Heritage enclave: The celebration, themed ‘Searching For The Beauty of Penang’, will be held along Gat Lebuh Armenian and Lebuh Cannon on Feb 25.
GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Chinese New Year Celebrations 2018, which has been in limbo for the past week, will be held on Feb 25.
As the celebration was in danger of being shelved following a strain between the state government and Chinese cultural groups, a “heroine” has managed to rope in 95 volunteers, 16 performers, 57 hawkers and 15 cultural units to keep it going.
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