Hearing sessions are taking place in Penang Island and mainland Penang to allow upset ratepayers to present their objections to the hefty assessment hikes from next year. One Penang Island city councillor said 50,000 written objections to the proposed...
A section of the Dewan Dato Haji Ahmad Badawi building, barely 20 years old, at the Butterworth town field, has collapsed (see video above). The building is believed to come under the purview of the Seberang Perai council, which exactly...
The Penang state government must reveal who are the real current owners of the illegal quarry in Teluk Bahang, which has devastated the hills there. Long before the expose in the Star yesterday, Penang Hills Watch had highlighted the...
The hefty hikes in Penang Island City Council assessments a year after Pakatan Harapan was returned to power in the Penang has alarmed many Penang residents. It shows us that that short new "toll-free" highway in Paya Terubong – which...
Much ado about “city” status being conferred on Seberang Perai (mainland Penang). But then ahead of the big day on 16 September, the council sent out notices of its intention to hike assessment rates (cukai pintu) – though residents...