SUNDAY, March 13, 2011

Trader Fails In Bid To Send Coffin To Assemblyman's House: A trader who once challenged Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to a fist fight attempted to send a coffin to the house of an assemblyman Saturday. (Bernama, 12.3.11)

Hair-raising ruling: I AM a Form Three student studying in a national-type secondary school in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. (Star Online, 13.3.11)

Japanese in Penang worried: Japanese living in Malaysia are concerned over the plight of their relatives back home. (Star Online, 13.3.11)

SATURDAY, March 12, 2011

Thousands Caught In Massive Traffic Jam On Penang Bridge: Thousands of motorists were caught in a massive traffic congestion on Penang Bridge this afternoon. (Bernama, 12.3.11)

Man’s leg ripped off in death fall at apartment: A man’s right leg was ripped off his body when he fell to his death from an apartment block in Sungai Dua near here. (Star Online, 12.3.11)

FRIDAY, March 11, 2011

Jail for water scooter rider: A Myanmar national was jailed six months by a magistrate’s court for ramming his water scooter into a tourist. (Star Online, 11.3.11)

Customs Officers Foil Attempt To Smuggle Cigarettes Worth RM2 Million: Customs enforcement officers foiled an attempt to smuggle cigarettes worth RM2.02mil on Tuesday. (Bernama, 10.3.11)

Penangites urged to join Earth Hour shutdown: The Penang government is encouraging industries and residential groups in the state to join a voluntary shutdown at Earth Hour 2011 on March 26. (theSun, 10.3.11)

Second aerospace plant in Penang: An Asean-based aerospace company is making substantial investment in a manufacturing plant in Seberang Prai, Penang this year. (Star Online, 11.3.11)

Lucrative birds banned from Malaysia tourist city: Tens of thousands of birds cultivated for their edible nests are being banned from the capital of a Malaysian tourist island after the U.N. cultural agency warned that the business endangered efforts to preserve decades-old buildings prized for their historical value, officials said Thursday. (Washington Post, 10.3.11)

Penang Set To Benefit From Malaysia-EU FTA: Penang is set to gain from the signing of the Malaysia-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA), says European Union Ambassador and Head of Delegation to Malaysia, Vincent Piket. (Bernama, 10.3.11)

Penang to invest RM40m in SME centre: The Penang state government is investing about RM40mil for a Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Centre in Bayan Lepas. (Star Online, 11.3.11)

THURSDAY, March 10, 2011

Demolition begins in Batu Lanchang cemetery: A developer granted permission to dig up 56 historic graves at Batu Lanchang here began exhuming the tombs today even as some descendants made frantic appeals to save their ancestors’ burial sites. (theSun, 9.3.11)

Trader rushes from HK to stop exhumation: A businessman has flown back from Hong Kong to stop the exhumation of his ancestral graveyard in Batu Lanchang. (Star Online, 10.3.11)

Court rejects guilty plea of former principal: The Sessions Court here rejected the guilty plea of a former school principal after he told the judge that he did not spent a sen of the money put in his account on himself. (MySinchew.com, 9.3.11)

WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2011

St Jude Medical to invest US$300mil in Penang facility: St Jude Medical Inc plans to spend US$300mil on its new manufacturing facility in Penang over the next five years. (Star Online,  9.3.11)

Beach troubles giving Penang a bad name: ARRIVING in Penang in early January, we spent a week in George Town before moving on to Batu Ferringhi. (Star Online, 9.3.11)

Rep: Gauge Penang's feats by the people's response: The DAP has dismissed criticism by BN that the state government had under-performed during its three years in charge of Penang. (Malaysiakini, 9.3.11)

Foot-long papayas: The owner of My Organic Farm, Huang Shi-li has invested a massive amount of money in planting banana and dragon fruit trees. (AsiaOne, 9.3.11)

TUESDAY, March 8, 2011

MPPP Receives Application From Developer To Exhume Graves: The Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) has received an official application to exhume all the graves on Lot 54, Section 5, George Town, on Oct last year from Jiran Bina Sdn, which is developing the site. (Bernama, 7.3.11)

Citizen’s right to bet: Penang MCA today stressed that gambling licences – whether it covers lottery or sports betting – fell under the purview of the federal government, and it was a citizen’s right to take part in legalised gambling. (theSun, 7.3.11)

Penang's Famous Jeruk Madu Pak Ali Enterprise To Expand Business To Sabah: Jeruk Madu Pak Ali Enterprise, the company famous for its pickled fruits in Penang, will expand its business to Sabah in the near future. (Bernama, 8.3.11)

MONDAY, March 7, 2011

Paperless boy unable to enter Year One: Seven-year-old M. Pravin Raj’s face lights up each time he talks about going to school. (Star Online, 7.3.11)

Travel: George Town, Malaysia: Behind the Goddess of Mercy Temple in George Town, the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang, a rebirth is under way. (Scotsman.com, 7.3.11)

Non-Performing Players Will Be Sacked - FAP: The Football Association of Penang (FAP) will take firm action, including sacking players, who failed to show consistent performance leading to the team's relegation from the Premier League. (Bernama, 6.3.11)