Museums in Penang hanging by a thread amid the pandemic


It is 2008 and there’s a buzz of excitement in the air.

George Town, the state capital and historical centre of Penang, has just been inscribed as a Unesco World Heritage Site in a joint listing with its sister city, Melaka.

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