May 2013 ~ Penang iChannel

Friday, May 31, 2013

Rubber Duck to Penang?

4:39 PM Richard Tan 福陈 No comments

The Inflatable Rubber Duck next stop maybe to Penang Island Malaysia after last residing at Victoria Harbour Hong Kong. Penang George Town may be the best location as the sea is calm and attractions around the Heritage city, the Ferry, Marina Bays and Penang Bridge. The Rubber Duck appearances definitely will be the new attraction for Penang and will boost up the tourism industry as well. The creator of the giant rubber duck, Florentijn Hofman tried to entertain the world by a tour named "Spreading joy around the world" established in 2007. He aimed to recall everyoone's childhood memories by exhibiting the duck in 14 countries. Below...

UBAH (Change and Transformation) in Penang

6:23 AM Richard Tan 福陈 No comments

Majority Penangites wanted for UBAH (Change and transform) to a better state as well as Malaysian for overall during the last general election. Total 74.56% of voters came out to vote for their best government (state and federal) on 5-May-2013. The election campaign prior to the 5-May were the most aggressive and most number of attendance in the history. This was shown Penangites wanted for change and transform from heart. From the campaign 429 to 503 for clean government and for a fair and clean general election before the election.After the general election, although Pakatan Rakyat (People Coalition Party) not able to take over the...

Penang Undersea Tunnel

8:00 PM Richard Tan 福陈 No comments

Once the Undersea Tunnel is completed and launched, what Penangites wanted to see is no traffic jam at areas that we identified as below traffic black area. Together with the Penang 1st Bridge and 2nd Bridge implemented, no one will complaint about being stuck or caught into traffic jam! Yes this is a great idea! This definitely will bring up the economy, tourism and business in George Town. (Traffic Jam at Bayan Baru) Assuming that the traffic flow is smooth and able to release to the road without any congestion. The fact is number of vehicles inside the Penang Island will increase tremendously. Now back to the parking problem,...