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1. 15,000 gather at Penang Museum Ferry grounds for Keretapi Sarong Malaysia Day event

   3 hours ago New Straits Times Penang Museum Ferry, George Town, Penang 1.6 km

   Nearly 15,000 people in traditional attire attended the Keretapi Sarong celebration at the Penang Museum Ferry grounds in George Town, held in conjunction with Malaysia Day. The event featured cultural performances and games, drawing participants from across the region including Taiping and Sungai Petani.

2. Seven artists showcase Penang heritage in contemporary photo exhibition

   23 hours ago The Sun Penang Institute, George Town, Pulau Pinang 3.2 km

   A contemporary photography exhibition titled 'For Our State: A Contemporary Photography Exhibition on Penang' is being held at the Penang Institute in George Town. It features seven artists from across Malaysia exploring heritage, identity and community connections to Penang. The exhibition was launched on Sunday by Penang State Art Gallery chairman Lee Khai.

3. Penang's Fort Cornwallis, state museum and automotive gallery free for two days from tomorrow

   1 day ago Malay Mail Fort Cornwallis, George Town, Penang 1.8 km

   Three Penang heritage sites - the Penang State Automotive Gallery, Fort Cornwallis and the Penang State Museum - will offer free entry for two days from tomorrow, marking Malaysia Day and the fifth anniversary of Penang Hill's Unesco Biosphere Reserve listing. State tourism committee chairman Wong Hon Wai said free admission to the gallery and fort has also been extended until October.

4. Penang art exhibition highlights landmine and cluster munition toll in Southeast Asia

   1 day ago The Sun Lin Xiang Xiong Art Gallery, Gelugor, Penang 4.3 km

   An international photography and art exhibition on the human cost of unexploded ordnance opened at the Lin Xiang Xiong Art Gallery in Gelugor, Penang, on Sept 10. ICBL-CMC director Tamar Gabelnick said Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam still suffer civilian deaths and injuries from cluster bombs and landmines dropped decades ago. Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo cited Malaysia's ratification of the Ottawa Convention.

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6. Wadda Gurdwara Sahib Penang reopens after RM6 million restoration

   2 days ago The Sun Wadda Gurdwara Sahib Penang

   The 125-year-old Wadda Gurdwara Sahib Penang on Jalan Gurdwara in George Town reopened yesterday after a RM6 million restoration that began in 2004. The Category One heritage building, the oldest and largest Sikh temple in Southeast Asia, was restored with traditional materials and artisans from India, with a RM1 million donation from Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah.