Local tourists spend long weekend in Penang


Take a number: Holidaymakers queueing up to pose for pictures at the popular ‘Little Children on a Bicycle’ mural at the heritage enclave in George Town. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Thousands of tourists throng Penang island on New Year’s Day as the holiday season goes into full swing over the long weekend.

Although traffic was not congested, it was obvious holidaymakers were roaming the city, snapping pictures and looking for good food.

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