Lee Khai Loon says the Penang government should drop its gentle approach and aggressively pursue Unesco nomination for Penang’s hawker culture.
Penang exco member regrets that Singaporeans are calling Malaysian hawker food as theirs.
He said this to state executive councillor Yeoh Soon Hin , who had said the Penang government would “write a letter” to the National Heritage Department and a minister “for approval”. In March, Singapore formally nominated its hawker culture to be listed under Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage . In response, Yeoh said Singaporeans were calling Malaysian hawker food as theirs. He said during his travel to an unnamed country recently, shops were selling “Singapore Bah Kut Teh” and more.
Recently, Deputy Tourism and Culture Minister Bakhtiar Wan Chik told FMT that Malaysia was planning to apply for a “serial nomination” on the hawker culture under Unesco’s ICH.
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