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EXPANDED 珍珠大革新! TRANSPORT - 《槟城在望》专栏重启!冠英也看小叮当? COUNCIL - 槟城人不可不懂的交通大未来 pg - 世遗庆典好好玩,长假亲子同玩乐。 2 更多精彩内容,一定要看! FREE buletin Competency Accountability Transparency http:www.facebook.com/buletinmutiara June 16- 30, 2016 http:www.facebook.com/cmlimguaneng 2 June 16 - 30, 2016 Bigger committee for Penang Transport Council Story by Chan Lilian Tawar), Nordin Ahmad (Bayan freeing us from traffic conges- Pix by Law Suun Ting Lepas) and Datuk Shah Headan tion and providing equal op- Ayoob Hussain Shah (Telok portunity to all Penangites, THE Penang Transport Council Bahang) were missing from the both on the island and main- (PTC) which was formed in briefing and the PTC’s first land. This in turn opens up the 2009 initially had only 15 meeting. potential for everyone and members and the purpose was “From what I gathered from protects the future of our chil- for traffic management to ease my officer, Nordin has rejected dren,” Lim continued. congestion. outright the appointment. How- Lim reminded the newly ap- However, the PTC now has ever, Datuk Jahara and Datuk pointed members: “Today, we 54 members from various sec- Shah Headan wanted the terms witness the appointment of 36 tors including three assembly- of reference for study before new members who will helm members from Umno, the Con- they confirm. I hope they will the PTC till Sept 30, 2017. sumers Association of Penang, coordinate amongst themselves There are NGOs, opposition Malaysian Anti-Corruption and be part of the PTC,” Chow Chow surrounded by members of the media who wanted to know members and assemblymem- Commission (MACC), various said. why the Umno assemblymembers did not turn up at the ceremony. bers who will monitor, scruti- non-governmental organisa- “What we have done today nise and coordinate with the tions (NGOs) and independent has never been done in Malay- good at the time of submission sign,” Chow said in response to public the transport function in groups. sia. We are trying as much as and some revisions have been press questions. Penang.” The members who accepted possible to make information made. We make minor adjust- Earlier, in his speech, Lim A few vocal individuals who their appointment turned up at available. Members of the PTC ment based on the community’s said: “The TMP costing RM27 were newly appointed such as the Kompleks Masyarakat Pen- can view the full 20 volumes of feedback. Each revision entails billion is the second biggest Penang Island City Council yayang on June 14 for a brief- documents and they are wel- new costs and further consid- infrastructure project in the (MBPP) councillor Dr Lim ing session by Chief Minister come to provide feedback, eration and studies. It takes history of Malaysia. It will be Mah Hui and activist and blog- Lim Guan Eng and exco mem- whether negative, positive or time to work out the details. An the catalyst to propel the eco- ger Anil Netto raised questions ber for Local Government, constructive,” Chow added in agreement is not likely to be nomic growth for the next 50 related to the TMP after pres- Traffic Management and Flood a press conference after the signed at this moment and most years till 2065 and will change entations were made. Mitigation Chow Kon Yeow. event. probably only early next year. the facade of Penang when it is In closing, the Chief Minis- The three Umno assembly- “We will take into consid- Work cannot start even after the ready in 2030 ter reminded all members of the members, Opposition Leader eration all the input from the agreement as the contractor “The TMP will make the PTC to carry out the task given Datuk Jahara Hamid (Telok Air members. The documents were will need to do the final de- Penang dream come true – by them to with full responsibility. Penang very bullish about investment Exciting times ahead with digital library PENANG is very, BRINGING the learning experience into “This is the catalyst for the next phase very bullish about the digital era will become a reality in of STEM (science, technology, engi- investment and the August with the opening of a digital li- neering & maths) development. There general sentiment is brary. has been a marked increase in initiatives Penang is still attrac- “The Penang Digital Library is an aimed at sparking an interest in STEM; tive to investors due initiative by the state government. It is and the Penang Digital Library is the to several reasons. in collaboration with Keysight Tech- next step in this development chain. It InvestPenang di- nologies and E&O and supported by will provide users structured access to rector Datuk Lee Kah TIME. The aim is to use technology to information and knowledge – via the Choon said this at a learn new information that can help over 3,000 specially curated e-books, press briefing at the communities create, connect and com- e-magazines and reference journals – investPenang office municate,” Chief Minister Lim Guan that will fan the spark of interest into a in Bayan Baru on Lee (centre) explaining to the media the economic Eng told members of the media at a press flame of knowledge,” Lim said. situation and investment future of Penang. June 13 where he conference in Komtar on June 2. An idea will only remain an idea spoke on the Penang The RM2.5 million digital library is without the knowhow of putting it into Economic Transformation. Aware of the rapid transformation with located at the premises of the former action. However, Lee pointed out the changes mergers and acquisition (M&A) taking Puspanita building located within the The Penang Digital Library aims to in the industry and how trends of the im- place, Lee spoke on the steps being taken Penang Free School and this initiative change this by leveraging various inter- mediate future will be heading towards by investPenang to deal with the situa- is a PPP (Private Public Partnership). active informative displays to push the handphones and phasing out desktop tion. Located within the vicinity of schools freshest content on technological con- computers and laptops. “In today’s industries and business, and residential areas, the digital library cepts and revolutions to users. “Now we are into Global Business mergers and acquisition are commonly will create an environment that will Latest tools, gadgets and features will Services (GBS). Many of the electronics happening. This is not only to consolidate complement the more traditional meth- be made available to instantly guide and electrical manufacturing activities in operations but also for other reasons such ods of teaching and learning to elevate them to what they are searching for and Penang have transformed over the 45 as increase in market share and technol- the education experience to be on par to help them turn their ideas into reality. years. For example, Dell Penang’s activ- ogy synergies. Despite these changes, with today’s technological landscape. The Penang Digital Library will be ity has changed from desktop PC manu- rapid M&A activities have also brought Lim was clearly excited and pleased accessible to the public free of charge. facturing to GBS and high-end server to Penang the next phase of development. with the opening and members of the This exciting development will also production. Meanwhile, Intel Penang has Although the changes impacted Penang, press had a sneak peek at how the herit- allow parents and their children a peek been moving away from low-cost manu- Penang has stayed in the game all the age building will be combined with into the future – a brave new world of facturing to high-end R&D and D&D in time. Penang will change with time,” he digital age technology to provide a acquiring knowledge and learning tablets and smartphones,” Lee said. said. welcoming place for users. through the magic of technology. June 16 - 30, 2016 3 Feasibility study continues, Legal action focus on three highways against CONSORTIUM Zenith chairman enced partner for the project. Our Datuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli obligation is to fulfil the contract PCM’s Huan (pix) held a press conference in the terms, keep it within the allocated Chief Minister’s Office on June 15 and budget, and deliver the finished pro- CONSORTIUM Zenith chairman Da- confirmed that the feasibility study for ject within the prescribed time- tuk Zarul Ahmad Mohd Zulkifli con- the tunnel project is already 83% frame,” said Zarul. firmed that his company will proceed completed and the remaining is ex- “We are going on a roadshow soon with legal action against Datuk Huan pected to be finished in another six to brief the local community on the Cheng Guan of Parti Cinta Malaysia months. long term benefits of the project. The (PCM) for making defamatory state- This was contrary to some main- roadshow also aims to clarify their ments that were published in main- stream media allegations that claimed concerns. The project is to spur eco- stream media and online news. that the project for the tunnel and three nomic growth, create jobs and raise “Datuk Huan insinuated, among highways had been cancelled. the living standards of the people, other issues, that Consortium Zenith Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng also amongst others,” he added. breached the gazetted scale of fees for reiterated that the feasibility study for In conclusion, Zarul told members consultancy rates when conducting the the tunnel can also be used for the of the press that they will focus on feasibility study and detailed design for third bridge should the federal govern- the building of the three highways the undersea tunnel project and the ment approve the building of the which will begin next year.