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 Discursive development is the wayCOMMUNICATION that engages as many stakeholders as possible is fundamental... More |
News Roundup
Property prices on the up and upLAND scarcity in prime areas on the island has been the main... More |
Penang government still in a swiftlet conundrumTHE Penang state government is still in a conundrum on the ways... More |
Komtar towers over other Penang issuesA SECURITY breach at Komtar, where the chief minister's office is located,... More |
Arches down but not out of public debateTHE TILTING arch at the Penang Botanic Gardens is being torn down.... More |
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Features
Property hotspots in PenangDESPITE being the second-smallest state in Malaysia after Perlis, Penang boasts the... More |
 Good hearing and a light touch: Policy-making and economic growth at the local levelBy Francis Hutchinson. The nexus between national government initiatives and private sector... More |
 Even for artists, it’s about location, location, locationBy Ooi Kok Chuen. Reading travelogues about one’s own home is always... More |
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Opinion
Affordable homes remain a dreamBy Himanshu Bhatt. WITH ITS idyllic villages and sprawling fields, Balik Pulau has always been... More |
Can Penang ride its property boom wave?By Marina Emmanuel.The success of Penang's bid to woo new investors will hinge on how... More |
Komtar and the tragic street lampBy Himanshu Bhatt. SOME time in the 1880s, the city of Paris saw angry protests... More |
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iGT Penang Calendar
- Hungry Ghost Festival 2010
- Ramadhan Bazaar 2010
- Perfect Livin '10 Home & Lifestyle Exhibition
- September school holidays 2010
- Manufacturing Penang 2010
- NATIONAL HOLIDAY: Hari Raya Puasa (subject to change)
- International Lion Dance on Stilts Competition 2010
- NATIONAL HOLIDAY: Malaysia Day
- Gender Sensitization Program
- Inaugural Penang International Kids Storytelling Festival (PINKS Fest)
- PINKS Storytelling Workshop
- 5th ISDEV International Graduate Workshop (INGRAW10)
- Embedded Systems Seminar 2010
- Tow Boo Kong Butterworth Temple Completion Grand Ceremony
- Lantern and Moon Cake Festival 2010
George Town World Heritage Site
| THE World Heritage Committee meeting in Quebec City added George Town to UNESCO’s World Heritage List on the morning of 7 July 2008. George Town's built heritage comprises architectural traditions adapted to local conditions from both East and West. Its historic core has the largest concentration of pre-World War II architecture in Southeast Asia. Over the last 222 years, a unique way of life based upon East-West exchanges has developed here. The influences of Asia and Europe have endowed the city with a specific multicultural heritage. We provide here information on various attractions in the George Town World Heritage Site (WHS), drawing a lot on information already published on the Internet. The WHS is divided into four sections: Click through the sections for more
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