GEORGE TOWN, Dec. 21 -- A centuries-old Malay village in Air Itam, home to one of Penang's earliest Islamic scholars, may soon be gazetted as a heritage village - preserving a key piece of the state's... Read More
GEORGE TOWN, Dec. 15 -- Muslim-friendly food and beverage establishments and producers in Penang have the potential of expanding into global markets if they look into obtaining halal certification, sa... Read More
GEORGE TOWN, Dec. 9 -- It all began with an F-16 Fighting Falcon - a supersonic multirole fighter that first captured a young boy's imagination. Choo Huang Ming was 12 when he bought his very first m... Read More
GEORGE TOWN, Dec. 7 -- There is something about a world in miniature that fascinates people. Be it a built-to-scale miniature cafe complete with tiny human figures holding even smaller cups in their ... Read More
GEORGE TOWN, Dec. 6 -- It began as an annual dinner among miniature model hobbyists who shared a passion for assembling, painting and customising small-scale replicas of vehicles, buildings and figure... Read More
GEORGE TOWN, Nov. 28 -- For Lawrence Koh, the rhythm of the dragon boat paddle is one he has known his whole life. Growing up with a fisherman father and an uncle who was a dragon boat racer, the 61-... Read More
GEORGE TOWN, Nov. 28 -- Each year, on the fifth day of the fifth Chinese lunar month, the Duan Wu Festival is celebrated as either the Dragon Boat Festival or the Zongzi (Bak Chang/Joong) Festival. T... Read More
GEORGE TOWN, Nov. 28 -- Long before Hong Kong hosted the first international dragon boat race in 1976, Penang held the very first one to mark the centennial celebration of the municipality of George T... Read More
GEORGE TOWN, Nov. 19 -- The Penang government has shortened the waiting period for Rumah MutiaraKu (RMKu) applications from six months to just three months after the state housing board implemented re... Read More
GEORGE TOWN, Nov. 19 -- Penang is adopting technology to strengthen food security in the state with the introduction of an urban farming concept to cultivate pineapples. State agrotechnology, food se... Read More