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Five major Penang developers plan to build homes priced at RM0.5m-RM3.3m

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When the Penang government allowed the maximum density of 30 homes per acre for residential properties to be raised to 87 homes per acre in 2010, the argument was that the higher density would allow developers to build more affordable homes. Yeah, right. (Did you really believe that at the time?)

Take a look at this report below, now. Five major developers are now focusing on homes with prices ranging from RM480,000 to RM3.3m. The question is, just whom are they building for? The ordinary people of Penang? I think not.

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Liow, resolve privatised Penang ferries debacle before you think of privatising rail services

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Liow, resolve privatised Penang ferries debacle before you think of privatising rail services

I knew this would happen.

Just when KTMB is doing well and packing in passengers into new electric trains after billions of public funds were spent on double tracking, along comes Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai with an announcement that the authorities plan to allow private companies, apart from KTM, to operate rail services on inter-city routes.

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Hand over Penang port, ferries to state government, says Penang Forum

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Hand over Penang port, ferries to state government, says Penang Forum

The ferry dis-service in Penang is ridiculous! Penang Forum has just released this urgent statement:

The Penang Forum Steering Committee is heartened that the federally controlled Penang Port Commission has requested the privatised Penang Port Sdn Bhd to postpone the plan to reduce the ferry service that was scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2016.

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Red sea at Kuantan due to bauxite mining

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Red sea at Kuantan due to bauxite mining

LKIM (Malaysians Fisheries Development Board), please do something about this. What are you doing to protect the livelihoods of the fishermen there? Who is responsible for this enivironmental disaster?

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As ferry commuters fume, PPC asks Penang Port to defer reduction in ferries

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A temporary reprieve (see below).

It is time to step up the pressure against the federal Transport Ministry, the federally controlled Penang Port Commission, and the privatised Penang Port Sdn Bhd, which is linked to Sea Terminal under Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary.

We are not just demanding that the ferries not be reduced from 1 January. We want MORE ferries. If not, hand over the ferry service to the Penang state government.

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Fishermen bear disproportionate cost of Penang transport masterplan

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The financing model for the Penang transport masterplan and the very plan itself appears to be fundamentally flawed.

For a start, it is the fishermen of Penang who will have to bear a disproportionate amount of the cost in the form of their very livelihoods.

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Residents see red over bauxite mining near Kuantan

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Residents see red over bauxite mining near Kuantan

A ban on Indonesian metal ore exports and the weaker ringgit and expanded alumina refinery capacity in China has led to a surge in Malaysian bauxite exports.

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Penang demands more ferries: Get your act together, Liow Tiong Lai!

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Penang demands more ferries: Get your act together, Liow Tiong Lai!

Penangites are utterly fed up and disgusted with the pathetic ferry service that the privatised Penang Port Sdn Bhd is providing. For this the Transport Minister must take full responsibility.

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Muslims host landmark visit by Christian delegation at prominent blue mosque

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In a rare landmark visit to a prominent mosque, a delegation of Christians, led by Bishop Sebastian Francis, visited the Abdullah Fahim Mosque in Bertam in Province Wellesley on 14 December 2015.

Abdullah Fahim Mosque hosts visit by Christians

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Kota Raya: Here we go again…

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Kota Raya: Here we go again…

Some quarters appear to be out to ratchet up tensions, taking the law into their own hands.

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