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Do we need another ‘theme park’ and golf resort in land-scarce Penang? (updated)

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At present Penang has four major golf courses:

  1. The Bukit Jambul Country Club, an 18-hole golf course on the island, rated the second most beautiful course in Malaysia
  2. The Penang Golf Resort, a 36-hole course in Bertam on the mainland designed by Graham Marsh.
  3. The Air Force Club’s 9-hole course in Butterworth, originally set up by the Royal Australian Air Force.
  4. The Bukit Jawi Golf Resort, a 36-hole “golfer’s paradise” spread over a 315-acre fairway.

With three golf courses on the mainland alone, do we really need a fourth? Is that the best and most environmentally friendly use of our scarce land?

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Mysterious work at Penang’s Sore Thumb continues

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Two excavators huffed and puffed their way on a Sunday (yesterday) at Penang’s Sore Thumb, as workers beavered away on land supposedly alloted for the Tanjung Bungah Coastal Park.

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Penang government to allocate RM40000 to each Umno Adun

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In a step in the right direction, the Penang state government will allocate RM40000 each to each Umno Adun for small projects from 2014.

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Penang to build 20000 ‘affordable’ homes

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Amidst disquiet about the high property prices in the state, the Penang government has announced that eight projects, which will provide 19425 new homes in the state, are in the pipeline.

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Post-election doldrums hit Malaysia

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Roused by the soaring rhetoric of pre-election campaign promises, many Malaysians have settled into a state of post-election despondency as the economy weakens and politics return to business as usual. The letdown was palpable on Independence Day, where unlike previous August 31 celebrations few private buildings or cars displayed the national flag.

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Live: Bersih People’s Tribunal – Day 3

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Transmission of Day 3 of the Bersih People’s Tribunal (18-22 September) from the Empire Hotel in Subang. A playlist for all the earlier sessions is included below.

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Introducing 1Malaysia Paint (what else) ….

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Little-known loss-making commercial paint maker Sersol Bhd appoints Khazanah exco chairman Nor Mohamed Yakcop’s 32-year-old son Mohamed Ridzuan Nor Md as its managing director. Two days later the firm signs an MOU with the Malay Contractors Association to supply 1Malaysia Paint (Cat1Malaysia) to be used by PKMM members – as Sersol’s share price soars.

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Was Gurney Drive siltation caused by 2004 tsunami?

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One of the most ‘thought-provoking’ moments at the recent E&O forum was when a consultant said the siltation at Gurney Drive near the Phase 1 land reclamation for the Seri Tanjung Pinang project in Tanjung Tokong was caused by the 2004 tsunami.

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Chased out of restaurant, but Muslims, Christians pull off memorable Malaysia Day dialogue

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A dramatic Malaysia Day in Butterworth that had a happy ending. Despite two police reports lodged against them and having to switch venues twice, including suffering the indignity of being thrown out of a restaurant, participants of a Muslim-Christian interfaith dialogue yesterday refused to give up.

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12 steps to a more liveable George Town

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This is blog visitor tunglang’s vision of a liveable and commuter-friendly inner-city George Town and how it can be achieved:

A tram cruising along Chulia St circa 1918 – Thanks to Ric Francis for this postcard image from his collection; also appeared in his book Penang Trams, Trolleybuses and Railways
A tram cruising along Chulia St circa 1918 – Thanks to Ric Francis for this postcard image from his collection; also appeared in his book Penang Trams, Trolleybuses and Railways
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