The objective of creating a smart and intelligent city is possible with the right vision and manpower to carry out the plans, said new Penang Island City Council (MBPP) mayor Datuk Maimunah Mohd Sharif.

“The focus is to increase the quality of services provided by the city council and the amenities for the people,” she said at a press conference after being sworn in as the second mayor of MBPP at City Hall yesterday.

Maimunah said the Penang island needs to be cleaner, greener, healthier and also a happier place for all to be in.

“I will strive for the vision of sustainable development goals which have been adopted globally,” she said.

Maimunah said she would be meeting the council’s department heads to get an update on the present situation.

“I would be able to tell you more after the meeting with the department heads,” she said.

Earlier in the morning, she took the oath of office before Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and Local Government Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow.

Maimunah started as the town and country planning officer at the then Penang Municipal Council from 1985 to 2003.

Later, she was the director of the Planning and Development Department from 2003 to 2009.

She was then the general manager of George Town World Heritage Incorporated until March 16, 2011, when she became the Seberang Prai Municipal Council president.

Maimunah is taking over from Datuk Patahiyah Ismail who served as the first mayor of MBPP since 2010.

Also present at the swearing-in ceremony were Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon, Deputy Chief Minister II Dr P. Ramasamy, council secretary Yew Tung Seang, state assemblymen and councillors.

Source: TheStar.com.my

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Mah Sing Group Bhd (Mah Sing) has acquired two new pieces of prime lands in Batu 2.5 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur and Bukit Mertajam, Penang, for a total RM307.3mil.

It said the lands in Kuala Lumpur and Penang were for a proposed integrated development and a business park respectively with a combined GDV of RM2.35bil.

In Penang, Mah Sing added a new project into its stable with the acquisition of 10.89 acres of freehold land in Bukit Mertajam located along the south-western side of Jalan Permatang Tinggi.

The total purchase consideration amounted to RM43.8mil, including the costs for conversion premium, land clearance, earthworks and development planning for the land.

According to a valuation report by PPC International Penang SdnBhd, the market value of the land is RM45.31mil.

“Mah Sing plans to develop an industrial park using its award winning iParcconcept.

“The proposed development, with an estimated GDV of about RM150mil, will offer well-conceptualised multi-functional industrial spaces comprising a mix of shop offices and light industrial factories,” it said.

The proposed development is scheduled for a preview in Q3 2017.

Mah Sing pioneered its iParc series in 1994 and subsequent iParc projects adopted the 4-in-1 business concept where both front- and back-end operational processes are catered for.

Front-end operations like showrooms or corporate offices can be housed in the same space as back-end operations like warehousing and production.

Source: Bernama

Montage, yet another high-rise development by Prisma Bumiraya Sdn. Bhd. (Pearl Ocean) at Sungai Nibong, Penang. It is strategically located of Gerbank Bukit Kecil 2, adjacent to Kristal Court Townhouse and Kristal Villa. This is just a stone’s throw away from the company’s first condominium development in Sungai Nibong – Novus.

The proposed development comprises single block of 34-storey building, offering 282 condominium units with standard unit size of 1,015 sq.ft.

Project Name : Montage
Location : Sungai Nibong, Penang
Property Type : Condominium
Total Units: 282
Built-up Area: 1,015 sq.ft.
Indicative Price: (to be confirmed)
Developer :Prisma Bumiraya Sdn. Bhd. (Pearl Ocean)

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A newly proposed mixed development by Mansion Properties Sdn. Bhd. (A subsidiary of MPSB Group) at Machang Bubuk, Bukit Mertajam. It is located near Jalan Machang Bubok 1, about 5 minutes walk to SK Machang Bubuk Li. It’s neighboring communities include Tropicale Residency, Hillpark Residence and Taman Machang Bubuk.

This development comprises 58 units of 3-storey terrace houses and 22 units of 2-storey shop offices.

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

Project Name : (to be cofirmed)
Location : Machang Bubuk, Bukit Mertajam
Property Type : Mixed development
Built-up Size: (to be confirmed)
Total Units: 58 (terrace), 22 (shop office)
Indicative Price: (to be confirmed)
Developer : Mansion Properties Sdn. Bhd. (MPSB Group)

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The goal of bringing life to under-used back lanes in George Town, Penang, is starting with the RM950,000 makeover of the one connecting Magazine Road and Gurdwara Road.

The facelift would involve an 870sq m area and is being touted as a pioneer project to beautify back lanes in the city.

“Some people might even ask if the city council is too free. But we are opening a new paradigm for locals.

“Maybe now, we can’t see the benefits or social impact, but we hope perceptions will soon change,” said state Local Government Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow at the launch of the project makeover on Thursday.

Back lanes are a legacy of prewar town planning. They were needed for fire safety and to ensure air circulation for tightly packed shophouses.

These lanes were also for electricity poles and sewer lines.

Advances in engineering and town planning, however, left back lanes dim, unkempt and some unused.

Chow said the Magazine Road-Gurdwara Road back lane upgrade would be borne by M-Summit Global Sdn Bhd and the transformation would take around two months, starting from early next month.

He said two other areas slated for back lane upgrades were Keng Kwee Street and Hong Kong Lane.

Among the works to be carried out include upgrading the paving, lights, putting up canopies and planting trees.

Also present was mayor Datuk Patahiyah Ismail, who said a study had been carried out to identify suitable back lanes.

“A survey by the council was encouraging because 91.4% of respondents support back lane upgrades,” she said.

She hoped it would make back lanes into cleaner, greener and safer places for pedestrians and cyclists.

Businesswoman K.H. Lim, 55, who runs a business near Magazine Road, said the lane had been a sorry sight for as long as she could remember.

“We hope it will bring betterment. If it becomes beautiful, many people will use it,” she said.

Another businesswoman S.Y. Kuek, 60, suggested that the council look into the back lanes leading to Gama Supermarket and Departmental Store because locals frequently used those to reach the shopping centre.

Source: TheStar.com.my