By CHRISTINA CHIN GEORGE TOWN: Swiftlet farming will be banned and budget hotels will only be allowed to operate in certain areas of the heritage city under a proposed conservation plan. State Town and Country Planning Department assistant director Neoh Siew Yin said unlike conventional methods like zoning to control development, the George Town Unesco [...]
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THERE is no denying that Penang is one of the most livable cities in Malaysia. A website in its latest instalment of travel ideas and inspiration highlighted that Penang is one of 10 islands to be explored before one dies. Google Penang and you will find page after page of marvellous compliments from all and [...]
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GEORGE TOWN: From Monday, Rapid Penang commuters can enjoy smoother public transportation thanks to the company’s new app for the iPad and iPhone. Its chief executive officer Azhar Ahmad said commuters with the app, named Rapid Penang iPlanner, would be able to check the arrival time of Rapid Penang buses which are all equipped with [...]
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By KOW KWAN YEE Photos by RONNIE CHIN MALAYSIAN cuisine such as laksa and curry are popular with Australians, according to Sydney tourism public relations officer Georgia Ditton. She said Malaysian food was attractive enough to whet the appetite of everyone. Ditton said Australians were getting more familiar with Malaysian cuisine as many outlets and [...]
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By ANDREA FILMER Photos by GARY CHEN A GROUP of swiftlet farm owners has demanded the disclosure of a Unesco letter allegedly warning George Town to buck up on its enforcement of bird’s nest farming in the heritage enclave. Pengkalan Kota Barisan Nasional coordinator Loke Poh Chye, who spoke on behalf of the group, said [...]
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Andy Murdock Lonely Planet author If you could travel to any city in the world purely for the food, where would you go? A simple question, but one that cooked up a fair amount of menu indecision, sizzling debate and hunger-induced confusion when we posed it to the community on Lonely Planet’s Facebook page. Roughly [...]
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Taipei, March 28 (CNA) Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin signed a memorandum on building friendship with Georgetown, Malaysia Monday to promote bilateral trade and exchanges in the fields of culture, education and tourism. The signing ceremony was held at Taipei City Hall, where Hau extended his welcome to Penang State Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, Municipal [...]
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GEORGE TOWN, March 28 (Bernama) — The Penang Hill Corporation (PHC) is hopeful the new funicular train service will begin operations by the end of April or early May, using new Swiss-made coaches. Its director, Datuk Lee Kah Choon, said PHC was gearing up for the train’s full operations but time was needed to first [...]
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A GROUP of Taiwanese travel agents and media personnel, including The Star reporter Christopher Tan, were among the privileged few to have gone up Penang Hill on the new funicular train which has yet to open to the public. Here is Tan’s account of his experience. The 20-minute ride from the base station to the [...]
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By WINNIE YEOH GEORGE TOWN: Trips up Penang Hill by the upgraded funicular train service will be as fast as five minutes or less in air-conditioned coaches but the public will only experience that in a month when the service resumes. Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said the faster speed and new [...]
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