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SAR op ongoing for man who fell off Second Penang Bridge

GEORGE TOWN: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been launched following reports that a 33-year-old man fell from the Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Bridge, or Second Penang Bridge, on Wednesday (July 2). He is reported to have fallen at KM14 of the bridge in the direction from Batu Maung to Batu Kawan at 4.23am,...

Highway to be renamed Jalan Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in honour of former PM

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...