YB. R.S.N RAYER - A.D.U.N. SERI DELIMA, PENANG

GEORGE TOWN: A multi-national company may move part of its operations aboard because it claims it is unable to “compete effectively”.
B. Braun corporate controlling, finance and information technology vice-president Dieter Gemmer said the company was considering moving part of its operations, specifically pharmaceuticals, from Penang to Indonesia because it does not wish to go through “medical middlemen” to sell its products.

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THERE will be a Food and Fruits Carnival 2009 themed Pi Batu Kawan (Go Batu Kawan) at the Batu Kawan Stadium in south Seberang Prai, Penang, from 9am to 7pm daily from June 26 to June 28.

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National Instruments (NI), a producer of software and engineering products, is to invest US$10 million to purchase a 5.6 hectare land to build a research and development (R&D) centre in Penang.

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THE century-old Crag Hotel at Penang Hill will be given a new lease of life soon as the state government has planned to renovate the dilapidated building.

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THE Penang Government has allocated land for eight schools to be built in Penang and hopes the Federal Government can approve the permits and construction cost of these buildings soon.

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GEORGE TOWN: There will not be any more new high rises in the heritage enclave.
The Penang Municipal Council (MPPP) officially endorsed the abolishment of exceptions to the council’s original 1996 policy of limiting the maximum height of buildings to 18m.

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A TWO-DAY forum with the theme ‘Restructuring and Reshaping Penang’ is scheduled to take place at the E&O Hotel in Penang beginning on June 1.

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PENANG has set up a working committee to look into the idea of a dedicated bicycle lane in the state. State Local Government and Traffic Management Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said the initiative was an “official step forward” to making the roads in Penang bicycle-friendly.

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PENANG Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is disappointed that the Federal Government is not sending a delegation to the annual Unesco conference in Serilla, Paris next month.

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THE Penang Government wants to transform the image of low-cost or affordable housing projects in the state. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the state was exploring the possibility of setting up a board to resolve the problems in low-cost housing schemes.

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THE two municipal councils in Penang may offer discounts on parking summonses in its bid to collect more than RM1mil in outstan-ding summonses owed to each of the council.

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GEORGE TOWN: The state government has proposed that a similar investment vehicle like the Terengganu Investment Authority (TIA) be set up in Penang.

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GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Government plans to make every first Monday of the month a “no to plastic bags” day starting from July.
The state was determined to see through the green move despite getting lukewarm response from retail operators in an earlier attempt, when only a handful of them turned up for a meeting on the matter.

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GEORGE TOWN: The Penang state government is willing to undertake land reclamation to facilitate the construction of a new integrated air cargo terminal and also to extend the existing Penang International Airport runway to enable wider bodied aircraft to land.

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BUKIT MERTAJAM: Five unemployed men were charged at a magistrate's court yesterday with murder and possession of a firearm during a robbery at Tesco Extra hypermarket in Seberang Jaya about two months ago. Counsel Jagdeep Singh Deo, who represented Ram, told the court that the police had abused the remand process by taking his client for a remand road show for six weeks. He said his client who was shot in the stomach during an incident at Bukit Merah near Bagan Serai, Perak, on March 27, was initially remanded in Krian and was then taken to Seberang Prai Tengah, Seberang Prai Utara, Sungai Petani and Seremban police stations for investigations.
Counsel R.S.N. Rayer, who represented Jeganathan, claimed that his client was also remanded for more than five weeks.

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GEORGE TOWN: The Penang state government will review the current low-cost housing mechanism and work towards the setting up of a housing development board in a bid to provide quality homes to those from the lower income group.
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said on May 19 public housing in Malaysia was stigmatised and conjured images of congestion, crime-prone and low quality housing.

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GEORGE TOWN: The Penang state government is seeking Penangites' feedback on the proposed Penang Outer Ring Road (PORR) project, following efforts by the federal government to revive the project which has been on the drawing board for more than a decade.

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TRAFFIC obstruction on busy roads, caused by irresponsible motorists who park their vehicles indiscriminately, is getting from bad to worse in Penang, said Penang DAP Action Team chief Tham Weng Fatt.

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Family affair: Seri Delima assemblyman RSN Rayer and his family performing the bathing ceremony during the celebration organised by the Fo Guang Shan temple at the Guan Joo Seng Rukun Tetangga centre in Jalan Besi, Penang.

GEORGE TOWN: Despite the early-morning drizzle, thousands of devotees thronged Buddhist temples in Penang yesterday to pay homage to Lord Buddha.

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GEORGE TOWN: The chingay competition is back after a one-year break — this time with a much improved judging system to avoid the kind of disputes which marred the event in 2007. The Penang state government will be setting up proper judging parameters as well as more stringent rules and regulations.

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GEORGE TOWN: Contractors involved in building the RM4.3bil Second Penang Bridge — although facing problems including contractual matters — are committed to complete the bridge by 2012.

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GEORGE TOWN: Hindu devotees carrying paal kudam (milk pots) climbed the 277 steps to the Sri Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani hilltop temple in Jalan Air Terjun to celebrate Chitrapournami which began on Friday.

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AN assemblyman is fuming over a delay in the repair of a broken drain in the Island Glades residential area in Penang.
Seri Delima assemblyman R.S.N. Rayer claimed that what was once a small hole in the drain at Lorong Delima 9 has become a big one due to the delay.

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GEORGE TOWN: The Penang state government will implement the Financial Reporting Standards (FRS) 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement on Jan 1, 2010 as it seeks to change its financial standards from historical to fair value accounting.

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THE RM250 million project to upgrade Penang's Bayan Lepas International Airport (BLIA) will begin at the year end and is expected to be completed in two years.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the project, to be carried out in stages, included expanding and upgrading the airport's passenger terminal, building a multi-storey car park and improving the security aspects.

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AS PILING works for the RM4.5bil second Penang Bridge project starts picking up, steps are being taken to ensure mud-dredging of the seabed in the area do not pollute the environment.

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GEORGE TOWN: The Penang International Airport will deploy another thermal scanner next week to facilitate the screening of passengers for the A (H1N1) influenza virus.

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GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Government will deposit RM14.7mil with the High Court in relation to legal proceedings over a 2001 alleged land scam to avoid contempt of court.

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THE Penang state government has allocated RM150 million to set up the Penang Halal Park in Bukit Minyak in Seberang Prai, part of efforts to transform the state into an international halal hub.

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