Flames of Fortune: The Chneah Hoay Ceremony at Penang’s Oldest Chinese Temple
ON THE EVENING of 23 February, my friend—a heritage enthusiast from Penang Heritage Trust (PHT), Ganesh Kolandaveloo—and I went to see the venerable Chneah Hoay...
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