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COMMENT | Why is Penang govt obsessed with LRT?: Rail system doesn't seem the best solution to state's transport woes.
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COMMENT | Why is Penang govt obsessed with LRT?
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Foodies will be spoilt for choice at Ramadan bazaar: GEORGE TOWN: With Ramadan just days away, foodies will be spoilt for choice with 94 bazaars set to offer a ...
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Foodies will be spoilt for choice at Ramadan bazaar
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Penang Council seizes 28 e-scooters at Lebuh Armenian: GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) seized 28 e-scooters from a business premise at Lebuh ...
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Penang Council seizes 28 e-scooters at Lebuh Armenian
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When a woman’s touch helps in a ‘man’s job’: GEORGE TOWN: Park your car illegally and you might have the “privilege” of having your vehicle towed away by the ...
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When a woman’s touch helps in a ‘man’s job’
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A total of 25 escooters have been seized by Penang Island City Council (MBPP) during a special operation in George Town on Friday (March 1) ... Show more
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Penang cracks down on illegal escooter rentals: GEORGE TOWN: It may be fun to zip through the streets on an electric-powered micro-mobility vehicle ...
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Penang cracks down on illegal escooter rentals
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Festive do draws diverse crowd: Multiracial harmony was on full display as people of different backgrounds celebrated Chinese New Year with elected ...
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Festive do draws diverse crowd
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Batu Ferringhi in dire need of rejuvenation: FROM KIMON NICOLAIDES Honolulu, USA
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Batu Ferringhi in dire need of rejuvenation
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Light Street living up to its name: GEORGE TOWN: Those visiting the Esplanade promenade will surely find it hard to miss the enthralling new LED installation.
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Light Street living up to its name
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Creating memories over the years in City Park: MANY old-timers will recall that Penang City Park (previously known as Penang Youth Park) was a popular spot for ...
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Creating memories over the years in City Park
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Waterfront venue ready in 2025: CONSTRUCTION of the new Penang Waterfront Convention Centre (PWCC) has topped out, with completion on track for the second ...
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Waterfront venue ready in 2025
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Penang council ordered to pay nearly RM1mil over revoked hotel permit: The Federal Court concurred with two lower courts that the termination of the permit six ...
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Penang council ordered to pay nearly RM1mil over revoked hotel permit
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MP: Store sufficient water before Jan 10: GEORGE TOWN: Consumers in the state should store enough water to help them get through the impending four-day water cut ...
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MP: Store sufficient water before Jan 10
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A watchful eye on hill slopes: GEORGE TOWN: Frequent strict monitoring will be conducted by the authorities along the hill slope where the construction of the ...
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A watchful eye on hill slopes
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Absence of purchase records puts house owners in a pickle: From LEE CHENG HOCK of Penang.
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Absence of purchase records puts house owners in a pickle
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Penang warehouse collapse: Stop work order issued, council denies project in a rush
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Penang warehouse collapse: Stop work order issued, council denies project ...
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Penang Health Dept installs 168 automated external defibrillators: GEORGE TOWN: The state Health Department has installed a total of 168 automated external ...
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Penang Health Dept installs 168 automated external defibrillators
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I'm not asking for a 'BMW-level' toilet at Komtar, says backbencher: GEORGE TOWN: A government backbencher who was clearly irked due to his request for public ...
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I'm not asking for a 'BMW-level' toilet at Komtar, says backbencher
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Penang govt outlines flood mitigation plan for Teluk Bahang area: GEORGE TOWN: The Penang state government has taken several measures to reduce the risk and ...
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Penang govt outlines flood mitigation plan for Teluk Bahang area
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Funicular train turns 100 today: GEORGE TOWN: Since 1923, the funicular train has transported millions of people to the top of Penang Hill to take in the flora ...
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Funicular train turns 100 today
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Penang Island City Council wins award for best environmental campaign: PENANG Island City Council (MBPP) has been honoured with the Excellent Local Council Award ...
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Penang Island City Council wins award for best environmental campaign
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‘Clearing vehicles from depot takes six months’: ABANDONED cars and motorcycles continue to be an eyesore in neighbourhoods and now have become an environmental ...
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‘Clearing vehicles from depot takes six months’
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Reaching out to the needy: Association provides 150 families with grocery items for Deepavali.
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Reaching out to the needy
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Seven illegals detained in joint operation in Penang's south-west district: GEORGE TOWN: Seven illegal immigrants were detained in an operation conducted by ...
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Seven illegals detained in joint operation in Penang's south-west district
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Penang CM explains land sale: GEORGE TOWN: Chow Kon Yeow has defended the sale of the Penang Development Corporation (PDC) land in southern Seberang Prai ...
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Penang CM explains land sale
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New councillors ready to make a difference: SEVERAL newly appointed councillors of Penang Island City Council (MBPP) are ready to hit the ground running.
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New councillors ready to make a difference
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23 MBPP councillors sworn in for 2023-2024 term: GEORGE TOWN: A total of 23 councillors have been sworn in to serve Penang Island City Council (MBPP) for the ...
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23 MBPP councillors sworn in for 2023-2024 term
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Rain fails to dampen spirit of charity at carnival: DESPITE a downpour, thousands thronged St Nicholas Home (SNH) for its annual food carnival at its premises in ...
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Rain fails to dampen spirit of charity at carnival
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When foreign ‘friends’ play tout: GEORGE TOWN: Illegal and untrained, groups of foreign tour guides are hoodwinking enforcement personnel by claiming they are ...
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When foreign ‘friends’ play tout
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Allowance for traffic wardens: THE Penang Island City Council (MBPP) will pay school traffic wardens a modest monthly allowance as a token of appreciation for ...
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Allowance for traffic wardens
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New exco line-up brimming with plans for harmonious Penang: THE only woman in the state exco line-up, Sungai Pinang assemblyman Lim Siew Khim believes she has ...
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New exco line-up brimming with plans for harmonious Penang
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Only five cars towed to make space for ceramah, says MBPP: GEORGE TOWN: Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has denied having towing away 20 cars to clear space ...
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Only five cars towed to make space for ceramah, says MBPP
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Road resurfacing not linked to state polls, says mayor: WITH nomination just days away, election fever is heating up and motorists are expecting better roads ...
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Road resurfacing not linked to state polls, says mayor
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Sharp rise in animal cruelty cases: GEORGE TOWN: The number of animal cruelty cases involving cats and dogs is on the rise in the state ...
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Sharp rise in animal cruelty cases
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Teluk Bahang animal shelter appeals for funds: Torrential rains that submerged parts of Penang also wreaked havoc on the Penang Animal Welfare Society’s (4PAWS) ...
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Teluk Bahang animal shelter appeals for funds
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Penang island hit by flash floods after early morning downpour: GEORGE TOWN: Parts of Penang island were hit by flash floods, with trees uprooted after rain ...
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Penang island hit by flash floods after early morning downpour
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Rowdy Tourists Spark Partial Airbnb Ban on Malaysian Island: One of Malaysia’s top tourist draws, Penang Island, has slapped a partial ban on Airbnb Inc ...
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Rowdy Tourists Spark Partial Airbnb Ban on Malaysian Island
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Downpour gives high-rise residents the jitters: GEORGE TOWN: Residents living in high-rise apartments along Jalan Gangsa where a major road project is being ...
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Downpour gives high-rise residents the jitters
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Ill behaved tourists in Malaysia leads to Airbnb ban on Penang Island: One of Malaysia’s top tourist draws, Penang Island, has slapped a partial ban on Airbnb ...
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Ill behaved tourists in Malaysia leads to Airbnb ban on Penang Island
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Empowering fishing community: KOPERASI Komuniti Pulau Pinang Selatan Bhd (KKPPSB) has fulfilled its contract to oversee the supply of 20 boats and engines to ...
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Empowering fishing community
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Penang water cuts from May 14 until 17 due to sudden drop in Sungai Muda water level
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Penang water cuts from May 14 until 17 due to sudden drop in Sungai Muda ...
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Lessons from Penang’s fishermen: From their heritage to their ‘kampung-nomics’, here are three things every Malaysian should know about Penang’s fisherfolk ...
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Lessons from Penang’s fishermen
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MBPP seeks damages from company over Weld Quay pedestrian bridge damage: GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has filed a notice to claim damages ...
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MBPP seeks damages from company over Weld Quay pedestrian bridge damage
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Running for the love of Penang: The Vision Park in Kepala Batas was flooded with 10,000 participants who took part in the Love Penang Run 2023.
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Running for the love of Penang
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No plans to regulate short-term rentals in Johor for now, says exco man: JOHOR BARU: The Johor government has no immediate plans to regulate short-term stay ...
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No plans to regulate short-term rentals in Johor for now, says exco man
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From luxury condos to overcrowded quarters: GEORGE TOWN: As Penang’s economy recovers and the need for labour intensifies, even RM1.25mil apartments are being ...
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From luxury condos to overcrowded quarters
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Penang island working towards becoming age-friendly city: PENANG island’s former mayor Datuk Yew Tung Seang (pic) hopes the city council’s application to join ...
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Penang island working towards becoming age-friendly city
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‘Never thought I’d be mayor one day’: A LONG-SERVING employee who joined Penang Municipal Council (now Penang Island City Council) in 1986, Datuk A ...
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‘Never thought I’d be mayor one day’
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Enhancing marine life off Penang South Island: As Penang prepares to begin work on its now rescaled Penang South Island (PSI) project by the end of this year ...
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Enhancing marine life off Penang South Island