Penang Forum supports the recent announcement by the Penang chief minister, who is also the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) chairperson, that the domestic water tariff in Penang should be raised.

Penang Forum welcomes and supports the recent public statements by Pulau Tikus assemblyperson YB Yap Soo Huey and Tanjung Bungah assemblyperson YB Teh Yee Cheu on the Seri Tanjung Pinang (STP) Phase 2/Penang tunnel project and the threat of reclamation of the Middle Bank, a vast seagrass bed home to turtles and dugongs between the Penang Bridge and Sungai Pinang.

The Penang Forum is disturbed both by the sweeping statements made by Penang Citizens Chant Group (Chant) adviser Jimmy Lim as well as the legal action initiated by the chief minister of Penang against a critic of Penang state and municipal council policies, a news portal and its reporter.