Pre-dawn storm wreaks havoc in parts of Gelugor

A FREAK pre-dawn storm with strong winds felled trees in the vicinity of Island Glades in Gelugor on Tuesday (July 8). The Penang Island City Council's (MBPP) Skuad Pantas then sprang into action to clear the roads. Seri Delima assemblyman Connie Tan said her service centre received a call at around 6.30am about trees at Lintang Delima...

Rat droppings force closure of Penang food outlets

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) ordered three food outlets in Tanjung Bungah to be closed for 14 days after inspections found rat droppings in their respective premises yesterday. MBPP, in a statement, said it carried out inspections at the three outlets and found that the cleanliness of all the premises was unsatisfactory. "MBPP performed...