RM2.5mil needed to restore temple after devastating fire


Nature’s wonder: Phun (right) looking at bats at the temple at the foothill of Penang Hill, which was destroyed in a fire in March. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: The restoration and rebuilding of the Bat Cave Temple at the foot of Penang Hill is expected to cost at least RM2.5mil.

The more than two-century-old temple, located at Jalan Pokok Ceri, was destroyed in an early morning fire on March 10.

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