IN celebration of the Peranakan’s culture in Penang, a book depicting the history of one of the grandest buildings in Penang, the Pinang Peranakan Mansion, was launched to promote and preserve its heritage. The book entitled ‘The Pinang Peranakan Mansion: A Museum of Straits Chinese Cultural Heritage’ is a compendium that traces the history of [...]
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By PHUAH KEN LIN FESTIVAL: Songs and dances filled the night as locals and foreigners join the Penang Siamese community in the Loy Krathong celebration. GEORGE TOWN: It was a hive of activity as hundreds of lotus-shaped paper vessels were released in the sea in conjunction with the annual Loy Krathong festival recently. Loy means [...]
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GEORGE TOWN, Nov 17 (Bernama) — The 19th century St George’s Church, the oldest Anglican church in Southeast Asia, is seeking funds from the government and multinational corporations to build a mini museum, a souvenir shop and a drinks stall to cater to foreign tourists who flock there in large numbers. “We received up to [...]
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Himanshu Bhatt GEORGE TOWN (Nov 16, 2011): Expect the upcoming Penang Bridge marathon to be a passionate affair, as organisers have been roused by the bridge’s recent ranking as among the world’s ‘Top 10 Sexiest Buildings and Structures’ by international travel website Virtual Tourist. To add spice to the accolade, newly crowned Miss Universe Malaysia [...]
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By DAVID TAN GEORGE TOWN: Tourism projects comprising six hotels in George Town and a water theme park in Teluk Bahang in Penang, with gross development value (GDV) of over RM860mil, will be operational in 2013 and 2014. IGB Corp Bhd’s St Giles Hotel and Cititel Express, and NT Industrial Park (M) Sdn Bhd’s five-star [...]
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PENANG is working on strengthening ties and rekindling its old friendship with all the states in Australia. Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said Penang used to be very popular with Australians long before Bali became a tourist hot spot. “The Royal Australian Air Force was formerly based here — there were many Australian families living [...]
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HERITAGE buildings should not be the place for anyone to express their political statements. Penang Heritage Trust president Khoo Salma Nasution said that bringing gutter politics to the domain of cultural heritage demonstrated a lack of respect and understanding towards cultural and heritage conservation. “It is a sad day to see treasures within the George [...]
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By SIMREN KAUR Photos by CHAN BOON KAI THE air was filled with the smell of burning incense as some 5,000 devotees thronged the newly renovated Arulmigu Sri Ganesha Temple on Waterfall Road, Penang, for its consecration ceremony. The devotees could be seen clasping their palms together in prayer while priests chanted mantras to bless [...]
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GEORGE TOWN, Nov 2 (Bernama) — Eleven traders today submitted a memorandum to Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng asking to be allowed to resume their business at the Penang Hill railway base station compound. Hon Beng Hong, 40, a representative of the traders, said they wanted the state government to fulfil its promise of [...]
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By HAFIZ MARZUKHI Photos by GARY CHEN VISITORS to Penang Hill are in a dilemma as the lack of parking facilities in that area has left them with no choice but to park their vehicles haphazardly. They risk being slapped with summonses by the Penang Municipal Council (MPPP). The only other viable option to avoid [...]
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