On the banks of the Andaman Sea, the pearl of Penang is the Eastern & Oriental Hotel, established in the 1800s by the Sarkies brothers, Armenian hoteliers who also founded two famous sister hotels ...

tourism industry players described the situation as possibly the “worst ever” due to the significant decline in visitors. Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH) Penang chapter chairman Tony Goh ...

Part of Penang’s road to achieving world heritage status can also be shared by another iconic building, the Eastern & Oriental Hotel (E&O Hotel), which laid dormant for many years and was ...