Penang, Malaysia Travel News

Ready for a food binge this school holidays? Try our gourmet trail in Penang for the best bites.

Pascal Daguet's elegant shophouse deftly blends the old with the new. It has only been less than a year since UNESCO declared Penang , and Melaka were declared the very first Malaysian World Heritage Sites.

Q. I have just booked a two-week holiday to Penang with my wife and two sons aged 12 and 14.

Gurney Drive is all well and good , but for the most part we prefer to do our Penang nighttime food crawling in Georgetown.

A True Taste of Malaysia ISLANDS contributing editor Christine Richard recently explored Penang for the magazine feature "Penang on Five Senses a Day." On this Malaysian island near Thailand, she experienced the multi-ethnic flavors and cultures for which Penang is famous.

A little publicity can give one's business a big boost. Our Penang food columnist revisits eateries to catch up those who have felt the power of the pen.

The Garage Little Penang Street Market Upper Penang Road Tel: 016-4883632 or 019-4162443 www.littlepenang.com.my BOOK READING April 26, 2.30pm: Dina Zaman, a multiple-award winner, writer and social activist, will be reading from her book: I am Muslim and excerpts from her other works, followed by a Q&A session.

MORE THAN 40 years after he was first stationed in Penang, a former RAF Captain has returned to the island to present a plaque of thanks to its people.

Who doesn't, on occasion, find themselves inneed of a 1-cm-deep wok perched on a 2-cm-high stove, complete with lid, ladle, and a single tiny fish? Or a teapot no bigger than the tip of an adult's pinky finger, chained to a miniature thermos bearing etched flowers that will trigger nostalgia for anyone who ever lodged in a Chinese hotel before ...

THE free 'hop on' city shuttle bus service is proving to be very popular with more than 2,000 locals and tourists using the service on weekdays since its launch on Jan 23.

A former nurse goes the extra mile to promote Malaysian food in Britain. WOMAN of Steel would aptly describe Jennie Cook in more ways than one.

More than 800,000 Hindu devotees braved the blazing sun to fulfil their vows on the second day of Thaipusam today.

Key West in Florida is like Penang - an island with a unique charm and proud heritage.

Japanese couple Hiromi and Harumi Toida chose to move to Penang for its calmer pace of life.

Auto-City, Juru in Penang is organising a Chinese New Year karaoke contest at 7pm on Jan 31 for those aged 18 years old and below and Feb 1 . For details, call Jacky .

THE conducive environment at the Universiti Sains Malaysia campus in Penang has provided a sui-table breeding ground for the Brahminy Kite .

By Neville D'Cruz MELBOURNE, Jan 26 -- The Carlton football team flew into Penang yesterday to begin a five-day visit arranged by Tourism Malaysia office here.

THE extension of parking collection hours at four tourist hotspots in George Town to curb the activities of jaga kereta or illegal parking attendants has drawn mixed response from Penangites.

Thanks to Penanga s sizable Chinese population, the Lunar New Year celebrations in the area are especially boisterous.

With each visit to Penang we like it more. There's the food, of course - undoubtedly Malaysia's best.