Heritage

For the first time, the St Anne's Feast in Bukit Mertajam will feature real-time GPS tracking of its candlelight procession floats. Buletin Mutiara reports...

Despite the rise of e-hailing and modern transport, Penang’s trishaws are pedalling their way into a new chapter as a high-value tourism product. Veteran...

Penang State Museum to Reopen on 23 July After Nearly a Decade of Restoration The Penang State Museum on Farquhar Street will finally reopen its...

The sea still comes and goes along Penang’s northern coast. But for those who grew up beside it, something deeper has shifted. What was once...

A couple from Inner Mongolia flew to Penang just for heritage stamps. Bank manager Winston Wang, 32, and his wife Serene Zhang, 31, were in...

Every year, something quietly special happens in Penang. A community gathers, not in a boardroom or a government hall, but out in the open,...

George Town’s trishaw trade, once thought to be fading into history, is experiencing a surprising comeback. A new wave of young riders is breathing...

Penang has reached a more confident and mature stage in managing the George Town World Heritage Site, 18 years after it received UNESCO recognition...

Penang will conduct a wide-ranging review of fire safety compliance for old and heritage buildings after a fire at the Odeon building on Jalan...

What happens when the threads of an ecosystem start to disappear? That question drove Project Riwayat, Katha 1: Voices of the Vanishing, an exhibition...