Walking among Penang’s late icons


Pride of Penang: The public can easily find Dr Lim Chwee Leong and Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu’s graves through the brochure. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: If you take a stroll through the 139-year-old Batu Gantung cemetery, you will discover the final resting place of many prominent figures who had brought pride and honour to Penang.

Established in 1886, the cemetery also has a columbarium which houses the ashes of prominent personalities such as Dr Wu Lien-Teh (1879-1960), who is best known for his work in controlling the Manchurian plague of 1910-11.

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