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GEORGE TOWN: Popular tourist destination Penang Botanical Gardens will remain open to the public throughout the construction period of the Penang Hill Cable Car project.
Cable car project works will affect Jalan Kebun Bunga in George Town until 2026.
SATURDAY (Jan 11) marks a new chapter in Penang's history as Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has just officiated the groundbreaking ceremony of Penang's much anticipated Mutiara Line Light Rail Transit (LRT).
The Penang Hill cable car project will include a major upgrade to public infrastructure supporting Penang Botanic Gardens in George Town.
THE Penang Hill cable car project is striving to preserve the surrounding greenery as much as possible as it makes steady progress in the building work, with overall completion reaching 4.3% as of Feb 8.
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Hill funicular train service will be closed for its second annual scheduled maintenance from June 16-22.
GEORGE TOWN: Construction works for the Penang Hill Cable Car project are set to begin on Oct 15 and to facilitate this part of Jalan Kebun Bunga and Jalan Viaduct will be closed in stages.
THERE will be a partial road closure along Jalan Kebun Bunga in George Town for around 20 months to make way for the Penang Hill cable car project.
THERE are new blooms in many households across the northern region after the Penang Orchid Festival made its long-awaited return.
The Penang Orchid Festival is set to take place at Penang Botanic Gardens from Dec 10 to 18.
GEORGE TOWN: Some people just cannot leave pretty things alone, not even a beautiful plant.
GEORGE TOWN: The silver chariot carrying the statue of Lord Murugan is set to keep intact a rich, 131-year-old tradition by leading the traditional Thaipusam procession on Feb 11, thus symbolising the grandeur of Hindu tradition that has been passed down for centuries from India to other countries with a significant Hindu diaspora like Malaysia.
GEORGE TOWN: Locals and tourists can enjoy a cable car ride to Penang Hill by the third quarter of 2026 and it promises to be a scenic ride.
GEORGE TOWN: The wire mesh and brick cage-like Orchidarium at Penang Botanic Gardens has turned into an eyesore due to its poor upkeep.
FIVE Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) have been installed 500m apart at Penang Botanic Gardens, making it the first “heart safe” park in the country.
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Hill Cable Car project has taken off and is scheduled to be completed by the third quarter of 2026.
The Botanic Garden in Penang is the oldest institution of its kind in Malaysia.
HIKERS at Penang Hill can now navigate the trails safely with the launch of a mobile app that provides additional options and support.
WITH the storms that have been hitting Peninsula Malaysia over the last few days, many trees have become uprooted; in some cases, these uprooted trees have injured people and damaged property as they fell.
New LRT, cable car line, airport expansion will chart major milestones.
