Restoring a priceless heritage


Mohd Zuki (in light blue shirt) pointing at the dilapidated ceiling at Penang High Court in George Town. — Photo taken from the Chief Secretary’s Facebook page

LITTLE do people know how much history took place at Penang High Court in Light Street, George Town or how much the building is suffering now.

The founder of modern day Singapore, Sir Stamford Raffles, was the first registrar of Supreme Court of Penang when it was formed in 1808. Raffles left for Singapore in 1819.

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