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SUNDAY, July 10, 2011

18th century graves offer tales for tourists at fest: Forty people walked between closely-placed graves of governors, chief justices, missionaries, seamen and soldiers at the historic Protestant Cemetery in conjunction with the George Town Festival 2011. (Star Online, 10.7.11)

Fortifying Second Penang Bridge Against Quake Damage: The use of high damping rubber bearings (HDRB) in its construction can help protect the second Penang bridge from structural damage due to earthquakes, former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today. (Bernama, 10.7.11)

Sparkling start to a festival: THE George Town Festival 2011 kicked off its month-long celebrations with a showcase of glittering proportions. (Star Online, 10.7.11)

Black water by night: A treasure trove of street food can be found at Air Itam in Penang, and prices are still very reasonable. (10.7.11)

Tight Security At State Info Programme Tomorrow: Police will impose tight security and surveillance to avoid undesirable incidents at the state government's People's Information Programme' at 9pm tomorrow at Seberang Jaya Expo site. (Bernama, 10.7.11)

EO detainee Dr Michael Jeyakumar in IJN: PSM’s Sungai Siput MP Dr D Michael Jeyakumar, presently detained without trial under the Emergency Ordinance 1969, has been admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN)  here for heartbeat abnormality. (Free Malaysia Today, 10.7.11)

Students benefit from multiple languages: THE call to retain the teaching of Mathematics and Science in English in secondary schools has been given credence by Dr Darryl Macer, a regional advisor to Unesco. (Star Online, 10.7.11)

Governor: Practise mutual respect to foster harmony and development: The Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas has advised the people to continue to maintain unity and not to be divided by racist ideology. (Star Online, 10.7.11)

SATURDAY, July 9, 2011

Federal Government To Help Bumiputera Businessmen In Penang Be More Competitive: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that the federal government will help bumiputera entrepreneurs in Penang to increase their competitiveness at the international level through programmes under the Implementation and Coordination Unit of the Prime Minister's Department. (Bernama, 9.7.11)

Developers to offer RM2.3bil projects at Penang expo: Seven developers from Penang and Kuala Lumpur are launching properties, comprising largely residential projects with over RM2.271bil gross sales value (GSV), for the island and Seberang Prai beginning the second half of 2011 and in 2012. (Star Online, 9.7.11)

Developers try to ease property concerns in Penang: THE Starregional operations manager (north) Chung Chok Yin and Henry ButcherMalaysia(Penang) Sdn Bhd director Dr Teoh Poh Huat recently met up with developers to ascertain the impact of a slower GDP forecast for 2011, rising interest rates, and escalating property prices amidst global challenges on the direction of the Penang property market. (Star Online, 9.7.11)

Do Not Be Hoodwinked By Narrow Racist Ideology, People Urged: Penang Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas has advised the people to continue to maintain unity and not to be hoodwinked by a narrow racist ideology. (Bernama, 9.7.11)

Suspected Indonesian Robber Killed In Shootout: The police killed an Indonesian man, allegedly involved in robberies, burglaries, thefts and drug trafficking in Penang in a shootout at Jalan Paya Terubong here early today. (Bernama, 9.7.11)

Up close and personal with Datuk Dr Ang Bon Beng: IT may come as a bit of a surprise when Datuk Dr Ang Bon Beng, executive director of Edaran Tan Chong Motor Sdn Bhd (ETCM), a local distributor of Nissan cars, says he was never a man with big dreams. (Star Online, 9.7.11)

FRIDAY, July 8, 2011

Iranian Weightlifters Crowned as 2011 World Junior Champions: Iranian athletes have won two more medals on the last day of the competitions in Malaysia to lead Iran to the crown of the games for the first time. (8.7.11)

Squash: Nicol Strolls Into Quarter-finals: World number one Datuk Nicol David as expected strolled into the quarter-finals of the National Squash Championships after beating Lim Jee Nee 11-2, 11-7, 11-8 at the Bukit Jalil National Squash Centre here Thursday. (Bernama, 7.7.11)

Muhyiddin Performs Friday Prayers In Kepala Batas: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin performed the Friday prayers with about 1,000 people at the Al-Jamiul Badawi Mosque here. (Bernama, 8.7.11)

Bookie sent to the gallows for drug trafficking: A bookie was sentenced to death by the High Court here Friday, after he was found guilty of trafficking in 913.2gm of heroin and 11.8gm of monoacetylmorphines three years ago. (Star Online, 8.7.11)

THURSDAY, July 7, 2011

Government Will Upgrade Penang Jetty If Number Of Ferry Users Increases: The government will take appropriate action to upgrade Penang Jetty if the number of pedestrians and vehicles using the ferry service increases in the future. (Bernama, 7.7.11)

Chitchnok strikes gold in Penang: Thai weightlifter Chitchnok Pulsabsakul won one gold and two silver medals in the women's over-75kg division at the IWF Junior World Championships in Penang, Malaysia yesterday. (Bangkok Post, 7.7.11)

Two USOEC Weightlifters compete in Malaysia: Two United States Olympic Education Center weightlifters earned valuable experience at the 2011 Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Penang, Malaysia. (Upper Michigans Source.com, 7.7.11)

Air quality drops in M'sia due to haze: The air quality in Selangor has been affected by some 250 "hot spots" in Sumatra, Indonesia. (AsiaOne, 7.7.11)

Life deals cruel blow to single mother of five: Life has dealt a cruel blow to single mother of five G Rajalakshmi. (Borneo Post, 7.7.11)

MNA To Conduct Non-ionising Radiation Tests In Penang: A series of radio frequency (RF) non-ionizing radiation measurements will be conducted at 52 sites in Penang to check the level of non-ionizing radiation emanating from telecommunication transmitters placed on various structures. (Bernama, 6.7.11)

WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2011

MCA: Come clean on RM800mil plan: Ratepayers should be given more details of the proposed RM800mil one-stop centre planned by the Penang Municipal Council at Jalan S. P. Chelliah in Jelutong, said Penang MCA secretary Lau Chiek Tuan. (Star Online, 6.7.11)

Iranian weightlifter wins gold in World Championships: Iranian weightlifter Kianoush Rostami claimed the gold medal in the men's 85kg of the World Junior Weightlifting Championships, the English language daily Tehran Times reported on Tuesday. (People's Daily Online, 6.7.11)

Penang Experience Haze: Several areas in Penang experienced moderate haze conditions Tuesday with visibility restricted to within four to six kilometres. (Bernama, 5.7.11)

TUESDAY, July 5, 2011

Football: FA Of Penang To Lodge MACC Report On Management Of State Team: The FA of Penang will be lodging a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission against the team's management following the dismal showing of the team in the Premier League this season. (Bernama, 5.7.11)

Weightlifter Rostami wins gold in World Championship: Kianoush Rostami from Iran claimed the gold medal in the men’s 85kg of the World Junior Weightlifting Championships on Monday. (Tehran Times, 5.7.11)

MP: RM800mil hub ‘too costly’: A proposal to build a one-stop centre costing RM800mil in Jelutong has got Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi baffled as it is equivalent to a year of the state government's budget. (Star Online, 5.7.11)

More phantom voters discovered in Permatang Pauh: The Election Commission’s (EC) newest website “Semakan Daftar pemilik” has been down for 36 hours after opposition bloggers disclosed that there were over 148 dubious names in the voter list. (Free Malaysia Today, 5.7.11)

MONDAY, July 4, 2011

Politician says son's attack may have 'different agenda': Selangor assemblyman Iskandar Abdul Samad believes the mysterious attack on his 20-year-old son in Penang last Wednesday was not robbery as it may appear. (Malay Mail, 4.7.11)

Penang CM and Ezam in verbal war: A verbal war has erupted between Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and Senator Ezam Mohd Nor, who led a Friday march towards Komtar to protest against the Bersih 2.0 rally. (Star Online, 3.7.11)

Declaring war against Penang Bridge: A friend of mine had earlier bought a flight ticket dated 9 July 2011 to the Penang Island and planned to visit his relatives in Bukit Mertajam. (4.7.11)

Emanuelle has everything in sync for big stage: Penang lass Emanuelle Mah is set for the big time when she represents Malaysia in synchronized swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai from July 16-31. (Star Online, 4.7.11)

Jetty roof blown off in storm at Weld Quay: A storm wreaked havoc at the Weld Quay reclamation area as zinc roofs and tiles of at least three houses and a fishing jetty were blown off. (Star Online, 4.7.11)