GEORGE TOWN: Penang is highly receptive to the Federal Government's initiative to enact laws similar to the Data Sharing Act 2024, to create a larger ecosystem between federal, state and local agencies. Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo (pic) said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, whom he met on Monday (April 28) together with other state representatives, was very...
Penang harvest looking bleak as chaotic weather batters orchards BALIK PULAU: Durian lovers may be in for a disappointment this year, as Penang’s harvest is shaping up to be “the worst in the last 10 years” due to relentless rainfall causing premature falling of flowers and infection of growing fruits. Continuous wet weather has created the perfect...
GEORGE TOWN: Many people here opted for staycations and short getaways to escape the multi-day water cut that began on Friday. Hotels in Penang, particularly along the northern coast, which relies on water from the Teluk Bahang dam, were bustling with locals looking to unwind. Some even introduced “no- water” packages. Engineer Nur Liyana Mazlan, 37, was seen...
GEORGE TOWN: The 5.5km Lebuhraya Bandar Cassia in Batu Kawan will be renamed Jalan Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in honour of Malaysia’s fifth prime minister. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow announced the decision in a statement on Wednesday (April 16), saying it was a tribute to the late Abdullah's contributions to the state during his...
GEORGE TOWN: Penang will set up a tariff monitoring task force and develop a toolkit to help affected sectors deal with the tariffs announced by the United States. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the task force will function as a central coordination platform to track trade developments, engage with affected sectors, and inform responsive policy...
GEORGE TOWN: The scheduled water supply interruption (SWSI) between April 25 and 28 in Penang will resume for 40% of those affected within the first 24 hours. Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) executive officer Datuk K. Pathmanathan said 136,683 consumers are expected to receive water supply within 24 hours of the disruption, while another 163,502 consumers...
GEORGE TOWN: A car thief who drove away with a five-year-old boy from Kampung Banggol Mosque, Pokok Sena in Tasek Gelugor near here Sunday night (March 30), was nabbed seven hours later in Selangor on the North-South Expressway. Penang police chief Datuk Hamzah Ahmad said that at around 8pm, the father of the boy who has...
BATU KAWAN: Penang is currently unaffected by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck near Mandalay in Myanmar and rocked neighbouring Thailand on Friday, says Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. Buildings like Komtar and bridges in the state were designed to handle earthquakes of certain magnitudes, he added. "They are built taking into consideration earthquakes of a certain...
BUKIT MERTAJAM: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim distributed 28,000 fresh chickens to congregants of 28 mosques across the Permatang Pauh parliamentary constituency. The Prime Minister’s special officer in Penang, Zainal Abidin Saad, said that 56 tons of chickens were distributed free of charge last Friday (March 21) and this Friday (March 28) to residents in three state constituencies...
GEORGE TOWN: Ramadan bazaar traders in Penang have been donating unsold items to those in need to prevent food waste. Local Government, Town and Country Planning Committee chairman Jason H'ng Mooi Lye said this was more meaningful than traders discarding the unsold food. "Not only the traders, but the organisers of the Ramadan bazaars in the state...
