Penang food is a mix of traditional Malay, Chinese and Indian dishes, as well as fusion cuisines such as Baba Nyonya, or Peranakan, which incorporates regional ingredients and Chinese and Malay ...

Kek Lok Si Temple in Penang, Malaysia. The island has banned Airbnb and vacation rentals as a whole due to poor behavior by tourists. Pav-Pro Photography Ltd Shutterstock It’s no secret that ...

Malaysia's Penang island is set to engage upon another mass land reclamation project, creating three new islands where there was only open sea before--sacrificing the maritime ecosystem and the ...

The colonialist traders that put Penang on the map in the 1700s did more than just build their mansions here. The rampantly capitalist society of the time attracted pioneering families from around ...

This refurbished, three-story house dating from the early 19th century stands among the Colonial buildings in the historic city center of George Town, the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang ...