State Tourism and Creative Economy Committee chairman, Wong Hon Wai said the two-week production would provide valuable global exposure for Penang through one of the world's largest streaming platforms while generating economic spillover for local businesses and the creative industry
Also gazetted under state’s heritage enactment laws are cultural elements such as ‘nasi kandar culture’, ‘ kopitiam culture’, the Chingay Parade and Thaipusam Festival.
Penang’s tourism executive councillor Wong Hon Wai has chastised an article by American daily USA Today which ranked Penang Hill ninth on its list of the world’s biggest “tourist traps”.
This allegedly involves cabin services, cargo and logistics, engineering and maintenance, as well as the commercial division, according to Scoop’s source
