Asian cities urged to guard cultural heritage as they modernise
Penang, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Many of Asia’s booming cities are failing to preserve their cultural heritage and risk losing the traditional knowledge that is crucial for promoting inclusiveness, sustainability and resilience, urban experts warned on Friday. This year, a majority of Asia-Pacific’s population for the first time became urban, with more than half the population […]
HERITAGE: AS TOURISM DRIVES RESIDENTS OUT, HISTORIC MALAYSIAN CITY TURNS TO MILLENNIALS
BEH LIH YI reports for Thomson Reuters Foundation from the island of Penang…