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EARLIER THIS YEAR, MBPP Councillor Tan Soo Siang and Penang EXCO Jason H’ng echoed the 2016 call by Lim Guan Eng to ban foreigners from cooking 13 local dishes in Penang—Nasi Lemak, Assam Laksa, Pasembur, Mee Sotong, Char Koay Teow,

PENANG PEOPLE ARE very proud of their food. As I sat in one of the board rooms awaiting the Lord…

GROWING UP IN Penang as a lover of nasi (rice) in all forms, I recall queasiness at sampling what I…

“WHAT ARE THOSE sweet bean curd sticks called again?” “Te-ga-kee. You can get it from the market. Please also get…

WHENEVER I THINK of the diversity of Chinese cuisine, which is most distinct between the different dialect groups, a particular…

FOR A PENANG foodie who is always in need of the occasional kick in between dry meetings on long weekdays,…

HAINANESE SPRING ROLLS or choon piah may be related to Popiah, but they are not the same thing. This uniquely…

THE ATMOSPHERE WAS buzzing with anticipation as the Penang Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) featured acclaimed musicians from Germany and the UK…

DECEMBER 26, 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the deadliest of tsunamis, triggered by a 9.3 magnitude undersea megaquake…

THERE WERE ONLY three Indian families living on Penang’s China Street in the 1960s. And of course, no Malays…

WITH ECOTOURISM BEING a popular focus for the modern traveller, it’s not too unfamiliar or uncommon to see travel…