Malaysia's Penang Hosted 156 Events in 2020 07 May 2021 Despite the halt on international travel and limitations for business events, Penang recorded a total of 156 events with 19,283 participants and 48,963 room nights in 2020. This was announced by the Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau (PCEB) through a small launching ceremony held at The Wembley, followed by a ‘buka puasa’ or Iftar dinner served to the guests by the hotel personnel. Being their first official event of the year, launching the 2020 Business Events Penang Annual Review together with PCEB CEO Ashwin Gunasekeran were The Rt. Hon. Chow Kon Yeow (Chief Minister of Penang) and The Hon. Yeoh Soon Hin (Penang State Exco for Tourism and Creative Economy).