Earth Hour 2010

Earth Hour 2010

China To Maintain 8 Percent GDP Growth

China will maintain its eight percent GDP growth.Expressing confidence of China's drive to lead in global economic revival,Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew stressed that China has the capacity to achieve its...

Spicy Thai Cuisine, but one with a difference

When next visiting Penang island in Malaysia, ask locals where you can try an exotic dish called Siamese laksa.  Thai cuisine need not be spicy hot as many wrongly assume, and this popular Penang dish, ala...

Tennis Esplanade 14-16 Nov 2008

The Star OnlineThursday September 11, 2008THE Penang Esplanade will be turned into a world-class outdoor tennis court when it plays host to the ‘Kings of Tennis’ tournament this November.The three-day event,...

ADB to provide loan for building highway from Penang to Medan

""The result of an evaluation by the ADB has contributed a great deal to the development of the Indonesia- Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT)," Arthur M.D. Batubara, an executive of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), said here on Monday. He made...

Architecture firm Asymptote unveils zero-carbon project in Malaysia

Asymptote has unveiled another major Asian project, extending the complexity and scope of their kinetic work with a 10.8-million-square-foot mixed-use, zero-carbon complex in Penang, Malaysia. In a statement, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi called the project, known as...

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