Surely we need a balanced, sustainable model of development that would also preserve our social and cultural heritage.
MPPP councillor Dr Lim Mah Hui made the following address at a full council meeting of the MPPP on 24 February 2012. Continue reading »
The Penang state government has agreed to give RM20m in compensation to Boustead Holdings Bhd for scaling down the height of its hotel in the George Town heritage zone from 12-storeys to five storeys. Continue reading »
This is a little post to keep alive the idea for a museum to create greater appreciation for the culinary heritage of the streets of Penang.
A Global Street Food exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum in Germany - Photograph: Bustler.net
Wishing you all a happy and joyful Easter.
Old church in Butterworth - rare wooden public building from 1935
Komtar phase 5 may be scrapped and instead the area my be conserved for its cultural and heritage character.
Well done, PDC, for thinking twice about this! Also be careful how the canal is rehabilitated bearing in mind the area is swampy ground. Continue reading »