George Town a Top 40 city

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng showing the printed copy of the article from the news portal theguardian.com during a press conference in Town Hall at the Esplanade. - Photos by ZHAFARAN NASIB

A BRITISH news portal has listed George Town as number eight in its Top 40 destination roundup.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng stressed that even though George Town was listed by the news portal, that didn’t mean that it had reached the same level of popularity as Bali, Indonesia.