penang Bernama, Malaysia - Feb 19, 2009 PENANG, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- Leading US chip manufacturer Intel Corporation will continue to operate in Penang, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said today. ... Penang Proposes Retrenchment Scheme For Workers Sin Chew Jit Poh 19-02-2009: Penang CM: Another US$12b stimulus needed The Edge Daily RM800-Per-Month Proposal for Axed Workers istockAnalyst.com (press release) Malaysia Star - The Sun Daily all 19 news articles » Overturned Crane Causes Massive Traffic Jam In Penang Bridge Bernama, Malaysia - Feb 18, 2009 PENANG, Feb 19 (Bernama) -- Traffic along the Penang bridge, heading towards the mainland, came to a standstill when a crane, used in the widening works, ... Toppled crane causes massive jam on Penang Bridge Malaysia Star Fretting over job losses The Sun Daily all 4 news articles »

Poser over state footballer's death
New Straits Times, Malaysia - Feb 20, 2009
KUCHING: The death of an 18-year-old Sarawak Under-19 football player in Penang last year is still a mystery, with no conclusive proof of how he died. ...
Sarawak player’s death due to bike accident Malaysia Star
Sarawak thrown a lifeline New Straits Times
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Penang Youth Council gets RM150,000 Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Feb 17, 2009 THE Penang Youth Council has received a RM150,000 allocation from the state government to support its activities for the year. State Youth, Sports, Women, ...

Accord Penang Free School heritage status too Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Feb 17, 2009 Penang Free School, founded in 1816, is the oldest school in South-East Asia. Secondly, I would also like to take this opportunity to seek clarification ...

Guan Eng: We'll help developers speed up projects The Sun Daily, Malaysia - Feb 20, 2009 GEORGE TOWN (Feb 20, 2009): The Penang government is looking into new measures to help developers speed up implementation of their projects here so as to ... Guan Eng's proposal just not realistic New Straits Times all 7 news articles »

Life And Style: New Portal To Promote Penang Sin Chew Jit Poh, Malaysia - Feb 18, 2009 iGeorgeTown Penang has launched iGT Connect, its free e-newsletter which is published twice a month. Linking readers to current items published on the ... 18-02-2009: iGeorgeTown Penang e-newsletter launched The Edge Daily all 2 news articles »

Malaysia Star

Choosing the road less travelled Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Feb 20, 2009 “I grew up in Penang in a different time. When I was in Penang Free School in the mid-1960s, I did things which gave me a sense of the cultural and social ...

Penang shift venue of coming home games
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Feb 16, 2009
GEORGE TOWN: Super League side Penang are forced to shift the venue of their upcoming home matches to the State Stadium in Batu Kawan. ...

Hockey: Coach Rajan to rope in players who shine in MHL Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Feb 20, 2009 The Juniors are not involved in the MHL and are currently in Penang on a nine-day training stint. They will move to Johor Baru on March 3. ...

Penang Curry at Cafe de Laos Philadelphia Citypaper, PA - Feb 18, 2009 Every Wednesday, Meal Ticket pokes around the food blog world to see what’s simmering. -Lew Bryson of Seen Through a Glass pushes back at Gov. ...

Penang Library Must Pay Compensation - Cuepacs Bernama, Malaysia - Feb 16, 2009 PENANG, Feb 16 (Bernama) -- The Penang Public Library Commission has been urged to pay compensation to contract employees whose contracts were not renewed ...

SP Setia confident of achieving targeted revenue from Penang ... Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Feb 15, 2009 “The group is confident of achieving its target of RM180mil in revenue from the sale of its properties in Penang for the fiscal year ending October 2009,” ...

Former Test stars Akhtar, Rizwan shine for Pakistan side Bangkok Post, Thailand - Feb 20, 2009 The other teams which shone yesterday were: Penang SC , Malviya CC, Chandigarh, Chittagong, Tamil Nadu, Angad CC and RBSC. RBSC gave the tournament an ... Bahrain post tough win in Sri Lanka friendly Gulf Daily News all 2 news articles »

Ramdan moves into last eight New Straits Times, Malaysia - Feb 20, 2009 Ramdan, who wants to emulate his father Misbun as an established international, defeated H'ng Ken Wai of Penang 21-16, 21-15 and will play Sunny Gnow Chee ...

Malaysia Star

Penang Hawker Food - Window Sherbet (Ais Tingkap) Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Feb 16, 2009 In Penang we always go for ice kacang and cendol as our desert. Recently, I have posted coconut jelly in my blog and it created awareness among my readers. ...

Malaysia Star

Aussie Tourist Numbers To Malaysia On The Increase Bernama, Malaysia - Feb 20, 2009 Carlton club executives and players who recently spent a few days in Penang are most impressed with Malaysia. "The club's website features glowing reports ... Finding the right strategies Malaysia Star Branding Malaysia Malaysia Star all 9 news articles »

Peranakan pleasures
New Straits Times, Malaysia - Feb 20, 2009
There’sa distinct difference between the Nyonya food of Penang and that of Malacca and Singapore due to the proximity of the latter to Indonesia and Penang ...

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From Paris to Penang, With Love

By WINNIE YEOH

GEORGE TOWN: It was a dream come true and a mission accomplished for Yang Swee How when his girlfriend Toh Sze Wooi accepted his marriage proposal under the Eiffel Tower in Paris last September.

Yang and Toh who had been courting for six years, had known each other for nine years since they were students of Tunku Abdul Rahman College

From Paris with love : Yang (left) and Toh tie the knot.

“It meant the world to me when she said ‘yes’ to my proposal,” said Yang, a postgraduate student pursuing a PhD in micro engineering in Britain.

Toh, who always wanted to visit Paris, said it was double joy when Yang proposed to her at the tower.

Although Paris is touted as the perfect place to get married for young couples like Yang and Toh, both of them, aged 27, still decided to register their marriage at home and on Valentine’s Day.

They were among 25 couples who tied the knot at the Penang Chinese Town Hall during a mass marriage registration ceremony.

For Rachel Yeoh, 22, and 26-year-old Ryan Lee, who married in another mass wedding at the Penang Che Hoon Khor Moral Uplifting Society with 59 other couples, it was hate at first sight when they met at a school camp seven years ago.

“I was a Girl Guide from Convent Light Street and he was a Scout from Penang Free School at the camp where he constantly bullied and picked on me, giving me chores like picking up rubbish and cleaning the camp area,” said Yeoh, a university student.

Love, however, blossomed when they met at other group outings when Lee, a sales consultant, showed his “loving and considerate” side.

‘Besties’ couples: (From left) Khoo, Lee, Yeoh and Tung plan to hold their wedding dinner in June and go on honeymoon together to Europe.

The couple’s best friends Khoo Kah King, 26, and Fiona Tung, 25, who were also in the mass wedding, planned to hold a joint wedding reception with them in June and go on the same honeymoon trip to Europe in December.

“We have been really close friends for the past six years and Lee is like a brother to me,” said businessman Khoo.

SOURCE: The Star's "Two wed in Penang after proposal under Eiffel Tower"

Penang Last Week (Ending 14 FEB 2009)

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PENANG RACES: Wu Jin gunning for a another victory New Straits Times, Malaysia - Feb 13, 2009 He went two up in December last year beating R o bb ins by a neck in a Class 4 event over 1200m in Penang in good going and clocked 1:12.1. ...

BSN's SSP Saving Product A Hit In Penang Bernama, Malaysia - Feb 12, 2009 PENANG, Feb 13 (Bernama) -- Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) has received good response on its Premium Savings Certificate (SSP) in Penang, which is scheduled ...

Penang: Burning of padi straw to blame for haze Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Feb 12, 2009 GEORGE TOWN: The burning of padi straw in Seberang Prai have contributed to the haze in Penang, said state Local Government, Traffic Management and ...

Altera Continues To Expand In Penang
Bernama, Malaysia - Feb 12, 2009
PENANG, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- Altera Corporation Sdn Bhd provides a model for Penang to spur economic growth in the semiconductor industry, said Penang Chief ...
12-02-2009: Penang to set up religious goodwill council The Edge Daily
Council to hold first meet in May Malaysia Star
Festive feast for PDC employees Malaysia Star
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Malaysia Star

New attraction at college booths Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Feb 13, 2009 By ANDREA FILMER KDU College Penang will use a new approach to attract visitors to its 10 booths at this year’s Star Education Fair 2009 at the Penang ...

13-02-2009: Record year for domestic investments in Penang The Edge Daily, Malaysia - Feb 13, 2009 Statistics released by the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) showed Penang hitting investments totalling RM10.2 billion in 2008, ...

The Edge Daily

13-02-2009: Altera reinvests RM100m in 3rd facility in Penang The Edge Daily, Malaysia - Feb 12, 2009 Altera, the world leader in programmable solutions, has reinvested another RM100 million in its third facility in Penang. In the centre is Altera president, ... Altera to spend up to US$25m on global ops It opens RM100mil R&D ... Malaysia Star all 2 news articles » ALTR

Malaysia Star

Malaysian medical tourism growing Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Feb 13, 2009 Penang, Malacca and Johor Baru are the favourite destinations. Currently, 35 private hospitals are earmarked to participate in the promotion of medical ...

Hazy again in Penang
New Straits Times, Malaysia - Feb 11, 2009
GEORGE TOWN: The haze has returned to Penang, with several areas on the island and mainland recording visibility below 7km. ...

Haze limits visibility in Penang
New Straits Times, Malaysia - Feb 11, 2009
Haze has descended on Penang, limiting visibility in three areas to between four to seven kilometres. A Meterological Department spokesman here attributed ...

Site for Penang’s halal port to be decided by next month Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Feb 9, 2009 THE Penang Halal Hub Logistics steering committee will make a decision by next month on the most suitable location for the setting up of a halal port in ...

11-02-2009: Chakra Biotech to turn Penang into test centre The Edge Daily, Malaysia - Feb 12, 2009 He hoped the company would grow as a contract research organisation in Penang, doing all its research work in the state even though its customers were ...

On urban conservation Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Feb 13, 2009 Dr Ghafar was speaking at a lecture titled Urban Conservation in Malaysia: Safeguarding Cultural Heritage at the Georgetown College in Penang. ...

Malaysia Star

Students share festive cheer Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Feb 13, 2009 THE elderly at the Penang Home for the Infirm and Aged were not forgotten during Chinese New Year, when more than 300 students and teachers from SMJK Heng ...

Malaysia Star

Penang may ban parking by roadside Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Feb 9, 2009 THE Penang Government is looking into strict measures like banning roadside parking and appointing traffic wardens to tackle traffic woes in the state. ... Chow: We’ll uphold people’s mandate Malaysia Star all 2 news articles »

Malaysia Star

Penang Port sees flat volume Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Feb 9, 2009 By SHARIDAN M.ALI PENANG Port Sdn Bhd, which operates the only major seaport in the north of Peninsular Malaysia, expects flat growth this year as the ...

Number Of Retrenched Workers In Penang May Be Higher Bernama, Malaysia - Feb 13, 2009 PENANG, Feb 13 (Bernama) -- The number of workers retrenched in Penang may be more than that reported by the Labour Department so far, said the secretary of ...

Licensing problems top complaints list Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Feb 13, 2009 COMPLAINTS about the licensing department of the Penang Municipal Council top the list of complaints received by Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi’s service centre. ...

Malaysia Star

Valentine’s Day still rich in romance Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Feb 13, 2009 By ANN TAN A check by The Star at various souvenir shops in Penang showed that traders have come out with creative ideas to attract their customers. ...

Penang, the Week ending 7 FEB 2009

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Malaysia Star

Penang reps pledge support for PR govt New Straits Times, Malaysia - 6 Feb 2009 GEORGE TOWN: All 29 Pakatan Rakyat assemblymen in Penang have pledged their support for the party leadership following the recent Perak political crisis. ... Lim Dares BN To Hold Snap Election In Perak Bernama 06-02-2009: Lim: 'This is democracy the BN way' The Edge Daily Reports against PR leaders for challenging Sultan Malaysia Star Malaysia Today - The Edge Daily all 619 news articles »

Penang to host 25th World Chinese Invitational New Straits Times, Malaysia - 6 Feb 2009 PENANG Pearl Basketball Sports Club (PPBSC), with Penang Amateur Basketball Association (PABA) and Penang State Sports Council (PSSC) as co-organisers, ...

Malaysia Star

CM: Layoffs in Penang have not reached a crisis point Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 4 Feb 2009 GEORGE TOWN: A total of 791 locals were retren-ched in Penang last month but jobs are still available in the state with an online recruitment agency listing ... 05-02-2009: Penang layoffs not yet critical, says Guan Eng The Edge Daily 1000 More Lose Jobs in Penang istockAnalyst.com (press release) all 3 news articles »

Bumiputeras In Opposition States Need Help - Noh Bernama, Malaysia PENANG, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- UDA Holdings Berhad and MARA have been urged to help Bumiputera traders in states ruled by the opposition own business premises ...

The Edge Daily

1313 Workers Retrenched In Penang Last Month Bernama, Malaysia - 4 Feb 2009 PENANG, Feb 4 (Bernama) -- Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said 31 employers had retrenched 1313 workers in the state last month. ... 04-02-2009: Penang seeks RM251.6m to spruce up heritage enclave The Edge Daily all 4 news articles »

Sun2Surf

Penang Asking For RM251.6 Million Allocation For World Heritage Site Bernama, Malaysia - 3 Feb 2009 PENANG, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- The Penang government is asking for an allocation of RM251.6 from the federal government to carry out rehabilitation work at the ... Penang ready to work with Federal Govt, says Guan Eng Malaysia Star RM10m arch to mark George Town's position as a World Heritage Site ? The Sun Daily 03-02-2009: Guan Eng lambasts Tee Keat The Edge Daily New Straits Times - The Sun Daily all 12 news articles »

Fire destroys five historic Penang houses
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 3 Feb 2009
By TAN SIN CHOW GEORGE TOWN: Fire razed five houses at the Chew Jetty, one of the seven historic clan jetties in Weld Quay, early Wednesday, ...

Muhammad chides Penang Government for kindergarten closure
New Straits Times, Malaysia - 3 Feb 2009
By : Phuah Ken Lin & S. Arulldas The Penang Government was taken to task for allowing the Balik Pulau village security and development committee (JKKK) to ...

Economic policy: Better late than never? The Malaysian Insider, Malaysia - 6 Feb 2009 In early December the leaders of the five state assemblies then governed by the PR — Penang, Kedah, Perak, Selangor and Kelantan — announced that they would ...

Penang Government had right to lock kindergarten: Deputy CM New Straits Times, Malaysia - 4 Feb 2009 The Penang state government today said the site of the Tabika Kemas (Community Development Department kindergarten) in Kuala Sungai Pinang here, ...

More Than 10000 Hindu Devotees Fulfill Vows Bernama, Malaysia - 6 Feb 2009 PENANG, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- Hindu devotees began fulfilling their vows by breaking coconuts as they walked the 10km stretch in the Lord Murugan procession ...

05-02-2009: Penang wants illegal towers rationalised The Edge Daily, Malaysia - 4 Feb 2009 by Regina William GEORGE TOWN: With more than 65% of the telecommunication transmission towers and structures in Penang illegally constructed, ...

Malaysia Star

Just like home Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 6 Feb 2009 By CYNTHIA EE Key West in Florida is like Penang — an island with a unique charm and proud heritage. There was something distinctively familiar and ...

Cuepacs Wants Penang CM To Intervene
Bernama, Malaysia - 3 Feb 2009
KANGAR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has urged Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to ...

Penang property market slowing down, says Rehda
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 2 Feb 2009
Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) Penang branch chairman Datuk Jerry Chan Fook Sing said property sales had weakened noticeably since ...

GLCs Urged To Help Develop Sport Bernama, Malaysia - 6 Feb 2009 PENANG, Feb 7 (Bernama) -- The Youth and Sports Ministry hoped that more government-linked companies (GLCs)would play their role in helping to promote and ...

Jabil to keep Penang staff but Sony could retrench 200 Business Times - Malaysia, Malaysia - 2 Feb 2009 A PLAN by Jabil Circuit to cut its manufacturing capacity in several global locations is not expected to affect its operations in Penang. ... New Samsung plant may offer 2000 jobs here Business Times - Malaysia all 2 news articles »

Malaysia Star

Broken calm on beach Malaysia Star, Malaysia - 5 Feb 2009 If there is no enforcement and control, things might not look so rosy for Penang,” he said. Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) president Datuk Zainal Rahim ...

Sin Chew Jit Poh

06-02-2009: Not too late for Hee to turn back, says Guan Eng The Edge Daily, Malaysia - 5 Feb 2009 When asked of the possibility of some of the 29 Penang PR state assemblymen defecting to BN, Lim said it would be an uphill battle for BN to do that in ... Guan Eng asks Jelapang rep to reconsider decision Malaysia Star DAP Asks Hee To Reconsider Decision Sin Chew Jit Poh Guan Eng wants Hee to rethink quit move The Malaysian Insider New Straits Times - Malaysia Today all 14 news articles »

Penang plans state-of-the-art sports complex
New Straits Times, Malaysia - 1 Feb 2009
PENANG is set to build another sports complex to enhance and restore its supremacy in sports, encourage sports tourism and make the state a sports hub. ...