Category Archives: Penang

CM swear-in on Tuesday

Posted on 9 March 2008 by ssquah

From NST Online (9 Mar 2008): Lim Guan Eng, secretary-general of the DAP, which won 19 of the 40 state seats in Penang, is expected to take over the chief minister’s post on Tuesday. He said he would be sworn … Continue reading →

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Whither the NCER, post-election?

Posted on 9 March 2008 by ssquah

With Penang now firmly in the control of the Democratic Action Party-Parti Keadilan Rakyat alliance, the biggest question now is the speed of the state’s transformation into a major logistics and transportation hub under the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER). … Continue reading →

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Guan Eng reassures Penang

Posted on 9 March 2008 by ssquah

From NST Online today:   GEORGE TOWN: Penang chief minister-designate Lim Guan Eng said the DAP, which won all the seats it contested here, will be forming the new state government with Parti Keadilan Rakyat. “We pledge that we will … Continue reading →

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Gerakan concedes defeat in Penang

Posted on 9 March 2008 by ssquah

From NST Online this morning: BATU KAWAN, Sat: A shocked Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, who conceded the Barisan Nasional defeat to the opposition, said he did not expect the coalition to lose in 11 of the … Continue reading →

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Penang falls to Opposition in General Elections 2008

Posted on 8 March 2008 by ssquah

A Reuters report filed from Kuala Lumpur by Mark Bendeich: Malaysia govt loses key state of Penang: source Sat Mar 8, 2008 8:56am EST Malaysia’s opposition threatened on Saturday to hand the ruling coalition its biggest upset in 40 years … Continue reading →

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Air Asia flying to Jakarta from Penang

Posted on 6 March 2008 by ssquah

A Bernama report today says that starting 30 Mar 2008, Air Asia will fly to Jakarta and Medan from Penang, making these destinations Air Asia’s second and third international flights from the island. The first was Bangkok. In announcing the … Continue reading →

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More destinations for Firefly

Posted on 9 February 2008 by ssquah

It has been reported by Bernama that FlyFirefly Sdn Bhd, better known as Firefly, will take delivery of five ATR 72 aircraft in July this year. With the acquisition of the five planes, Firefly will add several new international destinations, … Continue reading →

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Work On second Penang Bridge begins

Posted on 10 December 2007 by ssquah

PENANG, Dec 10 (Bernama) — Work on the construction of the RM3 billion Second Penang Bridge has begun with the completion of much of the preparatory work. The soil investigation work, which started in August, will be finished this month … Continue reading →

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There ARE cracks on Penang Bridge!

Posted on 27 November 2007 by ssquah

Should I be disappointed with the Penang state government? I was, initially, and it was because of this news item: A week after Chief Minister Dr Koh Tsu Koon denied at the State Assembly that there were serious cracks on … Continue reading →

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Penang Sentral

Posted on 23 November 2007 by ssquah

Is this is how Penang Sentral in Butterworth will look like when the project is completed in three years’ time? The RM2 billion transportation hub under the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) was launched by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi … Continue reading →

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