News about Town

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.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 7): Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O) expects the Penang property sector to contribute 50% to its total annual sales of RM1 billion to RM1.

SYDNEY (Sept 4): Australian property developer Crown Group sold more than A$380 million (RM1.