Heritage Conservation · 4 stories
News on heritage building conservation and adaptive reuse in Malaysia — restoration projects, UNESCO World Heritage Site management, heritage funding and the public-private partnerships that keep historic properties like George Town’s pre-war shophouses in active use.
The Cheah trust’s 80-year lock has expired, its 2.32-acre Jalan Kelawai corner sold for RM130mil, RM1,287 psf
A trust written when Cheah Leong Keah died in 1941 required his Penang properties to stay intact for 80 years. That period has run, and seven clusters worth an estimated RM300–400 …
Kong Thai Lai, George Town’s 106-year-old kopitiam, closes on 26 September — pushed out by a third property sale
The Hainanese coffee shop founded on Lorong Hutton in 1920, and a daily haunt of the late Tan Sri Loh Boon Siew, will serve its last cup on 26 September 2026. Its third-generation …
MBPP leases two derelict George Town heritage buildings for close to RM3.88mil over 45 years
Penang Island City Council has awarded a 45-year, tenant-funded restoration lease on a condemned Kampung Kolam shophouse row and a Mount Erskine bungalow — a template worth knowing…
Eight Fire-Damaged Lebuh Aceh Shophouses to Become RM10mil Cultural Heritage Hub
George Town World Heritage Incorporated has launched a RM10mil restoration of eight Category II heritage shophouses on Lebuh Aceh, damaged in a 2015 fire, into a Cultural Heritage …
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