Penang will no longer allow new worker accommodation facilities in residential areas from Sept 1, as the state introduces tighter guidelines aimed at gradually shifting from Temporary Labour Quarters (TLQ) towards Centralised Labour Quarters (CLQ). Local government and town and country planning committee chairman Jason H'ng Mooi Lye said the ... Read More

My EG Services Bhd's sub-subsidiary MY EG Lodging Sdn Bhd has secured a tender from Penang Development Corp for the setting up of a workers village and related facilities at Batu Kawan Industrial Park 3 in Seberang Perai Selatan, Penang. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the group said the ... Read More

Westlite Juru, another proposed workers village in mainland Penang, also undertaken by Westlite Dormitory (Juru) Sdn Bhd. The proposed housing is well located along the major thoroughfare of Jalan Juru in the Central District of Wellesley. It provides easy access to the Penang Bridge as well as established industrial parks ... Read More

Westlite Bukit Minyak, a proposed purpose built workers village in Penang, undertaken by Westlite Dormitory (Bukit Minyak) Sdn Bhd. It is strategically located near Bukit Minyak on the mainland of Penang, close to the North-South Expressway exit at Plaza Tol Bukit Tambun and Jalan Perindustrian Bukit Minyak, a key highway ... Read More