Penang
A perennial favourite among visitors to Malaysia, the island state of Penang – also known as the Pearl of the Orient – boasts fine beaches, sumptuous food, a Unesco Heritage site in its capital George Town, and a mystic, spiritual core.
State Tales
This Tiger’s still roaring
He’s reached an age when most people would have happily retired and gone to pasture. But not Karpal Singh, aka the Tiger of Jelutong. StarMag catches up with one of the country’s most colourful, controversial – and much admired – politicians.
Eating under the trees
The motley collection of food stalls at Lengkok Burmah may not be much to look at but there’s good food to be had there.
Hauntings exorcised
The phenomenal hype surrounding the spooky tales at a dingy temple behind the dilapidated Relau Villa Mansion in Penang might seem, on the surface, to be a little perplexing. Yet Master Ong Q Leng — believed to be Penang’s first female ghostbuster — is not the least unnerved.
Man on Penang-Malacca walk
After four months of preparations, a businessman has embarked on a 600km solo long-distance walk from Penang to Malacca to celebrate the listing of both cities as Unesco World Heritage Sites.
Painting George Town red
Some 20 locations in George Town, Penang, turned into a hive of activities in conjunction with the second anniversary of the listing of the city as a World Heritage Site.
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