Infrastructure around you

1. Public Gold opens RM30m precious metals refinery in Batu Kawan

   22 hours ago The Sun - Business Batu Kawan, Pulau Pinang 3.4 km

   Public Gold has opened Malaysia's first international-standard precious metals refinery at Batu Kawan Industrial Park in Penang, an RM30 million facility able to refine up to 10 tonnes a year. Malaysia Gold Association president Datuk Seri Louis Ng said gold prices are expected to stay between US$4,000 and US$5,000 per troy ounce over the next one to two years. The project has created about 1,000 jobs.

2. Chow: eight of 10 Penang2030 targets met or on track

   4 days ago The Malaysian Reserve Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang 9.6 km

   Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said eight of the 10 key Penang2030 targets have been achieved or are on track, covering welfare, housing, governance, tourism, education, agriculture and youth development. He spoke at the launch of the state government's Eight-Year Report Card in Bukit Mertajam, acknowledging the agricultural sector still lags despite 384 urban farms.