Penang asks Tourism Ministry to submit its hawker culture for Unesco listing
The Penang government has sent a letter to the National Heritage Department to nominate its hawker culture to the Unesco Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
State Tourism Development, Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee chairman Yeoh Soon Hin (pic) said the letter was sent to the National Heritage Department and the Deputy Tourism Minister's office in hopes that the authorities could recommend Penang and Singapore to be jointly nominated to introduce hawker culture.
"The state government has informed the National Heritage Department of the state's intention to apply for a joint nomination with Singapore under 'Hawker Culture in Singapore and Malaysia'," he said in his winding up speech at the State Legislative Assembly sitting here Thursday (May 2).
He added that Unesco had stated that nominations could only be submitted by the member country and that was the reason the nomination was for hawker culture in Singapore and Malaysia, instead of Penang.
He said the Penang Veterinary Department, Seberang Perai Municipal Council (MPSP) and the Department of Environment had conducted an integrated operation on pig farms at Kampung Selamat in Tasek Gelugor from April 18 to 21.
"The operation was carried out following complaints that waste from the farms were discharged directly into the river at Kampung Selamat. During the operation, 48 of the 75 pig farms were inspected, " he said. -Bernama
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