Malaysia | investPenang | Penang Capital Investments 1QFY2015 In One Easy Step (Infographic)

How is Penang Capital Investments' achieved during 1st Quarter FY15?

Penang Capital Investments 1st Quarter FY2015 has been reported to come in 2nd place as compare to other states in Malaysia with approved investments of RM2.9 billion (based on local and foreign investments which accounted for 8.6% in overall country's investments). 

It was behind Johor State which captured a staggering investment of RM26 billion of same quarter, according to figures that been released by Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida).

Penang State just published their result for its first quarter performance in their Key Performance Index (KPI) on capital investments elaborated further that 88% of the state investments came from electrical and electronics (E&E) sector. Countries that top foreign investors in Penang were the United States, China, The Netherlands, Singapore and Germany. For the year 2014, investments main source contribution were from E&E and biomedical sectors. In this particular aspect, NEPCON Malaysia trade show will be one of the catalyst in promoting the electrical and electronics (E&E) sector. It's said to be one the popular platform in dealing with new products and services launching related to electrical and electronics.

For year 2014 updates, Penang State came in 3rd with a total of RM8.16 billion, behind Johor (RM21 billion) and Sarawak (RM9.6 billion). For more details report refer to Malaysia | investPenang | Penang State's Capital Investments From 2010-2014.

[Infographic: Malaysia | Penang Capital Investment 2010-2015]

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This report is been compiled by VULCAN INTERNATIONAL Real Estate Research Institute http://VulcanResearch.blogspot.com for VULCAN INTERNATIONAL Real Estate Investors Club http://VulcanInternational.blogspot.com .

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Malaysia | Why Penang FREE Wi-Fi Hotspot Of 1Mbps Is By No Means Catchpenny?

When talking about freebies nowadays it's hard to come by. However Penang government provides her people with free upgraded broadband WIFI (wireless fidelity). It was reported that the infrastructure of WIFI provider has upgraded their backbone topology bandwidth from 75Mbps to 375Mbps (five times faster) which means those selected hotspots have been upgraded or booster from 512kbps to 1Mbps speed test for end user. Having upgrade done without catchpenny is laudable.

According to Mutiara Buletin source, there will be 600,000 registered users that be going to benefit by this upgrade (FREE internet). That is about 40% of Penang's population. It's been understood that since 2009 the Penang State government has facilitated 1,550 hotspots in stages (Phase One and Two) with the expenses of RM154,200 per month under the state's coffer! (no pun intended)

List of Penang free wifi hotspot locations. There's also a 24-hour Penang Free Wifi hotline (Toll Free) that you could call (1800 87 7790) for assistance in case you need to connect to internet without buying any data line from telcos or just arrive in Penang. Do bookmark the wifi hotspot locations page for your conveniences.

PS: Penang is one of the few cities in the world that provides FREE internet for public domain.

Source: Mutiara Buletin

Penang Free WiFi login/sign-up page.

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This report is been compiled by VULCAN INT'L Real Estate Research Institute for VULCAN INTERNATIONAL Real Estate Investors Club .

#VulcanInternational could be contacted at +6 016 451 1321 .

You're welcome to write your constructive comment below.