The Penang state is mulling various avenues to finance the operation of the rail system that forms part of its Transport Master Plan (TMP), among which is the set-up of a revolving fund with recurring rental revenue from property leasing once its planned 3,000-acre (1,214ha) land reclamation in the south ... Read More

More rail access for Penang The planned light rail transit (LRT) linking the island and the mainland will be connected to two other train services planned for the state. This proposed fourth link across the sea will have interchange stations in Gelugor on the island and Taman Supreme on the ... Read More

The first phase of the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP), involving the construction of the LRT project,” is scheduled to take off in the first half of 2017. State local government, traffic management, and flood mitigation committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said the design and the alignment of the LRT ... Read More

Penang launches heritage arts district in heart of George Town Penang is set to have its very own Heritage Arts District on a 2.2ha land in the heart of George Town, which will also feature a RM30 million museum, to be called the Ilham Penang. Chief minister Lim Guan Eng, ... Read More