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Retail Group Malaysia: Food stalls and kiosks record strong double-digit growth in 2023

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 -- Food and beverage (F&B) kiosks and stalls saw double-digit growth of 13.5 per cent for the whole of 2023 as compared to cafes and restaurants that only recorded a 4.6 per cen... Read More


Group says cost of living remains biggest challenge for Malaysia's retail industry, projects annual growth rate of 4pc for 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 -- The Retail Group Malaysia has projected an annual growth rate in retail sales of 4 per cent for this year, a hike of a 0.5 per cent point from the projection made in November... Read More


Kon Yeow: Penang to meet MAHB over RM1b airport expansion project

GEORGE TOWN, March 6 -- The Penang state government will meet with Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) to discuss technical details of the Penang International Airport (PIA) expansion project, said ... Read More


Penang to seek another cloud seeding operation as dry weather persists

GEORGE TOWN, March 1 -- Penang will consider applying for another round cloud seeding operations after the recent operations failed to bring rain, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. Chow said the Pen... Read More


Penang DCM: Opposition leader's claim of zakat aid discrimination is false, provocative

GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 29 -- The Penang Opposition leader's claim that the poor in Perikatan Nasional constituencies were being sidelined by Zakat Pulau Pinang (ZPP) was false and malicious, said Deputy Ch... Read More


Think City kicks off grants programme in Seberang Perai transformation initiative

SEBERANG PERAI, Feb. 23 -- Seberang Perai and the old city of Butterworth which have seen rapid urbanisation and growth in recent years may soon see a transformation under Think City's Levelling Up Se... Read More


Parti Rakyat Malaysia: Penang's early publicity exercise for draft local plan not up to law

GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 20 -- The Penang Island City Council's (MBPP) early publicity exercise for its draft local plan does not comply with the Town and Country Planning Act 1976, according to Parti Rakyat... Read More


Duck breeding farm cause of pollution to Sungai Kulim, Sungai Air Merah, says state exco

SEBERANG PERAI, Feb. 19 -- A duck breeding farm in Sungai Lembu here was found to have discharged farm waste into Sungai Air Merah which then flowed into Sungai Kulim in Kedah. Penang Agrotechnology,... Read More


Penang opens tender for Batu Kawan industrial park that was embroiled in controversy last year

GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 15 -- Penang Development Corporation (PDC) has called for a request for proposal (RFP) for the Batu Kawan Industrial Park 2 (BKIP2) land that was embroiled in a controversial land de... Read More


Work on Penang Silicon Island project continues, says CM, even as fishermen take state to court

GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 14 -- Reclamation work for Penang Silicon Island (PSI) will continue despite the suit filed by a group of fishermen and two non-governmental organisations (NGO) against the state to ... Read More