“The Government will provide an allocation of RM50 million for conservation works of heritage sites in Malacca and Penang, to support activities undertaken by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and [the] private sector.” Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi during his 2009 budget speech in Parliament. The former prime minister, who was also finance minister, referred to Malacca and […]
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ACA report against Penang govt
PENANG, 27 Nov 2008: The Tanjong Division Gerakan Youth today lodged a report with the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) over what it claimed was the Penang government’s hasty approval of a high-rise project in the World Heritage Site buffer zone in George Town, without the knowledge of Unesco’s World Heritage Committee. The division youth wing’s head, […]
