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 TAN SIN CHOW GEORGE TOWN: Two Australian women were hurt after the water scooter they were riding collided with another scooter at the sea off Batu Ferringhi here. Neal Justine Iranees, in her 40s, suffered a broken left cheekbone while her daughter Neal Peng Gu, 16, who was riding pillion, suffered injury to her [...]
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By KOW KWAN YEE and CAVINA LIM Photos by LIM BENG TATT and CHAN BOON KAI AFTER five days of intense battle, six hawkers can now proudly call themselves the ‘top hawkers’ in the local food industry after each of them emerged champion in the inaugural Battle of Penang Hawkers on Christmas Day. Unperturbed by [...]
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By YISWAREE PALANSAMY, GEORGE TOWN. The All-Star National Chingay Championship saw spectacular stunts IT was a night filled with excitement as hundreds of people gathered to cheer for the competing teams in the All-Star National Chingay Championship 2011 here. North Malaysia Chingay Association, Teams A and B, Kedah Chingay Association, Jelutong Chingay Association and the [...]
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Diya Luke We found ourselves in Penang six weeks into our year of around the world travel with two toddlers. Penang lured us with its cultural diversity, the result of centuries of war, trade and immigration. The island is a tapestry of Malay, Chinese, Indian and expatriate cultures. Portuguese spice traders used the island as [...]
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GEORGE TOWN: A much anticipated Christmas present in the form of a RM5 million multi-storey car park for residents at the foot of Penang Hill and visitors to the Penang Hill Railway Station in Air Itam here is still far from being realised. The 120-bay car park, which the Penang Development Corporation (PDC) was entrusted [...]
Continue Reading >>>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). The volunteer training programme, scheduled to begin in the first quarter of next year, will support the development and enhancement of the Penang Botanic Gardens (PBG) and surrounding areas. [...]
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By CHRISTINA CHIN GEORGE TOWN: The much-anticipated Penang Botanic Gardens Bambusetum will be opened to the public early next year. Penang Botanic Gardens department assistant director Salasiah Yusop said her staff had been working hard to clean up the area and were eager to turn it into a beautiful attraction. “We’ve already planted bamboos along [...]
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By CHRISTINA CHIN AN Australian tourist and her three-year-old son who were crab hunting at the Batu Ferringhi beach had the shock of their lives when a pack of dogs charged at them. Executive assistant Miranda Tullock, 39, and her son Max, were enjoying themselves on the beach hunting for crab holes on the sand [...]
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GEORGE TOWN: The ban on horse riding at the Batu Ferringhi beach has been lifted but is restricted to a 500m stretch. Penang Local Government and Traffic Management Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said the stretch is located from the beachfront after the Bayview Beach Resort until the end of the beach. A similar system [...]
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CHINGAY performers from various races thrilled the crowd with breathtaking feats at the annual Chingay, Lion and Dragon Dance Parade in Penang. Their skills in balancing flagpoles measuring more than 9m tall enthralled the thousands of people who lined the streets in George Town to watch the parade. A total of 35 teams, mostly Chingay [...]
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