GEORGE TOWN: Some 32 hawker stalls at a beachside hawker centre in Batu Ferringhi were destroyed in a fire this afternoon. No one was injured.

The Penang government has decided to ban all horse riding activities along the Batu Ferringhi beach from Sept 1. Local government, town and country development committee chairman Jason H’ng said ...

GEORGE TOWN: Six men were jointly charged in the Magistrate's Court here for rioting with helmets in a public place, which resulted in injuries to three of them.

The Batu Ferringhi Community Library, established over a month ago, is believed to be the only library that is easily accessible for the locals at George Town’s prime beach destination.

GEORGE TOWN: As the northeast monsoon brings with it stronger winds and crashing waves to beaches here, the sight of erosion at the foundation of a baywatch tower in Batu Ferringhi here is worrying.

The Penang government will call on a representative from Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) to testify this Friday on the pollution incident at the Batu Ferringhi Beach allegedly caused by its sewage plant.