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Saturday, August 15, 2009

Penang on CNBC

Penang’s Key Role in Manufacturing














CNBC's Adam Bakhtiar reports on the manufacturing hub in Penang - As aired on CNBC on 14 AUG 2009.

Infrastructure in Penang














Lim Guan Eng, chief minister of Penang tells CNBC's Adam Bakhtiar that despite spending billions to build a national gas pipeline, the country is still lacking in gas - as aired on Thursday, 13 AUG 2009


Patients in Penang














Medical tourism has helped to push Penang to a more service-based economy. CNBC's Adam Bakhtiar reports on what's driving patients to Penang. - as aired on 14 AUG 2009

Sunday, July 26, 2009

1 Warisan @ George Town continues - post closing... (26 JUL 2009)

Jadual hari terakhir sambutan 1 Warisan (1 Heritage) di Pulau Pinang, hari ini, Ahad, 26 JULAI 2009:-

8.30am – 11.00am Pertandingan Chingay Chingay Competition - Jalan Padang Kota Lama

10.00am – 5.00pm Pesta Seni, Muzik, Kraf & Makanan Food, Craft, Art & Music Festival - Dewan Sri Pinang, Lebuh Light

10.00am – 10.00pm Pesta Seni Antarabangsa (Pameran lukisan, forum seni dan jamuan) Art International Festival (Art workshop, art forums & art auction dinner) - Town Hall & E & O Hotel

10:00 am – 5:00pm Little Penang Street Market* - Upper Penang Road

3.00pm – 5.00pm Gostan Forward Ceramah Persembahan Tarian oleh Marion D’Cruz Gostan Forward a solo performance lecture by Marion D’Cruz - Panggung Sasaran, USM


* THIS month, the Little Penang Street Market is three years old. And at the same time, the also Market coincides with Penang's month-long celebration of Georgetown's World Heritage Site listing. So there will be lots to celebrate at the Market!

As usual, it will have around seventy wonderful stalls, selling and displaying anything and everything from clothes, jewelry, paper products, a range of organic goods, household goods, knick-knacks, antiques and collectibles, and, of course, food. Creativity and heritage are key words at the Market, and that goes for the stalls. It is a collection of wonderful things that you will find nowhere else in Penang (or indeed Malaysia).

For more information on this month's Market, click here.


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Saturday, July 25, 2009

Penang in a Week (Week Ending 25 JUL 2009)

Penang CM only acted in '11th hour', say disappointed villagers

New Straits Times - Melissa Darlyne Chow - ‎Jul 25, 2009
GEORGE TOWN: The residents of Kampung Lorong Buah Pala have taken Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to task for acting too slowly to resolve the problems over ...

Garbage, Main Cause Of River Pollution In Penang

Bernama - ‎‎Jul 25, 2009
PENANG, July 25 (Bernama) -- Industrial waste is no longer a pollution threat to rivers in the state, but garbage thrown by the public into the rivers that ...


Penang Durians For Singaporeans

Bernama - Zakaria Abdul Wahab - ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
SINGAPORE, July 23 (Bernama) - Durian lovers in Singapore can have a taste of Penang durian if they turn up at the Malaysian fresh ...

New EPU division to help Bumiputera entrepreneurs

New Straits Times - ‎‎Jul 25, 2009
The successful ones would be made role models for the others, who would be helped “to improve their standings”, he said last night when opening the Penang ...

Penang Wanita Gerakan Wants Action On Fishermen's Woes

Bernama - ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
PENANG, July 23 (Bernama) -- Penang Wanita Gerakan has proposed the setting up of a task force to look into complaints by Nibong Tebal fishermen that their ...

Selangor Close Season With 5-1 Win Over Pahang

Bernama - ‎‎Jul 25, 2009
... to its 19th defeat, would be relegated to the Premier League after collecting merely 18 points to stay behind Penang, who have two more matches to go. ...

Alternative Rapid Penang routes for Georgetown celebrations

The Malaysian Insider - ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
PENANG, July 23 – In conjunction with the first anniversary celebration of Georgetown's listing as a Unesco World Heritage Site this Saturday, ...

Gerakan Wants Penang Bridge Discount Card Revived

Bernama - ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
BUTTERWORTH, July 20 (Bernama) -- The Penang Gerakan Youth has urged the state government and the Penang Bridge Sdn Bhd (PBSB) to revive the use of the ...

Penang targets domestic and regional markets to lift tourism

Malaysia Star - David Tan - ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
GEORGE TOWN: Penang's tourism industry is eyeing the domestic and regional markets during this economically challenging period. ...

Penang Government Reminded Not To Take Away Agriculture Land

Bernama - ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
KEPALA BATAS, July 22 (Bernama) -- State Opposition leader Datuk Azhar Ibrahim on Wednesday reminded the Penang government not be too overzealous in ...

Thick haze envelops Penang

Malaysia Star - ‎Jul 19, 2009‎
Motorists travelling along the Bayan Lepas Expressway yesterday said they could not see the middle span of the Penang Bridge and the buildings on the ...

Your 10 questions for Tan Sri Azlan Zainol

Malaysia Star - Azlan Zainol - ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
Paul, Penang As a custodian of over 12 million members' retirement savings, capital preservation is important to us. The EPF has always followed a ...

Buah Pala Possibilities

Malaysia Star - ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
Penang CM gave 2 options to the developer of Kg. Buah Pala. Firstly, the developer can go ahead demolishing the houses on 3 Aug 2009 and threatened the ...

Penang group secures RM2bil in building material contracts

Malaysia Star - David Tan - ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
GEORGE TOWN: Over RM2bil worth of contracts to supply building materials have been secured by about half of the Penang Master Builders and ...


Rapid Penang To Introduce New Fare Structure From Aug 1

Bernama - ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
PENANG, July 21 (Bernama) -- Rapid Penang Sdn Bhd will introduce a new fare structure from Aug 1 in line with the government's announcement to improve the ...

1 Warisan (1 Heritage) @ George Town (25 JUL 2009)

Penang berpesta hari ini....


9.00am – 2.00pm Menaiki Sampan (Percuma) Free Boat Ride - Lim Jetty, Weld Quay

9.00am – 11.30am Jejak Warisan “Street of Harmony” Heritage Walk “Street of Harmony” - Meet at Town Hall, Jalan Padang Kota Lama

9.00am – 5.00pm Pameran Khazanah Pulau Pinang Penang Heritage Exhibition - INTI International College Penang, 1Z Jalan Bukit Jambul

10.00am – 5.00pm Pesta Seni, Muzik, Kraf & Makanan Food, Craft, Art & Music Festival - Dewan Sri Pinang, Lebuh Light

10.00am – 10.00pm Pesta Seni Antarabangsa (Pameran lukisan, forum seni dan pertunjukan drama) Art International Festival (Art workshop, art forums & drama performance) - Town Hall & Wawasan Open University

11.00am – 7.00pm Pameran Sejarah Perkampungan Masjid Melayu dan Kebudayaan Tradisi Islam Exhibition on the Acheen Street Mosque History and Islamic Traditional Culture - Acheen Street Mosque, Lebuh Acheh

3.00pm – 5.00pm Gostan Forward Ceramah Persembahan Tarian oleh Marion D’Cruz Gostan Forward a solo performance lecture by Marion D’Cruz - Penang Heritage Trust, 26 Lebuh Gereja

5.00pm – 10.00pm Gerai Jualan dan Demonstrasi Kraf Food Stalls and Craft Demonstration - Islamic Museum Park, Lebuh Acheh

5.00pm – 7.00pm Perarakan beca Trishaw Parade – “Street of Harmony-Heritage Zone”

5.00pm – 9.00pm Wayang Boneka Hokkien Hokkien Puppet Theatre - Cheah Kongsi, 8 Lebuh Armenian (Open House, 9.00am)

5.30pm – 9.30pm Opera Teochew Teochew Opera - In front of Goddess of Mercy Temple, Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling

5.00pm – 10.00pm Persembahan Muzik Islam Islamic Musical Performance - Acheen Street Mosque & 35 Lebuh Queen

5.00pm – 10.00pm Simpang “Rasa-rasa dan Kraftangan” Little Penang Street Market Craft and Food Corner of Little Penang Street Market - Lebuh Armenian

6.00pm – 10.00pm Rumah Terbuka Open House - Meng Eng Soo Temple, Jalan Pintal Tali

6.30pm – 10.30pm Pertunjukan Kebudayaan Teochew dan Cina Showcase of Teochew & Chinese Culture (Dragon Dance, 24 Seasonal Drum, Teochew Opera,Traditional Games, Chinese Dance & Teochew Delicacies) - Inside & in front of Teochew Association, 127 Lebuh Chulia

7.00pm – 10.00pm Tarian India dan Muzik Klasikal Indian Dance and Classical Music - Next to Kuil Arulmigu Mahamariamman, Lebuh Queen

8.00pm – 10.00pm Persembahan jalanan pelbagai kaum Multi ethnic street performance - “Street of Harmony – Heritage Zone”

8.00pm – 10.30pm Tayangan filem “Road to Dawn” Film Screening “Road to Dawn” - Penang Chinese Town Hall, Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling

9.00pm – 10.30pm Majlis Penutupan Perayaan Sambutan Ulang Tahun Pertama George Town Sebagai Tapak Warisan Dunia UNESCO Closing Ceremony of The 1st Anniversary George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site Celebration - Khoo Kongsi, Lebuh Cannon



Meanwhile, an ICT Week, perhaps in conjunction with the start of PIKOM ICT Month, is also being celebrated at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)'s Minden Campus, at its Eureka Complex and Student Main Hall, beginning 23 JUL 2009 until tomorrow, 26 JUL 2009. Read more about the programmes schedule at Enovate's Website. Other programmes at USM include a movie screening - Afdlin Shauki's Pappadom at Dewan Tunku Syed Putra, today at 8pm and; a Gostan Forward solo performance lecture by Marion D’Cruz at Panggung Sasaran, tomorrow, Sunday at 3pm.


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