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 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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By CHRISTINA CHIN Photos by GARY CHEN and PHC VISITORS to Penang Hill can expect better facilities this year as a series of upgrading works are in the pipeline. Penang Hill Corporation (PHC) senior assistant manager (promotions and marketing) Anne Goh said landscaping work at the bottom station, hill slope maintenance and upgrading of the [...]
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By VIVIEN CHANG Photos by ZAINUDDIN AHAD and LIM BENG TATT THE Snake Temple in Penang is drawing in crowds of tourists as well as devotees as the birthday of its resident deity approaches. Many people who are in Penang for the Lunar New Year holidays are taking the opportunity to visit the temple while [...]
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By Helen Ong Have your reunion dinner out for a change. NO sooner has Penang settled down after the December celebrations than yet another round of festivities is upon us. Yes, it’s Chinese New Year once again, when children (or the young unmarried) rejoice as they look forward to new clothes and loaded angpows, as [...]
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GEORGE TOWN: Penang is set to welcome investments totalling RM35 million this year from food and beverage operators into phase one of the Gurney Paragon development on Gurney Drive. The project’s developer, Hunza Properties Bhd (HPB), has already seen the entry of nine tenants into Phase 1B of its multi-billion ringgit waterfront development with capital [...]
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By ROYCE TAN Photos by CHIN CHENG YEANG and GARY CHEN A BEDAZZLING sea of lights has turned the 121-year-old Kek Lok Si temple in Air Itam, Penang, into a fairyland. The temple was glowing with festive cheer at the official lighting ceremony. To add to the magical sight, a spectacular fireworks display lit up [...]
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By JEREMY TAN and CAVINA LIM Photos by ASRI ABDUL GHANI, LIM BENG TATT and CHAN BOON KAI AN ‘invasion’ that occurs once every 12 years is currently in full swing. As dragons rear their majestic aura at shopping malls and hotels in Penang, one knows that Chinese New Year is close at hand. Gurney [...]
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