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1. 31 undocumented Indonesians deported via Penang airport

   1 week ago Harian Metro Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang (LTAPP), Pulau Pinang 1.8 km

   A total of 31 undocumented Indonesian immigrants were sent back to their home country through the Penang International Airport (LTAPP) yesterday. They had been detained at the Belantik Immigration Depot in Kedah and had completed their sentences under the Immigration Act 1959/63 before the repatriation process.

2. Six Malaysians held over drug smuggling case linked to co-pilot arrested in Jakarta

   1 week ago Malay Mail Penang International Airport 2.6 km

   Malaysian police have detained six local men in connection with a drug smuggling case involving a Malaysian co-pilot arrested at Jakarta's airport. Four of the suspects had fled to Thailand and Vietnam before returning to Malaysia, where they were arrested. The co-pilot was caught with drugs worth an estimated RM45 million.

3. Newborn found alive in trash bin at Penang airport toilet; two arrested

   1 week ago Makkal Osai Penang International Airport, Penang 1.8 km

   A newborn baby boy was found alive in a trash bin in a toilet at Penang International Airport. Police arrested a 23-year-old Malaysian woman and a 22-year-old Myanmar man in connection with the abandonment.

4. Baby found in sanitary bin at LTAPP: Myanmar man, local woman detained

   1 week ago Harian Metro Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang (LTAPP), Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang 1.8 km

   A baby boy was found abandoned in a sanitary bin in the disabled toilet at Penang International Airport (LTAPP) in Bayan Lepas. Police arrested a local woman and a Myanmar man in connection with the discovery. The baby was taken to Penang Hospital for treatment.

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6. Penang reps visit family of missing Nepal climber

   1 week ago New Straits Times Taman Tun Sardon, Gelugor, Penang 8.8 km

   Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh and Seri Delima assemblyman Connie Tan visited the family of missing climber Muhammad Muhaimin Azhad Noor Hadi in Gelugor, Penang, offering support and donations. Muhaimin is one of three Malaysians missing after floods and landslides hit the Langtang Valley in Nepal.

7. Night closures on Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway in Penang from Sept 7 to 9

   1 week ago Malay Mail Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway, George Town, Penang 4 km

   The George Town-bound stretch of the Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway in Penang will be closed nightly from Sept 7 to 9 for construction of an elevated U-turn facility. The closures, from 10pm to 5am, are part of ongoing highway works linked to the upcoming Air Itam Bypass.

8. Global Trends In Engineering, Science And Technology Congress (GTEST) 2026

   1 Sep – 3 Sep MyCEB Penang Waterfront Convention Centre, Gelugor 9.1 km

   Global Trends In Engineering, Science And Technology Congress (GTEST) 2026. 1 September to 3 September 2026, at Penang Waterfront Convention Centre, Gelugor.

9. Where Penang's wartime stories still linger

   2 weeks ago Free Malaysia Today - Lifestyle Batu Maung, Penang 1.2 km

   The Penang War Museum in Batu Maung, Penang, offers visitors an authentic experience of a British military fort from World War II, preserved in its original state. The site, which fell to Japanese forces in 1941 and later served as a prisoner-of-war camp, features tunnels, barracks, and gun positions, along with personal accounts from former POWs.