Construction halted after collapse of driveway

The developer of a super condominium, Gurney Paragon, has been issued a stop-work order following the collapse of the driveway of an adjacent condominium, Gurney Park, in Penang on Thursday.

Hawker yearning for missing wife’s return

A 40-YEAR-OLD man is appealing for his wife of 14 years to come home. Hawker Lee Chwan Eng said he discovered his wife, Goh Bee Lean, 35, missing when he reached home after picking their two children up from school on June 7.

Gadgets worth RM17,000 for PC challenge

DIS Technology Holdings Bhd (DIST) is giving away RM17,196 worth of products for the Galaxie & Youth Carnival to be held at Penang Times Square next weekend.

Learning carnival tomorrow

WAWASAN Open University in Penang is holding a learning carnival tomorrow from 9am to 8pm to create awareness on the shif-ting in the learning landscape away from conventional education methods.

Swift ‘aye’ for Penang and Malacca

IT took less than 15 minutes for a Unesco committee to decide against delisting George Town and Malacca’s joint status as World Heritage Sites, said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.

Donate generously on flag day

BE ready with some loose change today and tomorrow as thousands of St John Ambulance Malaysia members are hitting the streets with donation tins in conjunction with Flag Day 2009.

State to allocate more money for tourism promotion

PENANG will increase its tourism budget as the annual RM3mil allocation is insufficient to promote the state.

Goodies and bargains galore for shutterbugs

LOOKING to upgrade your camera or simply shop around for bargains? Then head over to the Foto President Cameras mid-year Warehouse Sale 2009 in Penang where there’s bound to be something for everyone.

Horse show nets RM17,500 for charity

THE Penang Turf Club (PNTC) ma-naged to raise RM17,500 for charity from the hosting of the successful 15th National Horse Show (NHS) 2009 at Jalan Batu Gantong recently.

Penang trying to solve abandoned project issue

THERE are 21 abandoned hou-sing projects in Penang with 14 “totally problematic”, said state Town and Country Planning, Housing and Arts Committee chairman Wong Hon Wai.

Project manager to look into land issue within two weeks

KTM double track project manager Zainal Abidin Awi has agreed to study how the project could be modified to ease the bur- den of Kampung Elong villagers in Penanti, Penang, whose land is affected by the project.

Big plans for Little India

THE Ipoh City Council plans to paint all the buildings in Little India at Jalan Lahat in uniform colour, similar to the heritage Studhuys buildings in Malacca which resemble a reddish colour code.

Biggest spelling meet gains entry into book of records

PERAK has done it again, this time by entering the Malaysia Book of Records for the biggest participation in a single spelling event.

Pride of the Malayali Restored building reopens

FOUR years of fundraising efforts finally paid off when the newly refurbished North Malaysia Malayali Samajam (NMMS) opened its doors.

Futsal tourney heading to Kedah on July 18

THE inaugural Admiral 3-on-3 Futsal championships (fourth leg) will be held at the Alor Setar Mall on July 18.

Chinese Wanderers part ways with Sentosa FC

DIFFERENT teams but same dreams. This best describes the Chinese Wanderers football team as they go about defending their Penang Chinese FA Junior League crown this season.

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