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A worker wiping the dust from rice cookers at a store in preparation for the reopening of the electrical goods sector. ALTHOUGH the George Town Heritage Day celebrations will be a muted affair due to the Covid-19 pandemic, at least there is good news for Penangites. The National Security Council has announced that the state will be listed under Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) which eases some restrictions starting today. With this, the people, especially those in small businesses, can look forward to better days. City Car Wash owner K. Kaleswaran, 37, is happy to resume his busi...

GEORGE TOWN: Penang MCA urges the state government to withdraw its proposal to the National Water Services Commission (SPAN) for a water tariff increase. State MCA liaison committee secretary Yeoh Chin Kah said the state government should help the people through difficult times during the Covid-19 pandemic instead of proposing substantial adjustments to the water tariff. “Covid-19 is becoming more and more serious in our country, but the Penang Water Supply Corporation applied to SPAN to increase the water tariff, which will put a heavy burden on the people. “The state government must wit...

Gift of life: Volunteers donating blood during the Covid-19 awareness campaign at New World Park in George Town, Penang. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star GEORGE TOWN: Despite a target 1.3 million people or 70% of its population, the Penang government is seeing less than 1% of the number being vaccinated daily. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the slow process of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme could be due to insufficient vaccines and the low number of vaccination centres in the state. He said there were supposed to be 10 vaccination centres in Penang but only five had opened so far. ...