Tourists arriving with the idea of taking selfies in front of quaint old landmarks rarely notice the parts of the island that ...

Millennium Hotels & Resorts' first M Social property in Malaysia is its seventh globally. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

HONG KONG — Penang’s fisherman have long made their living from the rich, shallow waters around the island but a bid by the state government to emulate Singapore and Hong Kong with its biggest ...

Tourists from China are showing greater interest in off-the-beaten-path experiences in Penang compared to the usual ...

Besides eyeing Singapore, Penang is also reported to be learning from Hong Kong in embracing change and being a regional hub. ... Back on the island, though, Penang’s success has come at a price.

SINGAPORE - For the past three decades, I have indulged in the wonderful food of Penang a few times a year. I did not even have to visit the Malaysian island state, though I would make a trip ...

At some point, every immigrant entering Penang and Singapore had to be processed and screened for diseases on Jerejak, and every Muslim who went to Mecca for haj were required to be quarantined there.

That includes those looking for terraced houses, where the average price on Penang Island has sagged by 1.25 percent, from 873,787 ringgit ($188,300) to 862,814 ringgit ($186,000), over the past ...

Penang Island Jazz Festival: Penang, Malaysia, Dec 1-4, 2011 article by Ian Patterson, published ... lifestyle/travel magazine journalists and photographers were also invited from Bangkok and ...

Foreign buyers must spend at least 3 million ringgit ($693,000) to buy property with land on Penang Island, and 1 million ringgit ($231,000) to buy a condo, Ms. Tan said.

Penang’s fisherman have long made their living from the rich, shallow waters around the island but a bid by the state government to emulate Singapore and Hong Kong with its biggest ...