Penang Free School scores another first

Precious artefact: Omar (left) and Azemi with the original PFS establishment article dating back to 1885.

GEORGE TOWN: Penang Free School (PFS) is the first school in the country to be adopted by the National Archives of Malaysia to preserve its historical documents, relics and artefacts.

National Archives of Malaysia director-general Azemi Abdul Aziz said the many historical treasures at the oldest English school in Southeast Asia should be preserved for the future generation.