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Monday, June 8, 2009

Penang in a Week (Week Ending 6 JUNE 2009)

abbas abdul academician achieve admitted airasia airline airport all american andrea appointed approach arrived assemblyman aussie award become chennai chief civil corruption deputy direct executive flights floral government govt graft h1n1 malaysia mansor minister october othman practical promotion reward rm10 servants set singapore start state sukma sworn today wednesday win


US Tourist Warded In Penang For Fever

Bernama - ‎Jun 6, 2009‎
PENANG, June 6 (Bernama) -- An American tourist who arrived at the Bayan Lepas International Airport here tonight was taken to the Penang Hospital after he ...

IT Consultant To Ride A Trishaw From Melaka To Penang

Bernama - ‎Jun 6, 2009‎
Bukit Cina-born Frankie Tan, 40, began the ride at 9.15am in Bandar Hilir here and is expected to arrive in Penang in a month's time. ...

Penang Declares Mondays "No Plastic Day"

Bernama - ‎Jun 5, 2009‎
PENANG, June 5 (Bernama) -- The Penang government has declared every Monday as a "No Plastic Day" for the state beginning July 1. ...

Penang Port to hand over ferry ops to govt

New Straits Times - ‎Jun 4, 2009‎
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) is expected to hand over its loss-making ferry operations to the Federal Government. ...

Penang come from behind to edge Johor

New Straits Times - ‎Jun 4, 2009‎
By P. Chandra Sagarancsagaran@nst.com.my DEFENDING champions Penang edged Johor 2-1 in the girls' Under-18 category of the MSSM hockey tournament in Ipoh ...

Press Statement By Penang Chief Minister And DAP Secretary-General ...

Malaysia Today - ‎Jun 6, 2009‎
DAP Penang Leaders And Members Will Not Seek State Awards In This Year's State Honours List To Demonstrate That Political Power Is All About Public ...

All set to become Penang deputy chief minister I

New Straits Times - ‎May 31, 2009‎
PERMATANG PAUH: Parti Keadilan Rakyat's Mansor Othman, a former academician, is set to become the next deputy chief minister I of Penang after cruising to ...

IIT-Kanpur To Help Set Up Research Centre In Penang

Bernama - ‎Jun 4, 2009‎
... likely from Singapore, Stanford University in California and Taiwan, are to be involved in developing the project to be based in Penang. ...



AirAsia to have direct flights from Penang to Chennai

Hindu - ‎Jun 2, 2009‎
Kuala Lumpur (PTI): Malaysia's low cost airline, AirAsia, will start direct flights from Penang to Chennai by October. AirAsia chief executive officer Tony ...

Penang offering civil servants money, promotions for exposing ...

Malaysia Star - ‎Jun 2, 2009‎
By ANDREA FILMER GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Government has introduced a RM10,000 reward for civil servants who reveal wrongdoings and graft within government ...

Mansor sworn in as Penang deputy CM 1

New Straits Times - ‎Jun 2, 2009‎
Penanti State Assemblyman Mansor Othman was sworn in today as Penang Deputy Chief Minister I before the Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas at his ...
Mansor sworn in as deputy CM New Straits Times

Penang Govt Appoints Tan As MPPP President

Bernama - ‎Jun 3, 2009‎
Mansor Othman, who was sworn in as the Penang Deputy Chief Minister I today, said the State Executive Council (Exco) meeting Wednesday decided to appoint ...

Penang Mulls Withdrawing From Sukma 2010

Bernama - ‎Jun 3, 2009‎
PENANG, June 3 (Bernama) -- Penang may not send its contingent to the 13th Malaysia Games (Sukma) in Melaka next year if the sports infrastructure for it is ...

Good Practical Approach from Penang Government in Fighting Graft

Malaysia Star - ‎Jun 3, 2009‎
Speaking as a citizen of Malaysia i am fully supportive of this practical idea and Penang effort to achieve zero corruption rate. More state government in ...

Firefly To Carry 1.2 Mln Passengers This Year

Bernama - ‎Jun 5, 2009‎
Firefly managing dierctor, Eddy Leong, said the community airline, which operated out of Subang and Penang, carried about 300000 passengers from January to ...

Mah Sing encouraged by good sales of Southbay property

Malaysia Star - ‎Jun 5, 2009‎
GEORGE TOWN: Mah Sing Group Bhd is bringing forward to the next two to three months the launch of its bungalows for the RM1.35bil Southbay Penang mixed ...

Penang crushing continues smoothly

Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd - ‎Jun 4, 2009‎
Cane growers in Rakiraki are pleased that the crushing at the Penang Sugar Mill has begun. The Mill faced some disruptions last month after the initial ...

Monday, May 25, 2009

Penang in a Week (Week Ending 23 MAY 2009)




Things Are Brewing Up In Penang Gerakan

Bernama - ‎May 24, 2009‎
BUKIT MERTAJAM, May 24 (Bernama) -- Things are brewing up in Penang Gerakan after four branches in Machang Bubok today openly called on the state chairman, ...

Taxi fares likely to go up soon in Penang

New Straits Times - ‎May 23, 2009‎
BALIK PULAU: The Federal Government has proposed a fare hike for Penang taxi drivers, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed ...

Aussie in Penang Hospital found free of A (H1N1)

Malaysia Star - ‎May 23, 2009‎
BY ANTHONY TAN and NG CHENG YEE GEORGE TOWN: The Australian who was admitted to the Penang Hospital for observation for the influenza A (H1N1) virus on ...

Penang govt wants air cargo hub

The Sun Daily - ‎May 22, 2009‎
GEORGE TOWN (May 22, 2009): The Penang government is urging Malaysia Airport Berhad (MAB) to push for an allocation to build an integrated air cargo ...

DiGi to double Penang broadband coverage by August

Malaysia Star - ‎May 21, 2009‎
By DAVID TAN GEORGE TOWN: DiGi Telecommuni-cations Sdn Bhd plans to double its broadband service coverage in Penang by August. ...

Penang MCA respects Tsu Koon's appointment

Sin Chew Jit Poh - ‎May 21, 2009‎
PUTRAJAYA: MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the decision by the Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman to appoint Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon as Penang ...

Second A(H1N1) case confirmed in Penang

Sin Chew Jit Poh - ‎May 15, 2009‎
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry today announced that the country's second case of Influenza A (H1N1) has been detected in Penang as the authorities continue ...

No more wow factor

Malaysia Star - ‎May 19, 2009‎
The outcome in Permatang Pauh showed that the Penang mood had not changed much since the general election last year. Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's charisma and ...

More Flights By Silkair, Singapore Airlines For S'pore-Penang Route

Bernama - ‎May 21, 2009‎
PENANG, May 21 (Bernama) -- The Penang government Thursday announced that SilkAir and Singapore Airlines would make 21 flights weekly for the ...

A trolley bus took me to the ferry

New Straits Times - ‎May 23, 2009‎
A tram operating in Penang in this undated photograph. Penang introduced the had trams in 1906 and they were abandoned in 1936 in favour of trolley buses. ...

Penang Govt ready to allocate land for Tamil schools

Malaysia Star - ‎May 20, 2009‎
MAKKAL Osai reported Penang De-puty Chief Minister Prof Dr P. Ramasamy as saying that the state was ready to allocate land for Tamil schools. ...

Penang Police Destroy VCD, DVD Worth RM2.2 Mil

Bernama - ‎May 21, 2009‎
PENANG, May 21 (Bernama) -- Penang police destroyed 244323 pirated and pornographic VCDs and DVDs worth RM2.2 million here today. Penang police chief Datuk ...

Carnival affair at World Squash Day 2009

Malaysia Star - ‎May 23, 2009‎
In Malaysia, several states took part in the celebration, including the Penang International Squash Centre in Bukit Dumbar, Penang, where world No. ...
'Squash will make Olympic cut' The News International

Woman with high fever hospitalised in Penang

Malaysia Star - ‎May 20, 2009‎
GEORGE TOWN: A woman was warded for observation at the Penang Hospital after developing high fever and displaying flu symptoms. ...

Penang Gerakan backs Chin Peng's return on humanitarian grounds

New Straits Times - ‎May 20, 2009‎
By : Looi Sue-Chern Penang Gerakan has come out in support of a call to allow former Communist Party of Malaya leader Chin Peng to return to Malaysia. ...
Gerakan wants Chin Peng home The Malaysian Insider

Penang police's 227kg ganja haul

New Straits Times - ‎May 20, 2009‎
Penang police chief Datuk Ayub Yaakub said the ganja, compressed into 240 blocks, could fetch up to RM900,000 on the streets. He said the raid was a joint ...
Police seize 227kg ganja in Penang The Nut Graph

Nai Khan, First Siamese To Contest In Election

Bernama - ‎May 24, 2009‎
By Alan Ting PENANG, May 24 (Bernama) -- If not for the Penanti by-election, not many people would know about Nai Khan Ari, a factory manager who became the ...

Foreign trio free of A (H1N1)

Malaysia Star - ‎May 23, 2009‎
GEORGE TOWN: The Australian, who was admitted to the Penang Hospital for observation for influenza A (H1N1) on Friday, is free of the virus. ...

Carrot for Penang contingent to bring back the glory days

New Straits Times - ‎May 18, 2009‎
Penang athletes will be rewarded by Southern Rubber Works if they shine in the four-day National Schools Athletics Championships which start at the National ...



All 208 declared free from flu virus

New Straits Times - ‎May 23, 2009‎
His friend, who had met him upon his return, flew to Penang where she was warded at Penang Hospital on May 16. Dr Ismail said that of the 138807 passengers ...

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