A newly proposed affordable housing development by Acara Prestasi Sdn. Bhd. in Jelutong. Located on approximately 3 acres of land along Lintang Slim, adjacent to Setia Sky Ville by S P Setia which was completed last year. It is just a mere minutes’ drive to Heng Ee secondary school, Penang Free School and Han Chiang College.

The development will see the demolition of the existing landed buildings, for the construction of new skyscrapers in two phases:

• Phase 1: 30-storey affordable housing (258 units)
• Phase 2: 33-storey affordable housing (328 units)

There will be 9 levels of car parking podiums in each building with several shop offices located at the ground level.

The project is still pending approval. More details to be available upon official launch.

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• Full list of affordable housing in Penang
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Project Name : (to be confirmed)
Location : Jelutong
Property Type : Affordable housing
Tenure: (to be confirmed)
Land Area: (to be confirmed)
Built-up Size: (to be confirmed)
Total Units : 610
Indicative Price : RM300,000 onwards (affordable housing price guide)
Developer : Acara Prestasi Sdn. Bhd.
Last Updated: Sep 2023

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About Havana Beach Residences

Affordable housing development by Ideal Property Group at Bayan Lepas. Strategically located near Jalan Tun Dr. Awang, less than 2km away from Penang International Airport. It is about 5 minutes walking distance to  SMJK Heng Ee (Bayan Baru branch).

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By burying 700 sandbags along a 250m stretch on Batu Ferringhi, contractors had reshaped the mildly sloping beach that the tourist spot was once famous for.

But that beach stretch lasted less than three months before the sea claimed it once more, the waves eating away at the sand.

“You cannot fight Mother Nature,” lamented a watersports operator, who only wanted to be called Mat.

Standing on the beach, he looked at the exposed giant sandbags that had been buried 2m deep into a section of Batu Ferringhi beach in January and September.

Measuring about the height of a man, they were made with heavy duty composite fabric and had held eight cubic metres of sand each.

Powerful waves whipped up by the northeast monsoon and further fuelled by the La Nina weather phenomenon have smashed into the contractors’ efforts, eroding the beach and exposing the sandbags that now look like a seawall of sorts.

Mat said the sea “has been crazy since last year”.

Late at night, during the full or new moon phases when the tides are at their strongest, Mat said he would go and check on his equipment – water scooters and boats – to make sure that they were firmly lashed down.

“Every day, we bring them all up to shore at the end of the day but I still check in case the waves crash deep inland,” he said.

Mat recalled the tsunami on Dec 26, 2004, during which 20 people were found drowned in Batu Ferringhi alone.

“Sometimes, late at night, when I look at the crashing waves, they remind me of that tsunami,” he said.

Along a 30m stretch near a public path to the Batu Ferringhi beach called Pasir Emas, many of the sandbags are all but gone.

They were torn apart by the waves and the sand in them wicked out a little bit every day until tourists now use them as low seats on the beach.

Penang infrastructure committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said the giant sandbags were a short-term mitigation effort by the state Drainage and Irrigation Department to curb soil erosion.

Costing around RM1.02mil, they were borne by both the state and federal governments.

“We will redo the mitigation measure after the harsh tidal conditions subside. The state government is committed to keeping this short-term measure ongoing for the benefit of all beachgoers.

“We are applying for federal funds to build a river outfall as well as offshore breakwaters to obstruct the force of the waves and still keep currents moving to prevent sedimentation.

“It will cost RM20mil to RM30mil. It’s a tall order but we are fighting against global warming, rising sea levels and weather phenomenon like La Nina.

“Even in Bali, Indonesia, they have to build such structures to preserve their beaches,” he said yesterday.

Consumers Association of Penang senior education officer NV Subbarow called on those who had enjoyed Batu Ferringhi beach to reflect on the effects of global warming hitting the state’s beach asset.

“We urge the state government to apply permanent measures instead of spending public funds on measures that don’t last longer than a few months,” he said.

Source: TheStar.com.my

A proposed development by Biopolis Energy Sdn. Bhd. in the heart of George Town. It is located along Jalan Hutton, just a stone’s throw away from New World Park. The project site is only about 1km, or less than 10 minutes drive to Komtar.

This development comprises a 19-storey condominium, featuring only 15 residential units with an automated mechanical car parking garage.  There will also be a 3-storey shop office.

The project is still pending for approval. More details to be available upon official launch.

Project Name : (to be confirmed)
Location : George Town
Property Type : Condominium
Tenure: (to be confirmed)
Built-up Size: (to be confirmed)
Total Units : 15 (condo)
Indicative Price : (to be confirmed)
Developer : Biopolis Energy Sdn. Bhd.

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The Penang government has filed an appeal against a High Court ruling which denied it leave to pursue a judicial review aimed at reinstating its Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project.

In its notice of appeal, state legal advisor Norazmi Mohd Nawawi said they were not satisfied with Justice Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh’s decision on Aug 29.

The state government claimed the judge had erred in law by refusing to allow an extension of time to enable it to bring the review proceedings.

They added the federal government – which was named as co-respondent – indicated they had no objection to both the applications for leave and to extend time.

The state government also named the department of environment (DoE) and fisherman Zakaria Ismail as respondents in the appeal.

The Penang government wanted a court order to quash a decision made by a DoE appeal tribunal on Sept 8 last year revoking approval for the project.

The tribunal had ruled in favour of Zakaria and his fellow fishermen on the ground that it would affect their livelihood.

The state government’s leave application claimed that the tribunal’s decision was bad in law as it had been made on an “incorrect basis of facts”.

The PSR project, covering 17sq km, was intended to involve the development of three man-made islands in the waters off Permatang Damar Laut, near Bayan Lepas.

It was mooted as a funding module for the RM46 billion Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP).

In March last year, the state government announced that SRS Consortium would reclaim one of the proposed three islands.

SRS Consortium had agreed to pay RM3.8 billion to reclaim half of Island A as part of a 30:70 joint venture with a state-owned company, with the larger portion held by the former.

Source: FreeMalaysiaToday.com