Banners along Burmah Road, Pulau Tikus, Penang.
Part of seven shops affected by the proposed development in Pulau Tikus.
It has be reported in local and online news that a Siamese settlement in Pulau Tikus will make way for five-storey hotel(97-room hotel) on the site of 1.3 acres of land which is currently housed to 10 wooden houses(some 40 families) and seven shops said to be there for six generations. The proposed development is five-storey hotel by Five Star Heritage Sdn Bhd.
Bangkok Lane, Penang.
Burmah Lane, Penang.
The demolition will involved seven shops and 10 wooden houses at site located off Burmah Road bordered by Bangkok Lane and Burmah Lane. A source quoted that the valuation price in that area ranges between RM800 to RM1,300 per square foot.
Wat Chaiyamangalaram Thai Buddhist Temple at Burmah Lane, Penang.
Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple at Burmah Lane, Penang.
The settlement is part of 4.4 acres of land which housed important landmark like Wat Chaiyamangalaram Thai Buddhist Temple that has one of the largest Reclining Buddha statue built in Burmah Lane in 1845 and the 203-year-old Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple just across the road which I went to pray during Wesak's Day. The land was granted to Siamese and Burmese community there by East India Company on behalf of Queen Victoria in 1845 for the beneficiary of the descendants of Siamese and Burmese community.
Source from Penang Heritage Trust said that if the village is to be destroyed, then the Siamese community can no longer exist in once common place.
The Pulau Tikus' assemblyman Yap Soo Huey mentioned that, "we would like to come to an agreement to ensure that the heritage value of the village and community can be preserved to prevent the loss of a cultural heritage."
As of this writing, the Penang State Government mentioned that the local authority is yet to approve any development at the Siamese village.
Source: The Star newspaper
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