PENANG: The columbarium project at the site of the former Shih Chung School at Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah will adversely affect the state’s application for Unesco listing as a World Heritage Site, according to Penang Heritage Trust.
Its president Dr Choong Sim Poey said under the Unesco guidelines, all development in the heritage city should add to its overall economic and aesthetic value.
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