Bald spots are evident where once green hills stood

GEORGE TOWN: As the city celebrates its fourth anniversary as a Unesco World Heritage Site, Penangites are lamenting the continual loss of their natural heritage the state's lush, green hills.

As the streets came alive yesterday to mark the proud inscription of George Town's unique history and culture, the island's landscape continues to change drastically with rapid development encroaching into the hills and the coastline.