GEORGE TOWN, March 20 — Heritage watchdog Badan Warisan Malaysia (BWM) has proposed the formation of a steering committee in Penang to monitor works on historically significant...
GEORGE TOWN, March 20 — Heritage watchdog Badan Warisan Malaysia has proposed the formation of a steering committee in Penang to monitor works on historically significant buildings in the state, after the latest incident of illegal renovations.
She said the committee should first approve any project involving any heritage building before the development proceeds with other applications.She said there were numerous illegal works being carried out on heritage-listed buildings, including Category One buildings within the George Town world heritage site.
“This follows the destructive work done at the Fooi Chew Association building in early February 2023 that also did not have a permit,” she said. She said the Heritage Act protected both the interiors and exteriors of the buildings, which meant all structures in the George Town Special Area Plan were subject to specific conservation regulations.
She said the ruins of the smashed tomb ruins remained at the Jelutong landfill, with no charges filed against those responsible. “If planning permission is given to culprits who illegally demolish heritage sites, it is tantamount to the authorities conspiring and assisting developers to undermine and contravene laws that were set up to specifically protect,” she said.
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