Macalister Road Landmark Reopens As Penang State Museum Branch

The building at 57 Jalan Macalister has reopened as a branch of the Penang State Museum after being closed for about six years, and...

20TH Battle Of The Chefs Opens With Penang Food Heritage In Focus

Penang's food culture sits at the centre of the state's tourism appeal, and the 20th Battle of the Chefs carries that message to cooks...

Penang Photo Contest Reveals Themes Only On The Day

Penang photographers spent 18 October shooting to a brief nobody had seen until that morning. The Penang Heritage Photography Fiesta 5.0 kept its two...

Penang Hokkien, Dondang Sayang, Hill Railway Listed As State Heritage

The Penang Hokkien dialect, the Phor Thor festival, dondang sayang and the Penang Hill funicular railway are among items gazetted for preservation under the...

3 Penang Heritage Sites Open Free on 15 and 16 September for Malaysia Day

Three heritage sites in Penang will open their doors for free on 15 and 16 September, as the state marks both the fifth anniversary...

Kebaya, Boria and Trishaws March Together at Penang’s National Day Parade

Penang State Executive Councillor for Tourism and Creative Economy, Wong Hon Wai, brought together a heritage contingent of eight intangible cultural traditions for this...

Penang Hill Funicular to Close for Week of Track, AC and Roof Repairs in January 2027

Penang Hill’s funicular railway will shut down for a week in January 2027 for its first biannual maintenance of the year, with Swiss engineers...

Boustead Group Unveils B200 Ahead of Boustead’s Heritage Bicentennial Celebration in 2028

Boustead Holdings Berhad has launched the Boustead 200-Year Journey (B200), starting a two-year countdown to the group's bicentennial celebration in August 2028.The initiative was...

Penang to Upgrade Eastern Seafront After Fort Cornwallis Restoration

Penang will begin upgrading its eastern seafront infrastructure after completing restoration works along the northern waterfront, Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow announced. Malay Mail reported...

Penang State Museum Reopens After 9-Year Closure With RM18m Upgrade

The Penang State Museum on Farquhar Street has reopened its doors after more than nine years of restoration and upgrading works costing RM18 million....

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