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 »

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...