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People are having fewer babies today. There has been a steady decline in fertility rates worldwide since 1950. Live births have shrunk by half, from five babies...

The George Town Heritage Celebrations (GTHC) is an annual celebration done to commemorate George Town’s inscription as a Unesco World Heritage Site on Jul...

Every last Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the month (i.e. the last entire weekend that falls within the month), Penang's Tourism Office arranges a panop...

Many buildings in George Town are used for commercial purposes, and certain activities in specific areas are highly encouraged under the implemented George Town Special Area Plan (SAP). However, not all buildings can be converted for commercial use and such a procedure can cost a huge sum.

Eustace Nonis.Economist Eustace Anthony Nonis was born and raised in Penang, and has St. Xavier’s Institution as his alma mater. It was also in Pena...

It has been a decade since the Singaporean drama, The Little Nyonya, hit airwaves in 2008. Set in the 1930s and spanning a period of 70 years, the melodrama fol...

Sheikh Omar was a man with many social roles: he was a religious and community leader, scholar and trader. He is famous for the fatwa he issued in 1867 which prevented the influence of secret societies from seeping into the religious order.