GEORGE TOWN: A lorry carrying cooking gas turned on its side after it was involved in an accident during rush hour traffic at Penang Bridge on Thursday (Sept 12). The incident, which occurred at about 6pm, caused a massive jam on the island-bound side of the bridge, from Perai to the island. The incident led to the...
GEORGE TOWN: A motorcyclist was killed after ramming into the rear of a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) which made a hasty turn into the emergency lane on the Penang Bridge on Sunday. The impact led to the 38-year-old victim being thrown off his bike before hitting the curb of the bridge which led to his death. Northeast district...
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Bridge, long an attraction in the state, will get an electrifying new look soon with the installation of aesthetic decorative lights on transmission towers, with several designed to look like betel nuts at the middle span. The installation of these 31 monopole towers, including six at the mid-span of the 13.5km-long Penang...
BUKIT MERTAJAM: A couple has been detained by police after they were caught on video riding dangerously along the Penang Bridge on Monday (Feb 5). Central Seberang Prai OCPD Asst Comm Helmi Aris said the motorcyclist, in his 50s, and his companion, in her 30s, were nabbed in George Town on Tuesday (Feb 6). "We believe the...
GEORGE TOWN: The woman who fell into the sea in an incident at KM 2.8 of the Penang Bridge on Monday (Jan 15) claimed her male friend pushed her while they were arguing at the rest area on the bridge. Penang police chief Datuk Khaw Kok Chin said that based on her initial statement, the 40-year-old...
GEORGE TOWN: A factory operator was charged from his bed at the Penang Hospital for the fatal stabbing of his aunt last Tuesday (Dec 19). Ong Kok Bu, 29, from Taman Seri Pinang, Butterworth merely nodded on Friday (Dec 22) when the charge was read out to him before Magistrate Siti Zulaika Nordin @ Ghandi from...
PUTRAJAYA: The Transport Ministry will conduct a review on fines against underage drivers as stipulated under the Road Transport Act 1987, says Anthony Loke. Speaking to reporters after attending the ministry's monthly assembly here on Wednesday (Nov 15), the Transport Minister said all provisions of the Act should also be reviewed from various aspects. "(Regarding punishment) There...
GEORGE TOWN: A 23-year-old woman who fell from the Penang Bridge early Wednesday (Aug 30) has been rescued by a fisherman. According to a statement by the Fire and Rescue Department, the woman was pulled from the sea at 4.52am. "Firemen arrived at the scene at KM7.4 of the bridge, heading towards Prai, at 4.28am. We found...
It’s the holiday season now and people are taking the chance to travel, so naturally, you will find tourist hotspots full of people if you visit there during this time. One of these favourite places is none other than Penang, which is where many Malaysians and international tourists like to visit when they’re in the...
As suicide cases have been on the rise lately, another 2 men seem to have fallen into depression and jumped off the Penang Bridge on 2 consecutive days. Source: The Star Yesterday (3oth December 2019), a man with the name of Law Shee Hong, a 50-year-old company executive director, was suspected to have drowned in the sea...
