GEORGE TOWN: The 193-year-old St George’s Church, nestled in the shade of majestic Mahogany trees on the corner of Lebuh Farquhar and Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling in the heritage enclave here, may be home to buried treasure. Vicar Rev Charles Samuel, convinced by the story, is keen to recover what is believed to be artifacts [...]
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Aaron Ngui GEORGE TOWN (Nov 17, 2011): It was a poignant moment for sisters Loretta Regina and Jessie Ripsie Sarkies when they visited the grave of their granduncle, Arshak Sarkies, founder of the famed E&O Hotel at the Western Road cemetery today. After spending a few minutes praying, the sisters lit candles and placed flowers [...]
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Himanshu Bhatt I RECENTLY came across a television documentary about the activities of U-boats, as German submarines were called during the first and second world wars. It reminded me of an incredible story I once covered about U-boats actually coming to Penang during World War II as part of an amazing but little-known cooperation with [...]
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IT may come as a surprise to many people that the first botanic garden in Penang was established in the middle of the Air Itam valley in 1794, according to Australian-based historian Marcus Langdon. He said Irish botanist Christopher Smith set up a small garden on a 10.5ha plot in the valley. “Smith later set [...]
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By DERRICK VINESH Historians and researchers from across the globe recently converged on George Town to discuss the diverse links between Penang and the Indian Ocean. PENANG has a spicy past, literally. The island’s first pepper plants were introduced in 1790 by a Chinese Kapitan, who brought in pepper vines from Acheh with funds from [...]
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Here you can see a trolleybus passing by the Railway Jetty along Weld Quay. The Railway Jetty was located at the site of the present-day Church Street Pier. You can see a newspaper vendor and money-changer at the entrance to the Jetty. Trolleybuses, ferries and trishaws and not a car in sight. People used to [...]
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George town is a bustling, colourful and largely Chinese city, full of tumbledown shophouses, impressive colonial architecture and countless trishaws ferrying tourists and locals alike around the maze of broad streets and narrow lanes. Ancient trades such as rattan weaving, joss-stick making, woodcarving and fortune-telling still go on, in scenes which probably haven’t changed in [...]
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The history of Penang began in 1786, when Captain Francis Light struck a deal with the Sultan of Kedah. He acquired Pulau Pinang (Penang lsland) from the Sultan on behalf of the East lndia Company, which in retum promised Kedah protection against the powerful neighbours. By 1800, Light had also managed to negotiate for a [...]
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Penang (Pulau Pinang), affectionately known as the Pearl of the Orient, is one of the bestknown and most-visited corners of Malaysia, and is the only one of the country’s 13 states to have a Chinese majority population, giving the island a very distinct character all of its own. Its main centre, Georgetown, attracts the most [...]
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By JEREMY TAN Photos by GARY CHEN It’s back-to-basics for those who want to savour a bowl of piping hot porridge in old George Town. PATRONS of fine dining will be horrified at the idea of squatting to eat but for more adventurous foodies visiting Penang island, it is definitely an experience to boast about [...]
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