NY Times readers choose Penang as No 2 must-visit destination for 2009

Posted by YB. R.S.N. Rayer at 7:56 PM

GEORGE TOWN: Readers of The New York Times have chosen Penang as the second best destination among “44 Places To Go in 2009”.
In top spot in the recommendations found on the paper’s website (http://www.nytimes.com) was Beirut.

The only other South-East Asian destination in the ranking is Phuket, which is in 15th place.