George Town, Malaysia, is not only one of Asia's best options for retirement living, but also a top choice worldwide. Though the city has grown a great deal over the years, it has managed to retain ...

Once tied to Taoist deity processions, the parade has grown into one of Penang's largest and most multicultural street ...

GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia, May 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - T he faded white walls and wooden door of Fong Lai Kheng's hair salon in the heart of Malaysia's George Town stand out on a street lined ...

BEHIND the Goddess of Mercy Temple in George Town, the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang, a rebirth is under way. For as long as anyone can remember, the eastern end of Stewart Lane, which runs ...

GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia -- High-rise buildings arrayed like a defensive wall along the eastern coast of Malaysia's Penang Island make it hard to imagine how this tropical outpost would have appeared to ...