Penang Mutiara Line: Over 6,700 new trees to replace 2,100 felled for LRT project

GEORGE TOWN: In the march towards urban modernisation, trees are often seen as the first casualty. But for the Penang LRT Mutiara Line project,...

Penang Island’s zero-kill stray dog programme sees 8,484 neutered since 2018

Penang Island has recorded 8,484 stray dogs successfully neutered under its Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) programme since it was introduced in March 2018, with the city...

Littering in Penang? You Could Be Cleaning Drains, Beaches Under New Bodycam Enforcement

Think twice before flicking that cigarette butt onto the road or leaving rubbish at parks in Penang — enforcement officers equipped with body cameras...

Penang Targets 250 Litres Per Person Daily as Water-Saving Drive Intensifies

Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang (PBAPP) has set a target to reduce domestic water consumption across the state to 250 litres per capita per...

Caught Littering in Penang? You’ll Be Sweeping Streets From 1 July

Penang will introduce community service orders for litterbugs starting 1 July 2026, requiring offenders to sweep streets, collect rubbish and clean public areas instead...

Penang Won’t Rush Rare Earth Mining, Pledges Strict Environmental Checks

Penang has signalled it will proceed with caution on any non-radioactive rare earth elements (NR-REE) exploration or mining activities, with the state government vowing...

800kg of Rubbish Hauled from Pulau Gazumbo in Under Two Hours

About 100 volunteers armed with gloves, litter pickers and garbage bags spread out across Pulau Gazumbo and collected more than 800kg of waste from...

Sungai Muda Plunges to Danger Level: Penang Dodges Water Crisis Bullet

Penang narrowly avoided a potential water supply disruption after the Sungai Muda river level dropped to a dangerous 1.27m at the Lahar Tiang intake...

Recycling Plant Blaze in Bukit Mertajam Takes Over 10 Hours to Extinguish

Firefighters required more than 10 hours to fully extinguish a rubbish dump blaze at a recycling plant in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. The fire engulfed paper...

Hawkers and Wet Markets Spared from Penang’s Plastic Ban – But Only Temporarily

Hawkers and wet market traders in Penang will not be affected by the upcoming single-use plastic bag ban starting 1 September, as state authorities...

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