Not looking so majestic now


Cracks everywhere: A security guard at the Penang Court looking at the damage at the edge of the building. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: From the outside, the 111-year-old Penang High Court building on Light Street is a majestic sight but take a closer look and there’s reason to worry.

The cement layer on some of its walls are flaking off, exposing chipped bricks. Worse still, there are cracks on parts of the concrete ceiling while the plywood roofing looks like it’s about to fall off.

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