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The Thai Pak Koong Temple is located in King Street, Penang. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

THE RM3mil restoration work on the Penang Thai Pak Koong (Fu De Ci) Temple in King Street has won it the 2021 Unesco Asia Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.

The 211-year-old temple was among nine award-winning projects selected from six countries across the Asia and Pacific region.

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