Thaipusam is a major Hindu festival celebrated on a large scale in Penang during the full moon of the 10th month in the Hindu calendar. The celebration involves colourful processions, ...
Penang Tourism presents two full nights of global music and culture as we bring to music lovers the next Penang World Music Festival (PWMF), to be staged on 30 and ...
Having a reputation as a food paradise, be it haute cuisine, or cuisine bourgeoise (hawker fare), Penang offers a heady and exotic mix of delicious cuisine to choose from. In a word, Penang food is both famous and fabulous. When people mention Penang ...
Celebrated on the 15th night of the Lunar New Year, it is also known as the Chinese Valentine's Day. That night, The Penang State Government will be organizing an open ...
The Penang State Government will be holding its second Chinese New Year Countdown Celebration in collaboration with Astro, which will be broadcasted live on Astro AEC. The program of the ...
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Penang, "Pearl of the Orient" has been on the tourist route-map for decades, and is now fast-growing as an industrial centre. With the combined attractions of tourism and business, Penang airport has been upgraded to cater to the increasing traffic demand. In 2007, the airport handled more than 3.1 million passengers, with 39,265 aircraft movements. It also handled 208,582 metric tones of cargo in 2007. A new cargo centre was opened for operations in 2000 with a capacity to handle 360,000 tonnes of cargo. Please refer to the following websites for details on airlines flying into Penang:
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| Singapore Airlines | 7 flights a week |
| SilkAir | 14 flights a week |
| Malaysia Airlines | 7 flights a week |
| Air Asia | 7 flights a week |
| Jetstar | 7 flights a week |
| Tiger Air | 14 flights a week |
| Total | 56 flights a week |
Air Asia will have one additional daily flight from 31st July 2009 (by July 31st = 63 flights a week) Jetstar will add one additional flight daily from Oct 2009 (by Oct = 70 flights a week) Beginning of November 2009, 3 flights a day by Tiger Air (by Nov = 77 flights a week)
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Wesak Day
On 24.05.2013 19.00 |
events 2013 | George Town, Penang |
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Penang Floral Fest...
On 25.05.2013 09.00 |
events 2013 | George Town, Penang |
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Penang Durian Fest...
From 01.06.2013 Until 15.06.2013 11.00 |
events 2013 | George Town, Penang |
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George Town Festiv...
From 07.06.2013 Until 07.07.2013 |
events 2013 | George Town, Penang |
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Penang Internation...
From 08.06.2013 Until 09.06.2013 09.00 |
events 2013 | Teluk Bahang Dam, Teluk Bahang, Penang |