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Monday, April 20, 2009

Time to watch your Reps! (20-28 APR 2009)


State Legislative Assembly Members (ADUN) of the State of Pulau Pinang is having meetings from today, the Monday 20th of April until the Tuesday the 28th of April 2009. In the spirit of "Competency, Accountability and Transparency" (CAT) of the the Lim Guan Eng government, the meetings are broadcasted live via the Internet. (click on the image on the right to stream the live video or previously recorded sessions)


Refer below charts for sessions schedule:-


Refer below chart for a complete list of the present State Legislative of Penang members (click below images to view the larger versions:-


For more updates or to submit comments with regards to the video streaming service, visit the official website for the State Government of Penang.

Three months, 600+ cities, all flocking to Penang City!

Over 11,000 visitors have visited Penang City's group of websites (*.PP.my) during the first quarter of 2009, from 1st of January until 31st of March '09. The sites have also been experiencing gradual increases in visits to surpass 200 visitors per day during many of most recent days.

The visitors came from over 600 cities in 90 countries via nearly 1,000 (computer) network locations:-

  1. Over 80% of the visitors are from Malaysia, followed by United States (6.6%), Singapore (2.3%), United Kingdom (1%), Indonesia (1%), Australia, Canada, Thailand, Japan and Germany.



  2. From Malaysia peninsular, the most visitors come from the home state of Pulau Pinang ('cities' of George Town, Prai & Butterworth - 34%), followed by Malaysian towns and cities of Kuala Lumpur (23.5%), Petaling Jaya (9%), Ipoh (8%) and 'Montara' (Mont Kiara?), Kulim and Johor Bahru with 2% visitors each. Singapore also contributed 2% of the visits, at the 9th place.


  3. A total 1,357 pages were viewed a total of 18,281 times!

  4. Slightly over a third of visits were to respective home pages.

  5. 82.9% of the visits, are by new visitors, signifying potential growth of the traffic.


  6. The biggest traffic contributors were the search engines (over 70%), eg. Google (46%) and Yahoo (21.5%). Other contributing referring sites include MSN, Facebook and Google Images (Search) at about 1% each. PID Balik Pulau's website also contributed 1.5% of the visits.

  7. Over 60% of Penang City's visitors use Microsoft Internet Explorer, while a third of the visitors prefer Mozilla Firefox. Chrome, Safari and Opera are following at the bottom with 2% or less each. Over 60% of the visitors also use broadband connection in the form of DSL, T1 or Cable.


  8. TM Berhad continues to be the biggest Internet service provider in Malaysia, having fasalitated over 50% of the visits (including via its Celcom mobile broadband services) to PP.my. Other major ISPs bringing the traffic include Core IP Network Development (PenangFon & MetroFon), Maxis Communications Bhd, USM Pulau Pinang and Jaring.



  9. All these growing visits have pushed the popularity of PP.my to be in the top 1-million globally and top 12,000 in Malaysia, among over 150-million active domains as of today.



Saturday, April 18, 2009

Penang in a Week (Week Ending 18 APR 2009)

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Zainal Rahim appointed Penang state secretary

New Straits Times - ‎Apr 17, 2009‎
Penang Island Municipal Council president Datuk Zainal Rahim Seman has been appointed Penang State Secretary effective today. ...

Plans to conserve Penang heritage zone

The Sun Daily - ‎Apr 17, 2009‎
GEORGE TOWN (April 17, 2009): Almost a year after George Town was inscribed together with Malacca as a Unesco World Heritage Site, the Penang government has ...

Penang and Henan, China to promote halal industry

Malaysia Star - ‎Apr 15, 2009‎
“With such cooperation, Penang will benefit in terms of economy,'' he told reporters after a courtesy call from a delegation from the Henan's Long Mai ...

Penang Port seeks loan for channel deepening project

SteelGuru - ‎Apr 17, 2009‎
It is reported that Penang Port Commission has applied for a USD 97.4 million allocation from the transport ministry to deepen the Penang Channel. ...

Tune Hotels comes to Penang

Malaysia Star - ‎Apr 15, 2009‎
By ANDREA FILMER GEORGE TOWN: AirAsia affiliate Tune Hotels.com has launched its fifth and biggest Tune Hotel in Penang. The new budget hotel consists of ...

Penang assembly is smoke-free

Malaysia Star - ‎Apr 14, 2009‎
GEORGE TOWN: Penang has declared the State Assembly building a smoke-free zone in a move to discourage the smoking habit among elected representatives and ...

Penang police chief slams smoking ban

New Straits Times - ‎Apr 15, 2009‎
GEORGE TOWN: Police yesterday slammed the state government for announcing a blanket smoking ban in public areas for uniformed police officers without ...

Larger crowds for Penang Run

New Straits Times - ‎Apr 15, 2009‎
THE Malakoff 26km Penang 2009 Run in George Town on June 7 is expected to attract 2000 runners from the 450 who took part in last year's inaugural edition. ...

More cheap S'pore-Malaysia flights

AsiaOne - ‎Apr 18, 2009‎
Officials from both nations, who met here yesterday, also agreed to bump up the number of services to Penang, Langkawi, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu, ...

Term extended for Penang head

Malaysia Star - ‎Apr 15, 2009‎
KUALA LUMPUR: Penang Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas has had his term extended for four more years. He received the appointment letter from ...

Firefly eyes 70% load for JB-Penang sector

The Sun Daily - ‎Apr 14, 2009‎
BUDGET carrier Firefly Sdn Bhd expects a minimum load factor of 70% for its Johor Baru (JB)-Penang route which will start early next month. ...

Delicious Penang Food @ Classical Curry Mee, Air Itam

Malaysia Star - ‎Apr 16, 2009‎
If you asked the people who live in Air Itam on what are the best food around, they will surely tell you the famous laksa at the market place, ...

Initiative To Promote Penang Port At International Level

Bernama - ‎Apr 13, 2009‎
PENANG, April 13 (Bernama) -- Organising the Asean Maritime Transport Roadmap Meeting is seen as an initiative to promote Penang port at the international ...

Signs of electronics recovery

Malaysia Star - ‎Apr 17, 2009‎
SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Penang could be seeing the initial sparks of a recovery in electronics component and products exports. ...

Penang is still home to Sister Aidan

Malaysia Star - ‎Apr 12, 2009‎
By K.KASTURI DEWI GEORGE TOWN: Penang is still home, sweet home, for Octogenarian Sister Aidan Fitzgerald, the former SM Convent Green Lane principal, ...

Sikhs start celebrating Vasakhi in Penang

Malaysia Star - ‎Apr 12, 2009‎
“Those who take the initiation must live a strong, disciplined life, according to the will of God, and protect the weak or oppressed,” said Penang Wadda ...

Tune Hotel - Air Asia`s Budget Hotel Opens in Penang

Mathaba.Net - ‎Apr 16, 2009‎
The GM does not inspire confidence when asked about the fire trap issue, and reminded that a Penang lady recently lost her precious life in a hotel fire in ...

Dolores Ortiz (IRE)

SkySports - ‎Apr 15, 2009‎
HARBINGER Dansili colt out of winning miler Penang Pearl Half-brother to 5f winner Penang Sapphire and 7f-1m4f winner Penang Cinta. ...

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Penang in a Week (Week Ending 4/4/09)

Guan Eng Invites Najib To Penang

Bernama - ‎8 hours ago‎
PENANG, April 4 (Bernama) -- Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng today invited Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to the state to discuss development ...

Coping with the job market in Penang

Malaysia Star - Apr 4, 2009‎
By DAVID TAN GIVEN the slew of news coming out of Penang on companies cutting jobs and unemployment rising, it may come as a surprise that there are still ...

All Tamil schools in Penang to have own land

Malaysia Star - Apr 4, 2009‎
MAKKAL Osai reported that Penang is taking the necessary action to ensure that all Tamil schools in the state have their own buildings and that the land is ...

Robust Development For Penang During Abdullah's Term

Bernama - ‎Apr 2, 2009‎
By Muna Khalid PENANG, April 3 (Bernama) -- In the past six years, people in Penang have enjoyed an endless stream of development through the implementation ...

P1 launches WiMAX commercially in Penang

TeleGeography - ‎Apr 3, 2009‎
According to Malaysian news agency Bernama, Packet One Networks (P1) has launched commercial WiMAX services in Penang, just two months after announcing ...

Penang Delightful Hainanese Chicken Rice @ Peng Yang Cafe

Malaysia Star - ‎Apr 3, 2009‎
On the list of Penang food the most famous would be Hainanese Chicken Rice. Usually during lunch time the most common food being ordered is Chicken Rice, ...

Floodlights repaired, Penang back to City Stadium

Malaysia Star - ‎Apr 2, 2009‎
By RONNIE OH GEORGE TOWN: The floodlights have been repaired and Penang will revert to the City Stadium as their home venue for Super League matches. ...

P1 WIMAX Expands To Penang

Bernama - ‎Apr 2, 2009‎
KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 (Bernama) -- Packet One Networks (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd has launched its high-speed wireless broadband service in Penang, eight months ...

No double standards by enforcement officers — Penang Municipal Council

The Malaysian Insider - ‎Apr 3, 2009‎
PENANG, April 3 — The Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) today denied allegations that its enforcement officers practiced double standards when issuing fines ...

Najib can make economy stronger: Nor Mohamed

New Straits Times - Apr 2, 2009‎
... and better placed," he told reporters after officiating the Malaysian Government Retirees Association (Penang Chapter)'s general meeting here today. ...
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