Entertainment / Arts & Culture news in Bandar Tanjung Pinang George Town Penang

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

   2 hours 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.

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

   2 hours ago The Sun Lin Xiang Xiong Art Gallery, Gelugor, Penang 5.3 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.

3. Wadda Gurdwara Sahib Penang reopens after RM6 million restoration

   1 day ago The Sun Wadda Gurdwara Sahib Penang 1.5 km

   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.