5 Definite Highlights from George Town Festival 2017 Week One
This is a busy year for Joe Sidek’s Productions: right after curating the first edition of Kuching’s Rainforest Fringe Festival, the team returned to Penang to kick off a new…
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Why Penangites move to Australia? A conversation with Antoine Loncle, photographer
Antoine in his own words I was born in Penang. With a Serani mom and a French dad, that phrase often confuses people. I’ve got a big heritage behind me,…
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The 3 Highlights of Kuching’s Rainforest Fringe Festival 2017
You may wonder why a Penang-focused blog wanted to publish a post about the 20th edition of the Rainforest World Music Festival in Kuching, Sarawak. Well, you may not know,…
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Penang Potehi Brings Back the Stories of Old Penang
Have you ever imagined what was Penang like a century ago? Well, now you can see it for yourself, and free of charge — this summer, Old Penang will be…
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James Springer: Writing George Town’s Canvas
James Springer in his Own Words After spending six years in Penang’s wine scene as a trained Sommelier, I began writing as a full-time career at the start of 2016….
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Mark Walker: Penang’s Scottish Story Teller
Mark in his own words I am a Scotsman, who loves Asia and East Africa. I am naturally inquisitive, always asking questions of myself and others. A travel consultant by…
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Yew Kuok Cheong: Penang’s Soundmaker
The pulsating heart of northern Malaysia’s music underground radiates from the first floor of a battered building along the shoreline of Georgetown coastal thoroughfare Pengkalan Weld. Its ribcage—a black-tinged loft…
