https://www.ilovepenang.my/Daily news, events and food for Penang.en-myhttps://www.ilovepenang.my/batik-air-opens-batam-route-giving-penang-its-fifth-indonesian-air-link/https://www.ilovepenang.my/batik-air-opens-batam-route-giving-penang-its-fifth-indonesian-air-link/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 02:08:46 GMTBatik Air's first Batam flight touched down in Penang on 18 October, adding a fifth Indonesian city to the state's direct air network.https://www.ilovepenang.my/six-women-honoured-at-ytf-women-in-technology-awards-2026/https://www.ilovepenang.my/six-women-honoured-at-ytf-women-in-technology-awards-2026/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:23:00 GMTSix Malaysian women were honoured for their contributions to technology, research, innovation and leadership at the Yayasan Tuanku Fauziah (YTF) Women in…https://www.ilovepenang.my/malaysians-advised-to-postpone-non-essential-travel-to-france/https://www.ilovepenang.my/malaysians-advised-to-postpone-non-essential-travel-to-france/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:46:48 GMTMalaysians planning a trip to France have been advised to consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve, as demonstrations continue in…https://www.ilovepenang.my/drug-abuse-among-under-15s-a-growing-concern-says-saifuddin-nasution/https://www.ilovepenang.my/drug-abuse-among-under-15s-a-growing-concern-says-saifuddin-nasution/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:01:50 GMTDrug abuse among children under the age of 15 is a growing concern that needs wider preventive efforts, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail…https://www.ilovepenang.my/mediasas-plan-to-offer-financial-health-safety-net-for-malaysias-m40/https://www.ilovepenang.my/mediasas-plan-to-offer-financial-health-safety-net-for-malaysias-m40/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:40:15 GMTThe MediAsas Plan, scheduled to launch in January 2027, will provide a financial and healthcare safety net for Malaysia’s middle-income group (M40), who…https://www.ilovepenang.my/malaysia-cannot-arrest-its-way-out-of-the-drug-menace-says-nst-leader/https://www.ilovepenang.my/malaysia-cannot-arrest-its-way-out-of-the-drug-menace-says-nst-leader/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 05:25:55 GMTMalaysia cannot arrest its way out of its drug problem, an NST leader argued on 17 October, as official figures showed 152,856 positive urine tests for…https://www.ilovepenang.my/floods-worsen-in-perak-and-penang-as-more-evacuees-move-to-relief-centres/https://www.ilovepenang.my/floods-worsen-in-perak-and-penang-as-more-evacuees-move-to-relief-centres/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:40:07 GMTFlooding in Perak and Penang worsened as more evacuees were moved into temporary relief centres across both states, NST reported.https://www.ilovepenang.my/penangs-rm420-million-link-road-to-silicon-island-targets-first-bridge-opening-by-2028/https://www.ilovepenang.my/penangs-rm420-million-link-road-to-silicon-island-targets-first-bridge-opening-by-2028/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:51:15 GMTA total of 202.3 hectares of land has been reclaimed at Silicon Island since reclamation works started in September 2023, Malay Mail reported.https://www.ilovepenang.my/uda-allocates-rm5-million-for-public-park-recreational-facilities-in-penang/https://www.ilovepenang.my/uda-allocates-rm5-million-for-public-park-recreational-facilities-in-penang/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:15:11 GMTUDA Holdings Bhd has allocated RM5 million for a public park and recreational facilities in Penang, including the 2.5-acre Laman Tanjong beside its Eight…https://www.ilovepenang.my/penang-port-launches-malaysias-first-private-5g-network/https://www.ilovepenang.my/penang-port-launches-malaysias-first-private-5g-network/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:44:21 GMTPenang Port Sdn Bhd has become Malaysia’s first port to run a private 5G network on dedicated spectrum, moving its container and wharf operations onto a…https://www.ilovepenang.my/malaysias-two-5g-networks-give-businesses-bargaining-power/https://www.ilovepenang.my/malaysias-two-5g-networks-give-businesses-bargaining-power/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:19:01 GMTMalaysian businesses stand to gain greater flexibility and stronger bargaining power from the country’s two separate 5G technology stacks, economists told…https://www.ilovepenang.my/penang-unveils-silicon-island-experience-centre-as-reclamation-reaches-200-hectares/https://www.ilovepenang.my/penang-unveils-silicon-island-experience-centre-as-reclamation-reaches-200-hectares/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:26:53 GMTPenang has taken another step in the Silicon Island project, with Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow making his first vehicular visit to the man-made island and…https://www.ilovepenang.my/aliyaa-brings-premium-sri-lankan-dining-to-george-towns-heritage-enclave/https://www.ilovepenang.my/aliyaa-brings-premium-sri-lankan-dining-to-george-towns-heritage-enclave/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:35:16 GMTMention Sri Lankan food to most Penang diners, and the response is often a pause. Fried rice, maybe. Curry, definitely. Beyond that, the cuisine remains…https://www.ilovepenang.my/rapid-penang-rolls-out-first-15-electric-buses-75-bus-fleet-by-march-2027/https://www.ilovepenang.my/rapid-penang-rolls-out-first-15-electric-buses-75-bus-fleet-by-march-2027/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:24:29 GMTRapid Penang began running its first 15 electric buses today, the opening step in the operator’s shift away from diesel.https://www.ilovepenang.my/declining-birth-rate-among-chinese-community-worrying-says-penang-exco/https://www.ilovepenang.my/declining-birth-rate-among-chinese-community-worrying-says-penang-exco/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:56:32 GMTPenang is staring at a shrinking Chinese community and a school network built for far more children, a state executive councillor has warned. The birth…https://www.ilovepenang.my/iphone-duo-pre-orders-mostly-sold-out-in-malaysia-apple-store-delivery-slips-to-january-2027/https://www.ilovepenang.my/iphone-duo-pre-orders-mostly-sold-out-in-malaysia-apple-store-delivery-slips-to-january-2027/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:43:07 GMTPre-orders for the iPhone Duo opened in Malaysia at 8pm on 16 October, and most of the first-batch stock that was checked had gone within an hour…https://www.ilovepenang.my/lenovo-launches-new-15-inch-ideapad-vibe-laptop-in-malaysia-and-asia/https://www.ilovepenang.my/lenovo-launches-new-15-inch-ideapad-vibe-laptop-in-malaysia-and-asia/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 04:54:16 GMTLenovo has released the IdeaPad Vibe 15AKP12 across Oceania, East Asia, Southeast Asia and North America, putting the 15-inch laptop on sale in markets…https://www.ilovepenang.my/eo-ock-group-team-up-to-develop-digital-infrastructure-on-andaman-island/https://www.ilovepenang.my/eo-ock-group-team-up-to-develop-digital-infrastructure-on-andaman-island/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:04:06 GMTEastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O) and OCK Group Bhd will develop and operate telecommunications and digital infrastructure on Andaman Island in Penang, under a…https://www.ilovepenang.my/penang-pays-for-airport-road-upgrades-as-budget-2027-covers-airports-nationwide-says-zairil/https://www.ilovepenang.my/penang-pays-for-airport-road-upgrades-as-budget-2027-covers-airports-nationwide-says-zairil/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:45:00 GMTRoad infrastructure upgrades around Penang International Airport are paid for by the Penang government, and not from the airport funding set out in Budget…https://www.ilovepenang.my/malaysia-ready-to-help-indonesia-fight-forest-fires-says-zahid/https://www.ilovepenang.my/malaysia-ready-to-help-indonesia-fight-forest-fires-says-zahid/Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:05:43 GMTMalaysia is ready to send aid to Indonesia to help fight widespread forest and land fires, after President Prabowo Subianto approved offers of assistance…https://www.ilovepenang.my/rm33-million-mount-erskine-underpass-redesigned-as-tunnel-completion-set-for-november-2030/https://www.ilovepenang.my/rm33-million-mount-erskine-underpass-redesigned-as-tunnel-completion-set-for-november-2030/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:42:43 GMTThe RM33 million Mount Erskine underpass in Penang will be built as a tunnel rather than an open excavation of the road, a redesign meant to keep four…https://www.ilovepenang.my/perda-chairman-pleads-not-guilty-to-15-graft-charges-totalling-rm847107/https://www.ilovepenang.my/perda-chairman-pleads-not-guilty-to-15-graft-charges-totalling-rm847107/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:53:50 GMTDatuk Dr Shaik Hussein Mydin, chairman of the Penang Regional Development Authority (Perda), pleaded not guilty on 15 October to 15 charges of accepting…https://www.ilovepenang.my/penang-islamic-affairs-department-probes-muslim-workers-involvement-in-temple-clean-up/https://www.ilovepenang.my/penang-islamic-affairs-department-probes-muslim-workers-involvement-in-temple-clean-up/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:38:27 GMTTHE Penang Islamic Religious Affairs Department (JHEAIPP) is investigating the involvement of Muslim hotel employees in a corporate social responsibility…https://www.ilovepenang.my/penangs-rm114-8-million-sungai-pinang-flood-mitigation-project-50-86-per-cent-complete/https://www.ilovepenang.my/penangs-rm114-8-million-sungai-pinang-flood-mitigation-project-50-86-per-cent-complete/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:13:51 GMTPenang’s RM114.8 million Sungai Pinang flood mitigation project has passed the halfway mark, standing 50.86 per cent complete with full completion…https://www.ilovepenang.my/penang-tops-us-malaysia-tech-transfer/https://www.ilovepenang.my/penang-tops-us-malaysia-tech-transfer/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:57:29 GMTDeputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Sim Tze Tzin said investing in Malaysia makes financial sense for American businesses. Tax incentives…https://www.ilovepenang.my/yeo-bee-yin-proposes-langkawi-or-penang-as-disney-cruise-hub/https://www.ilovepenang.my/yeo-bee-yin-proposes-langkawi-or-penang-as-disney-cruise-hub/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:36:45 GMTMalaysia should open talks with Disney Cruise Line to turn Langkawi or Penang into a departure and arrival hub for its Disney Adventure cruise ship, the…https://www.ilovepenang.my/parkroyal-gurney-bay-penang-among-10-southeast-asia-projects-as-pan-pacific-hotels-group-pushes-version-2-0/https://www.ilovepenang.my/parkroyal-gurney-bay-penang-among-10-southeast-asia-projects-as-pan-pacific-hotels-group-pushes-version-2-0/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:17:45 GMTPARKROYAL Gurney Bay Penang will be revamped as part of a regional programme that lines up 10 new-build and renovation projects across Southeast Asia for…https://www.ilovepenang.my/tanjung-bungah-food-complex-rolls-out-self-service-plate-return-initiative/https://www.ilovepenang.my/tanjung-bungah-food-complex-rolls-out-self-service-plate-return-initiative/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:09:08 GMTThe Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has rolled out a self-service plate and bowl return initiative at the Tanjung Bungah food complex, a pilot covering…https://www.ilovepenang.my/cologne-police-confiscate-robot-in-groping-probe-involving-teenage-girl-2/https://www.ilovepenang.my/cologne-police-confiscate-robot-in-groping-probe-involving-teenage-girl-2/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:12:30 GMTGerman police in Cologne have confiscated a remote-controlled robot and opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment, after the machine touched…https://www.ilovepenang.my/cologne-police-confiscate-robot-in-groping-probe-involving-teenage-girl/https://www.ilovepenang.my/cologne-police-confiscate-robot-in-groping-probe-involving-teenage-girl/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:12:30 GMTGerman police in Cologne have confiscated a remote-controlled robot and opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment, after the machine touched…