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]
Address: Sultan Ahmad Shah, Georgetown, 10050 Georgetown, Penang. Graves from circa 1789, divided into Protestant and Catholic sections. The wall was built and the Anglican cemetery consecrated around 1818. The cemetery was closed to further burials towards the end of the 19th century. It was restored by the Penang Heritage Trust in 1994. On the [...]
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Address: Lebuh Queen, Georgetown 10200, Penang. Admission: Free, remove your shoes and hat before enter the temple. Opening Hours: 8.00 am – 12.00 noon and 4.00 pm – 9.00 pm With an entrance of colourful four-tiered crown, this temple is embellished with relief sculptures of 38 statues of Gods and Goddesses and four swans featuring [...]
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INVITATION TO VIEW THE FIRST WORKSHOP PRESENTATION RIVER ART PROJECT presents River Meets Light Date: 12 March 2011 Time: 8.45pm Venue: Sungai Pinang at the junction of Lorong Kulit (Beside Stadium Pulau Pinang) Synopsis A mixed media performance, River Meets Light encompassing light design, dance, music and visuals in an evening of experiential showcase to [...]
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By Robyn Eckhardt Behind the Goddess of Mercy Temple in George Town, the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang, a rebirth is under way. For as long as anyone can remember, the eastern end of Stewart Lane, which runs behind the temple, has been marred by the blackened shells of seven terraced houses. [...]
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KEPALA BATAS, March 5 (Bernama) — Water taxis will make a splash for transportation and tourism in Penang. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said this followed a study on the implementation of water taxis, which was carried out by the Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA). He was speaking to [...]
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Story and pictures by CHRISTINA CHIN For those who love Penang rojak, mere mention of the dish is enough to make one lick the lips in anticipation. So where in Penang does one go for their fix? TO the residents of Gat Lebuh Macallum in George Town, the sight of Khor Ewe Hock manning his [...]
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Address: Armenian Street, Penang Admission: Free The Cheah Kongsi clan association was founded in 1820 by Cheah Em, an immigrant who originally hailed from Sek Tong village in South China. Upon his death, his widow Ong Sin Neoh took charge of the association and created the legal mechanisms and trust funds to ensure that the [...]
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Address: 120 Armenian Street Penang. Follow the graceful curve of Lebuh Armenian. The low and rickety shophouses on your right survive from the early 19th century, when this area was a village composed mainly of Malays and Sumatrans. In the mid-19th centry, the Straits Chinese moved into the area and built residential shophouses which were [...]
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Address: 3 Lebuh Farquhar, Penang Shortly after Captain Francis Light arrived on Penang Island in 1786, he arranged for the first Roman Catholic community of Eurasians to be brought over by ship from the parish in Kuala Kedah. They had emigrated from Phuket and Ligor to Kedah, before moving to Penang due to religious persecution. [...]
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