Author: Shamira

Motorised Lift Set To Ease Journey To Hilltop Temple

The mobility initiative is about inclusivity, preserving heritage and ensuring that every visitor, regardless of age or ability, can access Arulmigu Sri Balathandayuthapani Temple in Jalan Kebun Bunga. — Photos: CHAN BOON KAI/The Star FOR years, devotees celebrating Thaipusam at the Arulmigu Sri Balathandayuthapani Waterfall Hilltop Temple in Penang have been making the challenging climb […]

Committed To Save Trees As Cable Car Project Progresses

Wednesday, 19 Feb 2025 – THE Penang Hill cable car project is striving to preserve the surrounding greenery as much as possible as it makes steady progress in the building work, with overall completion reaching 4.3% as of Feb 8. State infrastructure, transport and digital committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari said both state leaders and […]

Penang Hill Cable Car Developer to Build Mobility System for Waterfall Hilltop Temple

PENANG, 11 FEBRUARY 2025 – In conjunction with this year’s Thaipusam celebrations, the Concessionaire for the Penang Hill Cable Car Development, Hartasuma Sdn Bhd (“Hartasuma”) has announced a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative to develop a motorised lift or people mover system that will provide full step-free accessibility to the Waterfall Hilltop Temple in Pulau […]

Environmentally conscious construction at the heart of Penang Hill cable car project

THE Penang Hill cable car project is making steady progress, with a strong focus on minimising environmental impact. Both state leaders and project stakeholders have stressed their commitment to protecting Penang Hill’s natural landscape while advancing the highly anticipated infrastructure. Penang Infrastructure, Transport and Digital Committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari highlighted the environmentally conscious approach […]

Penang Hill Cable Car Project: Smooth Progress as Hoarding Works Close to Completion

PENANG Hill Corporation (PHC) is ramping up its efforts to complete the initial stage of hoarding works at affected sites of the Penang Hill Cable Car project to keep the public updated on the highly anticipated project. A total of four sites are involved in the installation of hoardings, namely the Garden Station, Hill Station, […]

Celebrating 100 years of Penang Hill’s Funicular Service

  HARTASUMA joined in a grand celebration marked the centenary of the Penang Hill funicular railway, commemorating its inaugural journey on October 21, 1923. The gala dinner, hosted at G Hotel, was graced by Penang Governor Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak. Kudos to Penang government and Penang Hill Corporation (PHC) for their unwavering commitment to […]

Hartasuma partners Philippines infra conglo MPIC

Leading integrated rolling stock and rail services company Hartasuma Sdn Bhd has entered into a collaboration agreement with Philippines based infrastructure holding company Metro Pacific Investments Corp (MPIC), as it looks to penetrate the Philippines railway engineering and maintenance market. To begin, the parties look to participate in projects with an indicative investment value of […]

The Future of Rail Industry in Malaysia and Selangor

HARTASUMA Chief Business Development Officer, Mohamed Rizal Mohamed Sapari was invited to speak as a Panelist for Industry-Academia Collaboration (IAC) alongside with panelists from Invest Selangor, Malaysia Rail Development Corporation(MRDC) and Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) in Rail Industry Panel Session, themed “The Future of Rail Industry in Malaysia and Selangor,” held on 25th September 2023 […]