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]
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]
[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]
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]
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]
By KIATISAK CHUA Photos by LIM BENG TATT LEGEND has it that if a butterfly lands on a person, he or she will be blessed with good luck. While it may be rare to have a butterfly land on you, your chances would be greatly enhanced at the Penang Butterfly Farm where an average 4,000 [...]
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GEORGE TOWN: Penang has seen an increase in tourists following the flood situation in the Thai capital. Holiday Inn Resort general manager Stella Jacobs said the resort recorded an increase possibly due to tourists skipping Bangkok to come to Penang. “Compared to the same period last year, we are seeing more tourists. Our sister properties [...]
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Story and photos by JEREMY TAN THE heady days of the Victorian era may be consigned to the annals of history but its spirit lives on at The 1885 where stately trappings reposit one within the bygone realms of grandiose opulence. An award-winning fine dining restaurant at the Eastern & Oriental (E&O) Hotel in Penang, [...]
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THOSE intending to commute between the island and the mainland in the wee hours of Nov 20 should use the ferry services or reschedule their trips, due to the Allianz Penang Bridge International Marathon 2011. The roads leading to the bridge from both sides will be closed from 1am to 10am that day, while a [...]
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WHILE the Hindus were celebrating Deepavali, others on Penang island were busy thronging various tourist spots and shopping malls. Despite the public holiday falling in the middle of the week, attractions such as Penang Hill and the Kek Lok Si Temple were not short of visitors. At Penang Hill, the funicular train station was filled [...]
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THE Pearl of the Orient is set to welcome several thousand foreign visitors next year when the Penang World Music Festival 2012 makes a comeback after a three-year break. The event, to be held from March 30 to April 1 next year at the Penang Botanic Garden’s picturesque Quarry Recreational Park, features a talented ensemble [...]
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THE management of the 211-year-old Goddess of Mercy Temple in Penang hopes to start restoration work on the temple in the beginning of next year. Kong Hock Keong board of trustees chairman Datuk Lam Wu Chong said the restoration plan had been approved by the Penang Municipal Council but they could not start work as [...]
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WELD Quay in Penang will sport a new look come year-end as the stretch will be dotted with greenery under a green pilot project. The project will see 116 Bucida (a genus of flowering plants) trees being planted by the Penang Municipal Council (MPPP). A new concrete road divider is also being constructed along the [...]
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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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GET ready for a frolicking good time at the annual Oktoberfest Penang 2011. The fest at the Malaysian-German Society premises will be held on Oct 28 and Oct 29 from 7pm. It is organised by the society which estimated that some 1,000 guests would turn up each night. Society president Karl Ebinger said the event [...]
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