(Taken from travelingwiththejones.com)     10 Fun Facts About the Pearl of The Orient 1. Penang is the second smallest state in Malaysia, and is composed of two parts  – Penang Island and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula.   2. Penang was part of the Malay sultanate of Kedah ...

(Taken from malaysiaoutlook.com) CNN picks Penang as top two best places to visit Penang has been picked as among the top two in CNN’s latest best 17 places to visit around the world in 2017. CNN’s tourism experts around the world annually pick their favourite travel destinations. Penang, known ...

(Taken from penang.ws) Penang beaches are plentiful and hailed as some of the most breathtaking in the country, drawing a steady crowd of tourists and locals throughout the year. Accessible within a 30-minute drive from Georgetown, most of these tranquil locales are situated along the northern ...

(Taken from misstamchiak.com) Penang is synonymous with food, and it’s generally agreed that the island’s best eats can be found at its hawker stalls and food courts. Not eating at a hawker centre on Penang is like missing the Louvre in Paris – you simply have to do it. And why wouldn’t you? ...

(Taken from onlypenang.com) Komtar Penang is a 65-storey high rise tower in central Georgetown that is one of the most prominent landmarks in Penang. Its lower floors are retail spaces occupied by local boutiques and lots of stalls specialising in cell phone, camera and laptop repairs, while ...

(Taken from yazhouproperty.com )   Minimum Purchase Price Of Landed Penang Property Raised for Foreigners The Penang government officially increased the minimum Malaysia property purchase price from RM2 million to RM3 million for foreigners. In recent months, there had been talk of plans ...

(Taken from internationalliving.com ) Tropical Penang, located just west of mainland Malaysia, offers one of the best overseas retirement opportunities in the world. This is a safe and affordable little island that also offers excellent medical care, an interesting and eclectic community from ...

(Taken from penangpropertytalk.com) The Beauty Of Gurney Drive Penang has made the tourism headlines again after Gurney Drive was listed in the “Best streets for tourists to visit around the world: 25 to see before you die” list by Traveller, an Australian travel resource. Gurney Drive was in ...

(excerpt from The Edge Property website , written by Natalie Khoo and published on January 22, 2016) FOOD, glorious food! Assam laksa, putu mayam, char kuey teow! The Pearl of the Orient’s stunningly delicious local palate is undeniably inspired by its cosmopolitan origins and draws visitors ...