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And I haven't mentioned the great food in Penang, Penang Laksa ranked 7th in the 50 most delicious foods in the world...

In fact, it was the same businessmen in the Penang electronics industry who largely invested in China's electronics industry.

Also, the fact that so many companies have chosen Kulim rather than Penang makes transport extremely inconvenient.

Houston's drivers are the most balls-to-the-wall crazy I've ever seen and I'm typing this from Penang in Malaysia...

My DNS seems to work perfectly fine right now in Penang (with VPN off).

I lived on Honshu Island for 5 months, Penang Island for 2 months, and Manhattan Island for 2 years.

Major props, next time I shouldn't miss my Penang flight..

I think packaging is still mostly Penang (Malaysia).

The first few times I called my wife to tell her I'd be late for dinner as I was on my way to Macaé or Penang she thought it was amusing.

Have you consider Penang island, it is not really isolated or exotic, but we have beautiful beaches here, and when you need a dose of civilization, it is just within 30 minutes driving distance, there are quite a few big companies here like Dell, Intel, Motolora.

Fun Fact: the malay word for “island” is “pulau.” As in Pulau Penang.

Even in Penang, you don't really see forests of apartments once you get out of the city centers.

The major cities (KL/Penang) are like developed world, but the living costs are relatively (way) lower.

Some SE Asian cities are OK except for the heat/humidity like Singapore, Penang, and Hong Kong.