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Datuk Jahara Elected New Penang Opposition Leader
GEORGE TOWN, June 18 -- Telok Air Tawar Assemblyman Datuk Jahara Hamid was elected as the new Penang opposition leader, succeeding Penaga Assemblyman Datuk Azhar Ibrahim. Comment?
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Eurasians showcase their rich heritage at fiesta
GEORGE TOWN: A carnival air prevailed at the Eurasian Fiesta 2013 with good food, music and culture. Comment?
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Woman wails for husband said to be buried 5m in the ground
GEORGE TOWN: It was a heart-wrenching scene in Jalan Macalister, the worst-hit area of Thursday's freak storm, when a woman cried out for her husband believed to be buried some 5m in the ground. Comment?
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Penang freak storm: Jalan Macalister expected to be opened to traffic on Monday
GEORGE TOWN: Maintenance and cleaning-up work in the area where a 20-metre lighting arrestor pole collapsed from the Umno building in Jalan Macalister during a storm on Thursday, is expected to be completed by Sunday night. Comment?
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Maintenance Work Along Jalan Macalister Following Storm To End Tomorrow Night
GEORGE TOWN, June 15 -- Maintenance and cleaning-up work in the area where a 20-metre lighting arrestor pole collapsed from the UMNO building in Jalan Macalister during a storm on Thursday, is expected to be completed by tomorrow night. Comment?
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Malaysian and Indian national killed in freak storm incidents
GEORGE TOWN: Clerk Phung Bee Fung and her two children had big plans to celebrate Fathers Day tomorrow. Comment?
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Electricity Disruption In Penang To Be Fully Restored By Saturday - TNB
GEORGE TOWN, June 15 -- The electricity supply disruption in several areas on the island and mainland following heavy storms Thursday evening will be fully restored by 3pm Saturday, said Tenaga Nasional Bhd . Comment?
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Freak Storm damages more than 100 houses in Seberang Perai
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More than 100 houses in Seberang Perai Utara, SP Tengah and SP Selatan were damaged in a thunderstorm last night. Comment?
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Judge Withdraws From Hearing Appeal From Man Who Makes Obscene Gesture To Queen
GEORGE TOWN, June 14 -- High Court Judge Datuk Zamani Abdul Rahim rescued himself from hearing the appeal from a quantity surveyor who was found guilty for flashing obscene hand gestures at the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Hajah Haminah and a police officer last February. Comment?
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Fatal Storm: Antenna at Penang Umno HQ falls, 1 killed, 8 injured
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An evening storm wreaked havoc in Penang Thursday causing the communications tower atop the Umno building in Jalan Macalister here to collapse, leaving one person dead and eight others injured. Comment?
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George Town/Penang: Freak thunderstorm ravages Penang
A freak thunderstorm raged in Penang, causing massive damage to property, uprooting trees and jamming up the Penang Bridge. Comment?
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Antenna Collapses In George Town, One Person Killed
GEORGE TOWN, June 13 -- An evening storm wreaked havoc in Penang Thursday causing the communications tower atop the Umno building in Jalan Macalister here to collapse, leaving one person dead and eight others injured. Comment?
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Storm blows giant antenna off roof top
GEORGE TOWN: A thunderstorm blew havoc in Penang uprooting trees and causing flash floods on Thursday. Comment?
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Antenna Collapses In George Town, One Person Seriously Injured
GEORGE TOWN, June 13 -- An evening storm wreaked havoc in 21 areas in Penang today leaving nine people injured. Comment?
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Penang Bridge Collapse Victim's Family To Meet JKSB Next Week
GEORGE TOWN, June 13 -- The family of Tajudin Zainal Abidin, the victim of the ramp collapse of the second Penang Bridge, has planned to hold a meeting with the project developer, Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd , over the tragedy. Comment?
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Penang Hotel Industry Expects Healthy Growth In Occupancy Rate Next Year Amid VMY 2014
By Samantha Tan Chiew Ting GEORGE TOWN, June 12 -- The hotel industry in Penang is likely to register a healthy growth in occupancy rate next year driven by the Visit Malaysia 2014 , says Malaysian Association of Hotels Penang Chapter. Comment?
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The sketch of Joko Avianto's exhibit for Theatre Of Ships is part of the art and history lesson at MPPP Town Hall in Penang. Comment?
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Delay Anticipated In Penang Second Bridge Completion Following Ramp Collapse
GEORGE TOWN, June 11 -- Completion of the RM4.3-billion Penang Second Bridge faces the possibility of a delay following Thursday's collapse of a ramp, but Jambatan Kedua Sdn Bhd said it expects to keep to the schedule. Comment?
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Eain Yow may feature in British Junior even if he doesn't qualify
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Britain-bound: The qualifiers for the 2014 British Junior Open S. Sivasangari and Mohd Syafiq Kamal; Ooi Kah Yan, Daryl Gan, Kiven Shanmugam and Muhd Farez Izwan with their CIMB mock sponsorship cheques in Penang on Sunday. Comment?
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Fewer young Malaysian debt defaulters
GEORGE TOWN: The percentage of young Malaysians facing debt defaults has been reduced to 10 per cent as at April this year from 15.8 per cent in 2009, according to the Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency . Comment?
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