All posts tagged "Penang"
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0The Expat Penang Mingle at Il Bacaro Penang
Held at a lovely Venetian Restaurant, the Expat Group's Penang Mingle was a cozy affair with delicious canapes, delicious drinks and great...
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0Penang, the Venice of the East
Frances Wilks uncovers some fascinating resonance between Penang and Venice, two maritime heritage cities including ancient spices, contemporary food, and buildings on...
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0Snapshots of George Town
Frances Wilks takes a look at the ways George Town has changed in the four years since UNESCO made it a World...
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0Sustainable Seafood Buffet at Golden Sands in Penang
Penang is famous for its seafood but, as fish stocks dwindle alarmingly worldwide, we may have to ask searching questions about how...
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0Championing Women's Rights from Penang
Penang's Women's Center for Change is a nonprofit organisation dedicated to putting an end to domestic abuse and promoting women's rights.
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0TravelThe Sensei of Place – Penang
Frances Wilks explores George Town in the companu of Tan Twan Eng, author of "The Gift of Rain"
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0Restoring the Lustre of the Pearl of the Orient
In recent months there has been much local media discussion of whether Penang can still justly claim to be the Pearl of...
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0TravelOn the Trail of Francis Light, Founder of Modern Penang
On a mid-July evening in 1786, a small assembly of ships and boats gathered off Pulau Tikus on the north coast of...
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0CommunityPenang Personalities
Welcome to the first "Penang Personalities", an article in which, from time to time, we will be highlighting a member of the...
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0An Island of Food
Malaysians are passionate about their food. Each state in Malaysia is famous for one or two dishes (Johor is well known for...
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0Tea and Love in Penang
I love high tea but it's a leisurely luxury which is costly in both times and calories. It's an experience that should...
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0Ode to Armenian Street
Malaysia has many fascinating and wondrous sights. Some of these can be very localised and in some urban areas certain streets become...
