Remember the city status of George Town
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From 'Malay Town' to Acheen Street (Lebuh Acheh)
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ON HIS ARRIVAL in 1786, Captain Francis Light, the founder of the British trading post on Penang Island, laid out the original grid of George Town as we know it...
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Stormy weather in Penang
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AT THE TIME of this interview, Kelvyn Yeang was in his Tanjong Bungah home/studio helping a friend fix his electric guitar, the guts of which had spilled out. T...
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