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Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Thursday (March 27, 2025)
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Sunday (Dec 15, 2024).
MANY old-timers will recall that Penang City Park (previously known as Penang Youth Park) was a popular spot for dating couples back in the 1970s and 1980s.
GEORGE TOWN: Construction works for the Penang Hill Cable Car project are set to begin on Oct 15 and to facilitate this part of Jalan Kebun Bunga and Jalan Viaduct will be closed in stages.
Checking out hiking paths Astro Rock and Rainbow Rock can be a memorable experience as not only are they regularly trekked, they also offer picturesque sights that are rewarding.
ONE of the longest-running aerobic exercise groups in Penang has been active since 1982.
To most young people in their 20s and 30s, the idea of retirement may seem like a distant prospect, one that they put off thinking about until later in life.
GEORGE TOWN: Popular tourist destination Penang Botanical Gardens will remain open to the public throughout the construction period of the Penang Hill Cable Car project.
ALL public parks and sports premises in Penang will be closed during Phase One of the lockdown from Tuesday (June 1) to June 14, says state youth and sports committee chairman Soon Lip Chee.
BUKIT MERTAJAM: All dams and recreational areas under the jurisdiction of the Penang Water Supply Corporation (PBAPP) will be opened to the public from Friday (Feb 26).
IPOH: Perak will not attain an ageing status as various efforts are being made to get the younger generation to stay back, says a confident Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad.
ALL public parks and sports premises in Penang are closed during the nationwide full lockdown, said state youth and sports committee chairman Soon Lip Chee.
GEORGE TOWN: Public parks under local councils and more sports activities like bowling, swimming, snooker, Zumba and yoga classes will be allowed to open from Monday (Feb 22).
GEORGE TOWN: Visitors to the Penang Botanic Gardens and the Penang City Park (Youth Park) are being warned against feeding monkeys despite the seemingly harmless act.
Penang folks should consider themselves fortunate to have an excellent and convenient place to visit, as well as to exercise, says this reader.
News highlights from the Asean Plus section on Thursday (Oct 10)
GEORGE TOWN: A 62-year-old hiker collapsed and died while hiking at Penang City Park (formerly known as Youth Park) on Monday (Jan 4).
GEORGE TOWN: A hiker was hurt in a bee attack at Youth Park here on Thursday (March 16) afternoon.
International celebration brings families together in Penang park.
GREENERY and fresh air greeted visitors at two main public parks in Penang as they reopened under Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan (NRP).
