Biking Through the Valley of Death
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IT WAS APRIL 28, 2019. On my KTM 1290 Super Adventure R, I exited Penang through Bukit Kayu Hitam. The group of us, seven riders in total, were on our way to Ti...
Fishermen of Teluk Bahang
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Sometimes they leave as late as 10am; sometimes at 2am, or even earlier than that. Their boats range from large fishing boats to small two-man sampans.In the sl...
“Hoppy” New Year in Penang
When Chinese New Year comes around many of Malaysia’s major cities become ghost towns, as Chinese families make their annual “balik kampung” journeys to be reun...
Revolutionary roots
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DR SUN YAT SEN, the dashing anti-Qing campaigner and “Father of modern China” spent several intense months in 1910 planning the Canton Uprising whic...
Covid-19 or Not, Life Continues for These Heritage Traders
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1. Ng Kee Cake Shop (1900s)AT 120 YEARS old, Ng Kee Cake Shop is one of the oldest traditional Chinese bakeries in George Town. Its decadent bakes include kay...
Whiteaways – Where Art Hangs Out
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Galleries and spaces for the arts are burgeoning in Penang. While The Whiteaways Arcade in the heart of George Town might be better known to house the offices o...
I Am Everyday People
Kindly reproduced from Penang Portraits by Francine Linssen and Jennifer Heal, published by Penang Passion, isbn 978-983-42360-5-2. For the full stories about t...
George Town Festival
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In July, the Penang state government held the inaugural George Town Festival, in celebration of its listing as a Unesco World Heritage Site. Initially a one-day...
Penang's Pride - 25 years of the Penang Bridge
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1985 WAS a memorable year for many. Malaysia was then an "Asian Tiger" with its own newly launched national car, Asia's tallest building was about to be complet...
Hidden Heritage
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George Town’s entry into the Unesco World Heritage Sites listing is a recognition of Penang’s unique history. But while Unesco’s “herita...
Living in Penang's Most Famous Clanhouse
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Goh Hun Meng grew up within the stately Khoo Kongsi, in the heart of George Town. During his childhood, Goh Kong Chuan, who is Hun Meng's sann-pek, or third unc...
Penang Island Jazz Festival 2009
The sixth edition of the Penang Island Jazz Festival was held from Dec 3-6, 2009, featuring performers from Germany, Norway, Korea, Lithuania, Brazil, Australia...