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. Continue reading »
Nov 142011
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. Continue reading »
Oct 172011
Heeding Bayan Bay residents’ protests, the Penang state government has called off a controversial proposed agreement to allow Boustead Holdings Bhd to reclaim land as compensation for having to scale down the firm’s hotel along Weld Quay. Continue reading »
Oct 162011
A delegation from Penang Forum, a coalition of 14 Penang-based NGOs, met Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng this evening to discuss areas of concern. Continue reading »
Oct 022011
Some 150 residents from half a dozen condominium complexes along Bayan Bay turned up this morning to register their protest against further land reclamation along Bayan Bay.
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