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]
GEORGE TOWN: The 193-year-old St George’s Church, nestled in the shade of majestic Mahogany trees on the corner of Lebuh Farquhar and Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling in the heritage enclave here, may be home to buried treasure. Vicar Rev Charles Samuel, convinced by the story, is keen to recover what is believed to be artifacts [...]
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SOME 40,000 Chinese tourists visited Penang between January and September this year, which is a 52% increase compared with the same period last year. State Tourism Development and Culture, Arts and Heritage Committee chairman Danny Law Heng Kiang said tourists from China ranked third in the number of visitors to the state according to the [...]
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PENANG will usher in 2012 with a grand countdown event which will feature a four-hour live concert. Top local artistes will perform at the concert which will spice up the Penang Golden New Year’s Eve Countdown that will be simultaneously held with the George Town City Day Celebration 2012 at the Esplanade on Dec 31. [...]
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SATISFIED STOMACHS: Long queues, rude owners are some of the things customers put up with in this foodie heaven, writes Looi Sue-Chern RESILIENCE is a central feature of the craving for Penang food, characterised by long queues everywhere, odd hours and irascible stall owners. Next to Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling is Nasi Kandar Beratur featuring [...]
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By HAN KAR KAY GET ready for some of the death-defying Chingay moves at the ‘National Chin-gay Championship 2011, which begins today at Esplanade from 7pm to 11pm. Penang Tourism Development and Culture, Arts and Heritage Committee chairman Danny Law Heng Kiang said the five teams included one from Kedah. They would showcase their exceptional [...]
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By ZALINAH NOORDIN and HAFIZ MARZUKHI GEORGE TOWN: The current hot spell may be a bother for locals but not for tourists from countries in the Northern Hemisphere who are arriving here in droves to bask in the sunshine. Many of them are coming to Penang island to escape the freezing winter in their homeland. [...]
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By JEREMY TAN Photos by CHAN BOON KAI GEORGE Town is definitely doable on a budget with its reasonably cheap food and lodging options. The attractions in this Unesco World Heritage-listed city are also within walking distance of one another. A group of 20 Malaysian and regional writers and bloggers found that out for themselves [...]
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RETAIL tenants selling unique products at the Straits Quay marina enclave in Penang are doing extremely well. E & O group hospitality and lifestyle director Michael Saxon said this showed that Penangites appreciated the special offers at the retail marina in Tanjung Tokong. He added that at least 3,000 people would throng Straits Quay on [...]
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By SIMREN KAUR GEORGE TOWN: It was a different kind of hustle and bustle along Beach Street when families came in droves to cycle, stroll or jog in what is usually a car-jammed stretch in the city’s central business district. It was Penang’s first Car-Free Sunday, when all motorised vehicles were declared off-limits along this [...]
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By LEE KENG FATT The 211-year-old temple will undergo restoration for three years THE 211-year-old Goddess of Mercy or Kuan Yin Temple in Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling will have a new look once the long-awaited restoration works begin next month. Kong Hock Keong Board of Trustees chairman Datuk Lam Wu Chong said the restoration is [...]
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