STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 08, 2021 • 4 min read
History [Photos] Shots of 1972 George Town, the year that transformed Penang
By
Alastair McCready
• Jul 08, 2021
Once a bustling port of the British Empire, by the late 1960s George Town was a city in decline. But 1972 would prove to be the turning point for Penang, transforming the island once again into a Malaysian economic powerhouse