This year’s Pesta Pulau Pinang has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Penang state financial officer Datuk Sarul Bahiyah Abu said the state executive council meeting had come to this decision on Aug 12. “Based on COVID-19 current developments in Penang, the state executive council has decided that this year’s edition of ... Read More

An upcoming commercial development by Prospek Setia Sdn. Bhd. at Bukit Tengah. It is a small development strategically located along the busy road of Jalan Kebun Nenas, next to Juru Sentral development. Just a stone's throw away from Juru Auto-City. This development will see the construction of a commercial building, ... Read More

The first Courtyard by Marriott in Malaysia, and also the 17th Marriott International brand in the country, has opened its door to the public. The hotel is located at Tropicana 218 Macalister in Penang’s UNESCO World Heritage Site. In a press statement today, the developer of the hotel - Tropicana ... Read More

The works on the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project are expected to begin first quarter of next year. Penang Infrastructure Corporation Sdn Bhd (PICSB) chief executive officer Datuk Seri Farizan Darus said the implementation works of Island A would be the first to start. “The scheduled reclamation works will be ... Read More

Convent Light Street (CLS), the country’s oldest convent school, will be turned into a private international school that teaches the British syllabus. The Sisters of the Holy Infant Jesus (SIJ) order, which runs the convent, said while the new school will retain its identity, it will function as a co-ed ... Read More

D'Halona Place, yet another landed residential development at Tasek Gelugor by Pavilion Everise Sdn. Bhd. (a subsidiary of GSD Land). It is located along Jalan Kubang Menerong, just a stone's throw away from Setia Fontaines and Bandar Putra Bertam. This development is about 10 minutes drive from North-South Expressway via Sungai ... Read More

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is expected to make one final 25 basis point (bps) cut in the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) as early as in the central bank’s next Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Sept 10, 2020 in anticipation of an arduous economic recovery path ahead, DBS Group said ... Read More

Newly proposed small landed housing development by Airmas Group at Butterworth. Located on a 1.5-acre land near the ever-bustling Jalan Raja Uda, it is less than 4km away from Penang Sentral and Butterworth ferry terminal. The site is next to Taman Riang, surrounded by mature amenities which include banks, popular ... Read More

About GEM Residences GEM Soho, a commercial development by Belleview Group at Prai, Penang. It is part of the company's 6 hectares mixed development along Jalan Baru, diagonally opposite Megamall Penang. Next to it will be the upcoming largest mall in the northern region - GEM Mall, the tenant mix include ... Read More

The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) says it will find alternative ways to overcome the property overhang situation other than imposing a vacancy tax for developers who fail to sell their properties. Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin said a decision on the imposition of a vacancy tax on unsold units ... Read More