It is a sad day when we see two architectural treasures within the George Town World Heritage Site, Convent Light Street and Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, vandalised by Malaysians to make racial political statements. Continue reading
Decision to call off Boustead land reclamation deal lauded
Penang Forum welcomes and fully supports the state government’s bold decision to call off a controversial proposed agreement to allow Boustead Holdings Bhd to reclaim land at Bayan Bay as compensation for having to scale down the firm’s hotel along Weld Quay. Continue reading
Stop unethical reporting
Penang Forum is utterly disgusted at the lack of ethics of bloggers who have made serious accusations which implicate the child of a well known politician in Penang. Continue reading
CAT needed in sPICE project
The Penang Forum is deeply concerned over the manner in which the concession agreement between the Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) and the project concessionaire for the sPICE centre was signed. Continue reading
Unfair to criticise Koh over Penang Hill project
Given the ongoing statements and accusations that have been issued by the above developer with regards to its earlier proposals for Penang Hill, it is timely that a response be made by the NGOs of Penang to remind the public of the actual sequence of events that took place in the early 1990s. Continue reading