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The era of its birth was long past, having been swallowed by the passage of time, and its original quarters long gone, having been razed by burning flames, but still the Bodhi tree stays rooted to its position.

One of the lovely things about taking a stroll in the heart of George Town in Penang is discovering pre-war houses or old shophouses that take you back in time — timeless, rustic and full of character, and at the same time rejuvenated and fresh, thanks to the conservation and restoration works taken by hoteliers and building owners.

PUTRAJAYA (Feb 14): There is no foul play in the fire that broke out at the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) building in Jalan Gasing, Petaling Jaya yesterday, said Urban Well-being, Housing and Local Government Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar (pictured).

PETALING JAYA (Feb 14): The Taman Tun Dr Ismail Residents’ Association (TTDI RA) said it is  “categorically and firmly objecting to the proposed change in land use of a residential plot for the development of new office buildings at Lorong Datuk Sulaiman 1 in TTDI, Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 14): The head of the Selamatkan KL or Save KL (SKL) residents’ group has said that Kuala Lumpur City (DBKL) is approving development projects illegally.

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd  (Feb 13, RM25.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 14): Property investment group Goldis Bhd — which is in the midst of a takeover of IGB Corp Bhd — revealed that its fourth-quarter (4Q) net profit tripled year-on-year (y-o-y), thanks to better performance of its retail property investments and a disposal gain.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 14): Former chief justice Tun Arifin Zakaria has joined the board of Vertice Bhd, formerly known as Voir Holdings Bhd, as a non-executive independent chairman.

Julia Child once said: “A party without cake is really just a meeting.

One would be forgiven for thinking that Stefan Gehrig, a Swiss transplant to Penang who owns the Coffee Atelier boutique hotel along Stewart Lane, is an aficionado of the beverage.