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 Discursive development is the wayCOMMUNICATION that engages as many stakeholders as possible is fundamental... More |
News Roundup
Penang Forum passes resolutions on local elections and PlanSOME 170 participants from 35 NGOs including representatives from Aliran, Jerit Penang,... More |
Railway works raise questions and concernsTHE closure of the Penang Hill Railway for a seven-month upgrade last... More |
Adieu to Penang Hill funicular train systemTHE PENANG Hill Funicular Railway, built in 1923 and whose service had... More |
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Features
 Ko-Tai in the cityBy Katharine Chua. Ombak Ombak ARTStudio continues to make waves with its... More |
Penang’s historic funicular railwayBy Leslie A K James. AMONG the many attractions of the “Pearl... More |
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Opinion
Local elections not legally impossibleBy Himanshu Bhatt. WHEN the Penang government took the country by surprise last week by... More |
 Penang Hill Railway: An event of great sadnessBy Khoo Salma Nasution. THE closure of the Penang Hill Railway – the only one... More |
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George Town World Heritage Site
| THE World Heritage Committee meeting in Quebec City added George Town to UNESCO’s World Heritage List on the morning of 7 July 2008. George Town's built heritage comprises architectural traditions adapted to local conditions from both East and West. Its historic core has the largest concentration of pre-World War II architecture in Southeast Asia. Over the last 222 years, a unique way of life based upon East-West exchanges has developed here. The influences of Asia and Europe have endowed the city with a specific multicultural heritage. We provide here information on various attractions in the George Town World Heritage Site (WHS), drawing a lot on information already published on the Internet. The WHS is divided into four sections: Click through the sections for more
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