According to a reliable source, the award of reclaimed land as payment-in-kind to the builder of the Gurney Drive-Bagan Ajam tunnel will not involve any additional reclaimed land beyond what had already been approved and provided for earlier.
Blowing RM10m on a car park
The Penang government should perish the thought of spending a further RM5.5-6.75m on a new car-park to replace the RM4.3m ‘Kancil car park’.
Old Penang: Air Itam Road
A light rail or tramway once extended from the Weld Quay jetty to Penang Hill via Air Itam Road.
Kuantan MP cooks up a ‘love dish’
That’s your energetic chopper-wielding chef, ‘Cik Wani’, rustling up a meal with a difference. Not for the faint-hearted.
44-acre theme park near Teluk Bahang Dam
There is no let-up in the development frenzy in Penang. The MPPP has approved a 44-acre RM120m theme park near the Teluk Bahang Dam.
RM5-8bn Penang tunnel: Another controversial swap deal
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.
Hawaiian ‘Bob Dylan’ croons Occupy protest songs at Apec dinner
Wearing an ‘Occupy with Aloha’ T-shirt, Hawaiian recording artist Makana crooned protest songs for 45 minutes during a top-security Apec dinner for world leaders in Honolulu.
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. 
Large turnout at Diwali Open House near Klang
A large crowd has turned up at a Diwali Open House at a school in Kampung Jawa near Klang tonight.
Penang: Opt for rail transport instead of RM8bn on roads
A Pakatan state assembly member has urged the Penang state government to opt for rail transit instead of blowing RM8bn on more road infrastructure.