Angsana Teluk Bahang wins Hospitality & Leisure Award 2023
The Angsana Teluk Bahang has won the Hospitality & Leisure Award at the 2023 Malaysia National Business Award recently. The resort is managed by the Banyan Tree Group in Malaysia…
New Landmark “Luminous Pearl” along Gurney Drive
YB Yeoh posing in front of the new feature There is a new sculpture along Gurney Drive for members of the public to admire and appreciate. Dubbed the “Luminous Pearl”…
Penang South Island project – from 3 to only one island now
Artist impression of Penang South Island or PSI The Penang South Island (PSI) has been scaled down from the initial three islands to only one Island now. This is following…
Penang South Island project will be monitored by satellite
By V. Sivaji A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by the Penang State Government with the Malaysian Space Agency and Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) was held yesterday. The…
Penang hotels win big at HAPA Awards Malaysia Series 2023/24
Melvin Ooi By V. Sivaji Three Penang-based hotels were recognized at the HAPA Awards Malaysia Series 2023-2024 also known as the Malaysian “Oscars of Hospitality.” Leading the list is the…
Ascott Group confident to bring more of its hotels brands to Penang
By V. Sivaji Ascott Group’s Country general manager for Malaysia, Mondi Mecja expressed confidence Penang will see more of their hospitality brands in the near future. He was speaking at…
Award-winning co-working space INFINITY8 eyes new location in Georgetown, Penang
By V. Sivaji Lawyer turned entrepreneur, Lee Sheah Liang is a man of many talents and interests. After concluding his degree in Law, he worked in Kuala Lumpur for a…
Sunway Carnival Mall – the only mall in Penang to use self-balancing scooters for security purposes
The next time you are at the Sunway Carnival Mall, Seberang Jaya, look out for the cool self-balancing scooters on patrol at the popular mall. To our knowledge, they are…
Island Plaza to be rebranded as “Island 88” to offer premium outlets and new shopping experience
The new investors at the Island Plaza hope to bring “new life” to one of the popular malls in Penang. The mall will be renamed as “Island 88” and will…
Meet the HODs at the “new” Jazz Hotel
By V. Sivaji You have met their hotel manager on Penang Hyperlocal recently, now, you also get a chance to be acquainted with the department heads at the soon to…