Keen on getting hawker culture recognised


THE Penang government is working on having its hawker culture recognised on Unesco’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

Penang tourism and creative economy committee chairman Yeoh Soon Hin said it would take about five years to pursue the recognition and cost the state around RM5mil to bring the proposal to Unesco.

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