Painting bicycle lanes green in George Town a 'mistake'
Green bicycle lanes that have been painted on pavements across George Town are “a mistake”, city councillor Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik has said.
Green bicycle lanes that have been painted on pavements across George Town are “a mistake”, city councillor Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik has said.
GEORGE TOWN (Dec 21): Penang has done a "better job than what was expected" in preserving and protecting its heritage, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said.
GEORGE TOWN (Dec 10): Lack of enforcement in Unesco World Heritage Site, George Town is emboldening heritage building owners to build and renovate their properties without regard for guidelines and the authorities' approval, claims non-governmental organisation George Town Heritage Action (GTHA).
PENANG (Dec 8): The National Heritage Department has been waiting for years for the Penang government to give its consent to gazette 18 buildings in the state as "national heritage".
GEORGE TOWN (Nov 17): A DAP assemblyman says the state government should set up a World Heritage Site Fund to restore and preserve heritage sites in the Unesco city of George Town.
GEORGE TOWN (Oct 29): George Town of Penang has been named by Lonely Planet as the fourth most charismatic city in the world.
GEORGE TOWN (Oct 19): Chief Minister Incorporated (CMI) signed a management collaboration agreement with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) and Think City Sdn Bhd today in Chantilly, France.
GEORGE TOWN (Oct 6): The colonial heritage and architecture of Penang has been transformed into a virtual smart map to support the preservation and monitoring of George Town’s cultural legacy.
The colonial heritage and architecture of Penang has been captured in a virtual smart map to support the preservation and monitoring of George Town’s cultural legacy.
SINCE its inscription in 2008 as one of five UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Malaysia, the city of George Town, Penang, has drawn greater attention from local and foreign travellers.