GEORGE TOWN, MALAYSIA—The Star reports that two cannons were unearthed in an excavation of the moat and outer defensive structures at Fort Cornwallis that is part of a project to reconstruct the moat.

Chow (left) and Hamdan at the launch of Fort Cornwallis’ south moat in George Town. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star THE restoration of the south moat at Fort Cornwallis in George Town, Penang, is complete, ...

GEORGE TOWN, MALAYSIA—The Malaysian Digest reports that a team led by archaeologist Goh Hsiao Mei of the University Sains Malaysia has found coins, porcelain, ceramics, and glass dating to the ...

The new Astaka replaces the former food court, offering improved facilities while respecting Fort Cornwallis’ historical features. TWO major projects in George Town – the reinstatement of the moat at ...

GEORGE TOWN, April 27 (Bernama) -- Two of Penang’s iconic landmarks, Fort Cornwallis and the Penang Hill Biosphere Reserve, were recognised under the ASEAN Tourism Records and ASIA Tourism Records at ...

GEORGE TOWN, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Penang is not only famous as an attractive tourist location, it is also rich in historic and significant places in the country's independence story. Apart from being ...

Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow and heritage conservationist Francesco Siravo at the site of the discovery. A 7.4m train track from the 19th century has been unearthed near Fort Cornwallis here.

Two more old cannons were discovered during works to strengthen and reconstruct the seawall along the coastal road of Jalan Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah (near the Esplanade) in George Town, Penang, on Dec 9 ...

Named after the 18th century Governor-General of Bengal, India—Charles Cornwallis—this fort is the largest in Malaysia spanning across 3,32,859 square feet.Read More Read Less ...

Chief Minister of Penang Incorporated (CMI) has denied that a multi-storey car park would be built next to Penang’s iconic heritage building, Fort Cornwallis, here. In a statement today, CMI deputy ...

GEORGETOWN, Penang (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Archaeologists in Penang discovered twin cannons buried 1.2m below the ground beside the historic Fort Cornwallis at the Esplanade in Georgetown. The ...