Flash floods were reported in 34 areas of mainland Penang, especially in housing estates, after heavy rain since 5pm. Three general election candidates have suspended campaign activities. Photographs posted by social media users showed streets and driveways awash in about 30cm of water, while flood water entered some houses. Police ... Read More

Steel products manufacturer and trader Atta Global Group Bhd plans to acquire three sea-fronting parcels of land in Batu Maung, Penang, for RM28 million with an eye to scale up its property development segment. In an exchange filing yesterday, Atta said the proposed purchase will be paid with the issuance of ... Read More

Leading outsourced semiconductor and assembly and test (OSAT) player, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. has embarked on the construction of a new semiconductor assembly and testing facility at ASE Malaysia (ASEM) in the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone. The new facility, with a built-up area of 982,000sq ft, will comprise two buildings ... Read More

CapitaLand Malaysia Trust (CLMT) is buying 91.8% of the total strata floor area of retail parcels in Penang's Queensbay Mall from parties related to CapitaLand Investment Ltd (CLI) for RM990.5 million in a related-party transaction. The acquisition sum represents a discount of about 1% to the independent valuation of RM1 ... Read More

Proposed serviced residence development by Tah Wah Assets Sdn. Bhd. in Butterworth. Strategically located at the intersection of Butterworth-Kulim Outer Ring Road and Jalan Bagan Ajam, opposite Orange 3 condominium. Being conveniently connected via BORR, it is only a 5 minute's drive to North-South Expressway and Penang Sentral. Amenities within ... Read More

Acme Holdings Bhd is teaming up with Koperasi Kampung Melayu Balik Pulau Bhd (KKMBPB) to jointly develop seven parcels of land measuring about 178.34 acres in Penang into a multi-phased integrated development. In a Bursa Malaysia filing, Acme said its wholly owned subsidiary Ayana Bayu Sdn Bhd (ABSB) had entered ... Read More

About Terraces Condominium A highrise residential development by IJM Land at Bukit Jambul, Penang. Strategically located on 9.32 acres of land next to INTI International College. It comprises a 34-storey condominium tower, featuring 410 residential units with two different design types to choose from. (Photo taken in Oct 2022) Find out more ... Read More

Seven hundred units of affordable housing will be built in the RM113 million Kepala Batas People’s Housing Programme (PPR) in Penang, said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Speaking at the PPR’s groundbreaking ceremony on Nov 2, Ismail said the project would help meet the housing needs of the low-income population ... Read More

The preliminary works for the urban renewal projects (URC) for Padang Tembak Flat are expected to be implemented next year. State Local Government, Housing Development and Town and Country Planning Committee chairman, Jagdeep Singh Deo said the works include the draft feasibility studies, residents census and verfication of land ownership. "The Penang ... Read More

The Penang government, through the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP), and the National Water Services Commission (SPAN) will continue to carry out joint inspections of the mandatory installation of water saving devices in new development projects in Penang. State Transport and Infrastructure Committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said this was ... Read More