January 2012 PONGGAL Date : 14 January 2012 Venue : Penang Waterfall Carpark Ponggal, the Harvest Festival believed to have originated in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu some 5000 years ago, centres on the ritual of cooking rice and milk in a clay pot to symbolize the overflow of wealth and abundance. Celebrated [...]
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2011 Jan 19-21: Thaipusam Jan 30-Mar 3: Kek Lok Si Display of Lights Feb 3 Chinese New Year Celebration Feb 10: Hokkien New Year Feb 12: Chinese New Year Cultural & Heritage Celebration 2011 Feb 14: Valentine Celebration Feb 15: Maulidur Rasul (Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday) Feb 17: Chap Goh Meh Celebration Mar 12 & 13: [...]
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By ROYCE TAN THE third instalment of the Penang World Music Festival (PWMF) promises a bigger bang, with an expected attendance of about 12,000 visitors over the three-day event. A treat is in store for music enthusiasts and revellers as there will be a potpourri of renowned musicians set to keep them serenaded with rousing [...]
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GEORGE TOWN (Feb 21, 2012): The century-old Chowrasta Market here will be given a brand new look in a RM12 million refurbishing exercise which is expected to commence by the end of the year. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the upgrading was the first since the market’s last facelift in 1961. He said the [...]
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By ANDREA FILMER GEORGE TOWN: American tourist Dr Edgar Arc, who was trapped in the Penang Museum after closing hours on Thursday, had mentally prepared himself to stay the night before he was rescued. The senior citizen, who will turn 70 in October, said he had noticed a wedding bed display in the museum. “I [...]
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By PHUAH KEN LIN Hundreds of devotees attend age-old ritual on Chap Goh Meh eve HUNDREDS of Taoist devotees packed the Hai Choo Soo Temple in Tanjong Tokong to attend the annual flame-watching ritual on the eve of the Chap Goh Meh celebrations recently. The event was held in conjunction with the Tua Pek Kong [...]
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By ROBYN ECKHARDT PENANG is on a roll. Thanks to an influx of private and public investment and creative energy — precipitated in part by Unesco’s 2008 listing of Penang’s capital city, George Town, as a World Heritage site — the Malaysian island is padding out its list of attractions. To the region’s best street [...]
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By CHRISTOPHER TAN & WINNIE YEOH Photos by WAN MOHIZAN WAN HUSSEIN & MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI SMASHED coconuts covered the streets of George Town, Penang, during the Thaipusam celebration as devotees along the route of a silver chariot procession prayed for health and success. As the silver chariot bearing the image of Lord Muruga inched [...]
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By Paul Toh GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Philharmonic will open its 2012 concert season with An Evening of Arias featuring Kay Pahk from South Korea tomorrow at the Dewan Sri Pinang. Kay Pahk will be backed by a 60-member strong Penang Philharmonic under maestro Woon Wen Kin. One of the highlights of the performance will [...]
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By ROYCE TAN Photos by GARY CHEN, CHAN BOON KAI and ROYCE TAN WELD Quay in Penang took on a carnival atmosphere as the Hokkiens at the Chew Jetty paid homage to the Thnee Kong (Jade Emperor) in conjunction with the deity’s birthday. Thousands of local residents and tourists thronged the waterfront area to observe [...]
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