PENANG Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB), which operates passenger boats at the Swettenham Pier, will not increase frequency of the boats as they are currently running at full capacity.
THE 12 Waves followed up its win in the Industrial Category at the FIABCI Malaysia Property Awards (MPA) in November 2019, by bagging the Silver Award in the Industrial Category of the 2021 FIABCI World Prix d’Excellence Awards that were announced online on June 2.
A NEW era of the Penang ferry service will start soon with a RM20mil upgrading works of the Raja Tun Uda ferry terminal on Penang island and Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal in Butterworth that will begin in June.
All natural: Khairizal helping his wife, Tuan Najdah Tuan Muhammad Adnan, arrange leaves on a cloth that will then be rolled and tied up before being steamed for two hours.
PENDANG: A batik maker from Kampung Padang Durian here is using a new technique called ecoprint which is more environmentally-friendly.
Khairizal Ishak, who has been making batik since 2012, said the technique involved using plant material such as leaves, bark and roots rather than chemical ingredients.
“Not many people are using this technique because of its long and complicated process.
“It will take between nine and 14 days to produce five pieces of batik cloth, but it has its own admirers, ” he said when met at his workshop in the village.