Deity predicts average year ahead for Penang


Big turnout: Devotees witnessing the flame-watching ceremony in conjunction with the Cheng Chooi Chor Soo Kong’s birthday at the Snake Temple in Penang.

GEORGE TOWN: A deity at an ancient temple here has predicted that Penang’s economy in the Year of the Fire Rooster will be average.

The prediction by deity Cheng Chooi Chor Soo Kong of the 197-year-old Hock Hin Keong (Ban Ka Lan Snake Temple) in Bayan Lepas was made during the annual Chneah Hoay (flame-watching ceremony) at midnight yesterday.

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