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Botanic gardens to train volunteers
By YISWAREE PALANSAMY GEORGE TOWN FRIENDS of the Penang Botanic Gardens Society (FRIENDS) and Penang Botanic Gardens Department (PBGD) are launching the Botanika Volunteer-Guide Programme (BVG). [caption id="attachment_2674" align="aligncenter" width="454" caption=" (From left) Rashidah Begum, Salasiah Yusop and members of FRIENDS admirin [Read More]
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Penang Toy Museum
Asia's first and Malaysia largest Toy Museum offers a smashing treat for visitors of all ages and races. Visitors are assured of an amusing and colorful spectacle. An exploration in creativity and beauty would be apt to describe a trip to the Toy Museum. This unique museum is truly a wonder to behold. Some of the toys even interact with visi [Read More]
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Marathon: Kenyan Wave Sweeps Penang Marathon
[simpleviewer gallery_id="67"] GEORGE TOWN, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- Kenyans dominated the 2011 Allianz Penang Bridge International Marathon (APBIM) when they made a clean sweep of the top three spots in the men's open category full marathon and half-marathon, the women's half-marathon, two spots in the women's open event and one spot in the men' [Read More]
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Live it up! The greatest mansions and grand houses.
2. Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, Malaysia Built in the 1880s, the magnificent 38-room, 220-window Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion was commissioned by Cheong Fatt Tze, a local merchant trader who left China as a penniless teenager and ended up as ‘the Rockefeller of the East’. The mansion blends Eastern and Western designs, with louvred windows, art nou [Read More]
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The Botanical Garden Waterfalls
The Waterfall of Penang Location : In the North-East District of Penang Island. Coordinates of the park are N 5° 26.424′ E 100° 16.944′ Natural Heritage Status: The spectacular drop of about a hundred meter of the Waterfall River or Sungai Air Terjun over 3 tiers created the famous Waterfall of Penang. It cascades down the valley d [Read More]
Penang Street Food Guide
This guide is based on the author’s own experience and preference, feedback from online and offline surveys. Please use it as a guideline only because different person has his/her own taste bud. The below list from item 1 to 12 is recommended by Tourism Penang Department. 1. 2. 3. 4. & 5. 6. 7. [...]
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Penang.TV :: Penang Video Gallery
Georgetown and Melaka world heritage cities TitleGeorgetown and Melaka world heritage cities Runtime21:35 TitlePenang National Park Runtime22:41 TitleThaipusam splendor in Penang Runtime1:34 TitlePenang War Museum Runtime1:10 TitleThe Penang last handmade joss stick maker Runtime22:30 TitlePenang Food Paradise – Lonely Planet Travel Video Runtime3:08 TitleStreetfood – Penang – 10 June 08 – Part 1 Runtime10:46 TitleStreetfood [...]
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Makeover for Pg Hill
By CHRISTINA CHIN Photos by GARY CHEN and PHC VISITORS to Penang Hill can expect better facilities this year as a series of upgrading works are in the pipeline. Penang Hill Corporation (PHC) senior assistant manager (promotions and marketing) Anne Goh said landscaping work at the bottom station, hill slope maintenance and upgrading of the [...]
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Snake Temple pulls in big crowd of devotees celebrating deity’s birthday
By VIVIEN CHANG Photos by ZAINUDDIN AHAD and LIM BENG TATT THE Snake Temple in Penang is drawing in crowds of tourists as well as devotees as the birthday of its resident deity approaches. Many people who are in Penang for the Lunar New Year holidays are taking the opportunity to visit the temple while [...]
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Eat out, eat well
By Helen Ong Have your reunion dinner out for a change. NO sooner has Penang settled down after the December celebrations than yet another round of festivities is upon us. Yes, it’s Chinese New Year once again, when children (or the young unmarried) rejoice as they look forward to new clothes and loaded angpows, as [...]
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Gurney Paragon set to welcome RM35m F&B investment
GEORGE TOWN: Penang is set to welcome investments totalling RM35 million this year from food and beverage operators into phase one of the Gurney Paragon development on Gurney Drive. The project’s developer, Hunza Properties Bhd (HPB), has already seen the entry of nine tenants into Phase 1B of its multi-billion ringgit waterfront development with capital [...]
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