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. ...

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

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Malaysia

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 all 5 news articles »

'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) all 2 news articles »

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 all 2 news articles »

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 all 8 news articles »

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 all 3 news articles »

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 all 1,105 news articles »

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 ...