The dead to make way for Penang road project


Sole option: Some graves at the United Hokkien Cemeteries need to be relocated as a last resort.

GEORGE TOWN: Several 100-year-old graves at the United Hokkien Cemeteries will need to be exhumed to pave way for the paired road projects under the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP).

A spokesman said the relocation of eight tombs that were over a century old at the cemetery was undesirable but necessary.

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