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.
Newspaper sales continue to slide
Except for a handful of dailies, newspapers are struggling to arrest the slide in their sales.
Penang Forum activists meet CM
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.
Bicycle lanes: View from Copenhagen
Bicycle lanes – why not look at how Copenhagen and other European cities manage them?
KTK: Your ‘favourite’ cyclist
If we really want to promote cycling and bicycle lanes, maybe what we need is a mascot.
Auditor-General’s report: Has anything really changed?
A couple of reports have surfaced indicating the Auditor-General’s report has been delayed.
CBI report on Maran bros, AK, Ralph
Read India’s Central Bureau of Investigation report of its proble into the dealings of the Maran brothers, Maxis, Astro, Ananda Krishnan and Ralph Marshall.
Selangor to introduce bicycle lanes
Selangor is setting the early pace: Kuala Kubu Bharu could have bicycle lanes by December, followed by PJ and Shah Alam. How about Penang, Kinta Valley and JB?
Ousted CEO receives millions for 11 months work
How would you like to be paid millions for 11 months work? That’s what ousted Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheke pocketed.
Missing police boat engines an inside job?
First it was jet engines that disappeared from an air force base; this time four patrol boat engines have mysteriously ‘walked away’ from a marine police store in Penang.