Getting a share of the pie


Ashwin (In batik shirt) and Yeoh (third left) listening to the views of a trader (left) in Armenian Street, Penang. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

HOTELS in George Town, Penang, which mostly cater to business events, will soon enjoy their share of benefits following the reopening of state borders.

Penang Convention and Exhibition Bureau chief executive officer Ashwin Gunasekeran said the market remained active amid the pandemic and was looking bright with the lifting of interstate travel restrictions.

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