Restoration of heritage building goes wrong


Work on hold: Restoration work at the Fooi Chew Association building in Prangin Lane has hit a snag after it was found that the contractor did not comply with the recommended methods in preserving the heritage building. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: For years, the almost 200-year-old Fooi Chew Association heritage building in Prangin Lane had been plagued by structural issues and termite infestation.

The association then decided to do something about it – but things went badly awry.

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