Home on the range
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Dirty, poor, dangerous, overcrowded, teeming with drug addicts and gangsters… these are common perceptions of the Rifle Range Flats in Air Itam. The flat...
Penang’s ports
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Penang’s ports during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, from Penang Postcard Collection 1899–1930s by Khoo Salma Nasutio...
Events
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International PrintsDate: Octorber 1-15Venue:Dewan Sri PinangContact:+604 261 3144 Loy KrathongDate: Octorber 3...
The Haj pilgrimage
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This November, millions of Muslims from around the world will converge in Mecca in holy pilgrimage. The pilgrimage is the fifth pillar of Islam, and it is the d...
Merdeka and Malaysia Day
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Most countries around the world celebrate a single national day, but in Malaysia there are two anniversaries which are commemorated. Merdeka Day on August 31 ce...
Welcoming the Year of the Tiger
It was Chinese New Year once again, and with it the traditions that so many of us are familiar with: huge family gatherings, an assortment of delicacies, big di...
This is Pengerang
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A quaint collection of towns and villages at the south-eastern tip of the peninsula, the remote, largely agricultural and fishery-based Pengerang is a thriving...
Events
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October 3Mid-Autumn FestivalCategory : CultureVenue : Penang Chinese Town Hall AuditoriumContact : +604 261 7194O...
Yesterday, today and tomorrow: Weld Quay
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WELD QUAY was once the centre of Penang Island's economic activities,to which ships from all over the world came to trade. Originally a backwater island populat...
VINTAGE WHITES
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These buildings once represented the administrative, economic, education, religious and development centre of Penang. Some were the homes of prominent businessm...
Bungalows of Penang Hill
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The bungalows atop Penang Hill are as integral to the hill as the funicular railway or the cool climate. The first residence on top of the hill was established...