18 Penang buildings waiting to be gazetted as national heritage
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".
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".
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 21): High-rise homes are more than just an option first-time homebuyers or younger property investors settle for; in fact, they can also be desired by young professionals and older folks alike, says See Hoy Chan Sdn Bhd CEO Joe Tan.
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.
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 4): Ahmad Zaki Resources Bhd (AZRB) has been appointed as the development partner of Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd, to undertake a proposed residential development with an estimated gross development value (GDV) of RM257 million.
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.
NUMEROUS run-down pre-war shophouses in George Town, Penang, have been given a new lease of life after being refurbished and reintroduced as trendy restaurants, cafes, guesthouses, hotels and others.