Foreigners too close to home

Foreign invasion: (Top) A security guard of Sunway Cassia in Batu Maung fastening a banner urging residents to say no to illegal hostels, homestays and short stay guests. (Left) Clothes hung out to dry at illegal hostels in Batu Maung.

GEORGE TOWN: Yet another property quirk in land-starved Penang has arisen, this one giving foreign workers a taste of the “good life”.

Foreign workers of multinational corporations (MNCs) get to live in exclusive gated-and-guarded communities here, much to the dismay of other residents who expect their neighbourhood to be quiet and low-density.