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Discursive development is the way

COMMUNICATION that engages as many stakeholders as possible is fundamental...

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News Roundup

Pakatan leaders trade hurtful blows

PAKATAN RAKYAT leaders in Penang started to trade hurtful blows in public...

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Food galore and tasty writing

THE last few weeks have witnessed a spike in Penang food blogging...

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Dragon boat mishap raises myriad queries

SUNDAY's (17.01.10) dragon boat capsize tragedy (read here) has raised many questions...

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Features

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Studying others and staying unique

By Khoo Salma Nasution. Being honoured with World Heritage status is one...

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Logan's lasting legacy

By Shakila Rajendra. Although Penang has long been a trading, educational and...

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Opinion

A landmark shura council

By Himanshu Bhatt. CENTURIES back, tribes in Arabia were said to have each consulted a...

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The probable effects on the climate of Pinang of the continued destruction of its hill jungles

By James Logan. This piece, written in 1846 and published two years later in the...

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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

IGeorgeTown Colonial QuarterIGeorgeTown Places of Worship and Clan Enclave
IGeorgeTown WaterfrontIGeorgeTown Commercial District

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PLACES TO VISIT
Chew Jetty
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TRADITIONAL FOOD
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