In case you missed it, I recorded a few clips at the the George Town Festival, just to give you a flavour of what it was like. The city was certainly a ‘happening’ place over the weekend.
George Town heboh! Children from various ethnic backgrounds shared the residents’ history of Acheen Street, Armenian Street and Cannon Square:
A Punjabi martial arts troupe enthralled the crowd:
Lively Boria dancers strutted on the street:
Msgr Sebastian Francis has been selected as the new Roman Catholic Bishop of the Penang Diocese..
The Penang state government will ask the Asian Women Leadership University Malaysian Foundation and the federal government to look again at alternatives to the site chosen at Kampung Genting, Balik Pulau site following criticism from Umno.
DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng debates MCA president Chua Soi Lek for the second time.
A new liberal arts institution is in the pipeline at Balik Pulau covering 40ha of land.
Paul Ponnudorai was described by Time magazine as “quite possibly the greatest musical interpreter of our time”. Up there with the best of them, but barely recognised in his homeland.
Lighten up and let’s support the young people who will be showcasing our shared heritage from 6.00pm at the Armenian Street area and at 7.00pm at the Acheen Street/Carnarvon Street junction.
Tunglang takes us on a gastronomical adventure at his favourite hokkien mee haunt in Penang.
Why is Prasarana not agreeing to the Penang government’s proposal for free bus service in Penang?
The Penang state government insists it has not approved any new projects above 250 feet since 2008. It must similarly clarify if there have been any approvals for projects below 250 feet on hill-slopes that are more than 25 degrees in gradient (i.e. Class III and Class IV slopes).