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RM5-8bn Penang tunnel: Another controversial swap deal

 Accountability, Climate change, Development issues, Public transport, Sustainable development  67 Responses »
Nov 142011
 

The Penang government plans to hand over more super-prime sea-front land to corporations as part of a swap deal to finance the controversial proposed RM5-8bn 6.5km tunnel from Gurney Drive to Bagan Ajam.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 12.43pm  Tagged with: land reclamation, swap deal, tunnel

Ivory-Dijaya JV for RM10bn ‘Penang World City’ project

 Accountability, Development issues  20 Responses »
Nov 122011
 
Ivory-Dijaya JV for RM10bn 'Penang World City' project

Ivory Properties Group Bhd is entering into a 51:49 joint venture with Dijaya Corporation Bhd to develop 103 acres of super-prime Bayan Mutiara sea-front land that it is acquiring from PDC for RM1.1bn or RM240psf.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 1.50pm

Razaleigh on the scandal of the IPPs

 Accountability, Energy resources  19 Responses »
Nov 032011
 

Tengku Razaleigh highlights the scandal of the independent power producers and how it has cost TNB, consumers and the nation dearly.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 9.55pm  Tagged with: Bakun Dam, IPP, TNB

Two heritage sites in George Town vandalised

 Accountability, Malaysian history, People's Park/PGCC  8 Responses »
Nov 022011
 
Two heritage sites in George Town vandalised

“It is a sad day when we see two architectural treasures within the George Town World Heritage Site, Convent Light Street and Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, vandalised by Malaysians to make racial political statements.”

 Posted by Anil Netto at 7.02pm  Tagged with: Kancil car park, MPSP, State assembly building, vandalism

RM20m compensation for Boustead

 Accountability, Sustainable development  23 Responses »
Oct 282011
 

The Penang state government has agreed to give RM20m in compensation to Boustead Holdings Bhd for scaling down the height of its hotel in the George Town heritage zone from 12-storeys to five storeys. 

 Posted by Anil Netto at 9.27am  Tagged with: Boustead, compensation, heritage, hotel, land reclamation
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