Thick haze suffocates Penang again

Looks like Penangites will have to endure thick haze as it thickens everyday. This video was taken from a hill top at Paya Terubong, Penang. The thick haze has partially made Georgetown disappear from view and if this continues to worsen, an hourly air quality index report should be provided to the public by the related authorities.

Those with breathing problems should stay indoor, especially children.

Video by Jimmy Leow, Citizen Journalist

Common plant cures kidney patient

Wong Teck Gee, 63 suffers from kidney failure and has lost hope, but lived to tell the story about how a common plant saved his life.

Video by Jimmy Leow, Citizen Journalist
(Interview carried out in Hokkien)

Suffolk House

Build at the turn of the 19th century in Suffolk Estate owned by Captain Francis Light, the founder of the British Settlement of Penang, Suffolk House was the home of the early governors and the scne of many important social and official events.

Over the years, it has undergone many alternations and had many uses. In the 1810s and 1820s it served as Government House and critical political issues, such as the founding of Singapore, were in all probability first discussed here by Sir Stamford Raffles. Subsequently it was a home and a school before falling into severe disrepair by the 1970.

The campaign to restore Suffolk House began in 1961. Full, grade one restoration to international standards was only completed in 2007, as a result of a tri-partite effort between the state government of Penang, HSBC Bank and Penang Heritage Trust.

In 2008, the restoration won an Award of Distinction in the UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage Awards for the Culture Heritage Conservation Program.

There to receive the award was Penang Chief Minister, Lim Guan Eng.

Video by Jimmy Leow