A newly proposed 60-hectare reclamation off Free Industrial Zone (FIZ) in Bayan Baru, stretching from Queensbay Mall roundabout towards Penang 2nd Bridge. With an estimated GDV of more than RM1 billion, this will be the longest sea-facing promenade in Penang, estimated to be about 8km-long, for the people to jog, exercise ... Read More

26 residents of the Desa Wawasan Flat here received a letter of offer for a unit under Rent-To-Own (RTO) scheme from the State Government. The handover ceremony was officiated by the Chief Minister, Y.A.B. Mr. Chow Kon Yeow, on Saturday. Kon Yeow said the State Government introduced the Rent To ... Read More

A newly proposed landed residential development by Greenview Villa Development Sdn. Bhd. at Kepala Batas. Located on a narrow 3.4-acre land near Jalan Pongsu Seribu, next to Taman Orkid Permai. It is just a stone's throw away from Penang Matriculation College, about 10 minutes drive to Bertam Perdana Town Centre. This ... Read More

Malaysia's central bank is expected to cut interest rates to a historic low next week, according to a slim majority in a Reuters poll, as it seeks to protect Southeast Asia's third largest economy from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will cut its overnight policy ... Read More

The project delivery partner for the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP), SRS Consortium, will have to prepare and present the financial architecture plan for the PTMP to the Penang government within a month. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the financial architecture plan would enable the state government to view ... Read More

Ewein Bhd is terminating a joint venture agreement with Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd (CZC), under which the partners had initially agreed to jointly undertake the development of The City of Dreams 2 — a luxury condominium project — on a plot of land in Penang. The group first announced ... Read More

Ivory Properties Group Bhd has acquired two pieces of adjoining land in Penang, for RM142.79 million where it aims to develop commercial space and service apartments. The Penang-headquartered property developer said the 19,800-sq-metre freehold land was located strategically in the established neighbourhood of Bayan Lepas directly opposite Queensbay Mall, the ... Read More

Even before the proposed RM100mil Penang Hill cable car project has yet to lift off after running into funding problems, another similar idea has been mooted. This time, it’s a RM300mil cable car project from Penang Hill to Teluk Bahang. Foreign investors are forming a consortium to propose the 6km ... Read More

Housing developers and homebuyers of projects affected by the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) cannot take legal action against one another if the Temporary Measures Bill to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 is passed by Parliament. Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin (pictured) said the bill is ... Read More

The ministry of environment and water will give the Penang state government a chance to fulfill all 72 requirements needed to implement the Penang South Islands project despite objections from several quarters. Deputy Environment and Water Minister Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad said the Penang state government must comply with all the conditions and ... Read More