Posted in Penang on Jul 23rd, 2008
Last November, I blogged about the cracks on the Penang Bridge, how the previous state public works committee chairman had admitted to the cracks in several locations along the bridge and how one week earlier the previous Chief Minister had denied that there were cracks at all. Today, I read a news item that in [...]
Posted in Penang on Jun 6th, 2008
How will the increase in fuel costs affect the industries in Penang? Here is an immediate reaction from the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM)’s northern branch chairman, OK Lee. He said that any increase in fuel and electricity costs borne by the manufacturers would subsequently be passed on to consumers. “It’s like a price increase [...]
Posted in Penang on May 21st, 2008
Lately, there have a lot of talk again in the newspapers about the proposal to ban heavy commercial vehicles – lorries and trailers – from using the Penang Bridge during peak hours in the morning and afternoon. The reason for the proposed ban is to reduce traffic congestion on the bridge and especially, traffic jams [...]
Posted in Penang on May 17th, 2008
Ever since the General Elections in March and the Penang state government taken over by the Pakatan Rakyat, there have too much being said in public over the Federal Government-Penang Government cooperation. The implementation of the NCER remains a bone of contention as they continue to have differences in opinions on the projects. I suppose [...]
Posted in Penang on Mar 30th, 2008
The newspapers are giving coverage to this news item. Penang Port is warning that they will discontinue the vehicular ferry services once the Penang Bridge expansion project is completed. This may mean Year 2010. But should the vehicular services be stopped? Right now, Penang Port claims that they are losing money on ferrying cars and [...]
Posted in Penang on Mar 19th, 2008
by Stephen Tan, in MySinChew, 17 Mar 2008 The Opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) is now enjoying the electoral euphoria that the Gerakan experienced on May 10, 1969, but the latter was summarily consigned to political oblivion after a period of slightly less than 39 years. A succinct difference between the respective Gerakan and DAP [...]
This is reproduced from today’s The Star newspaper (18 Mar 2008). it’s all about an exclusive response by Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to questions received from the newspaper’s readers. It’s well worth documenting but beware…it’s quite long: What’s brewing for Penang? Penang’s new Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng answers queries sent in by [...]
Posted in Penang on Mar 18th, 2008
We will know by July whether George Town, together with Malacca, will be successful in making it to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (Unesco) list of world heritage sites. If successful, George Town and malacca will join Mount Kinabalu and the Mulu National Park as the country’s only world heritage sites. According [...]
Posted in Penang on Mar 13th, 2008
Breakdown of Penang state government: Chief Minister: Lim Guan Eng (DAP) Deputy Chief Minister (I): Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin (PKR) Deputy Chief Minister (II): Dr P Ramasamy (DAP) The Exco line-up and their respective portfolios: Lim Guan Eng (DAP): International Trade and Industry Development, Land Affairs and Land Development Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin (PKR): Religious Affairs, Co-operative [...]
Posted in Penang on Mar 12th, 2008
The Malaysian state of Penang says it will no longer follow a controversial central government policy favouring ethnic Malays above other citizens. Penang is one of five states now controlled by the opposition, after elections on Saturday saw big losses for the governing coalition. Malaysia has had a policy of favouring ethnic Malays in jobs [...]
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