A week in review with news related to Penang:
Grants given for George Town restoration and conservation projects
17 August
Some 14 restoration projects within the George Town Unesco World Heritage inscribed zone were given grants worth about RM776,000 from Think City Sdn Bhd.
The grants under Think City's George Town Grants Programme (GTGP) involves projects on physical conservation and restoration, as well as technical assistance and cultural mapping.
Among these projects are the rice mill restoration and conservation project, roof restoration for the Goddess of Mercy Temple at the Kuan Yin Teng Temple, restoration and conservation of the Cheah Kongsi, technical studies for the restoration of boundary walls of the St George's Church, and for the digital art and cultural festival by Badan Warisan Malaysia.
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/114008
Music fest on, sponsors sought
18 August (Page 10)
GEORGE TOWN: Tired of waiting for federal funds, the state government has taken the bull by the horns and decided to organise the Penang World Music Festival (PWMF) on its own next year.
"It is said that you cannot put a good man down, so likewise you cannot stop the music from flowing," Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said at a press conference during the launch of the festival at a hotel here.
"Music should not be the victim of politics because music is above it all," he said.
Tickets for the three-day event are on sale and are also available online at www.ticketexpress.com.my
Largest floating book fair opens in Penang on Aug 30
19 August
Logos Hope – touted as the world’s largest floating book fair which carries some 5,000 different books and CD titles - berthed at the Swettenham Pier here today on the first leg of its visit to Malaysian ports.
It will be open for the public from August 30 till September 25.
The ship will be open daily except Monday, from 10am to 10pm between Tuesdays and Saturdays, and 1pm to 10pm on Sundays.
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/116644
