British Gen. Cornwallis’s sword, believed to be the one surrendered to Americans at Yorktown in 1781, is on display at the ...

TWO major projects in George Town – the reinstatement of the moat at Fort Cornwallis and redevelopment of Astaka Kota Selera food court nearby – are close to completion. Penang Chief Minister ...

GEORGE TOWN, May 23 — Restoration works on the moat surrounding the historic Fort Cornwallis are expected to be completed by July, just in time for the annual Unesco World Heritage celebrations ...

THE Fort Cornwallis moat reinstatement project is expected to be completed in 2025, said Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow. He said the moat would be open to the public upon being restored to ...

THE two rusty cannons excavated beside Fort Cornwallis at the Esplanade, Penang, raise two major questions. How did they get there? Why are the cannons made of copper and iron instead of bronze ...

THE historic Fort Cornwallis in Penang is set to be turned into a major tourist attraction when a RM3mil 3D-projection mapping is installed there. Ewein Bhd deputy chairman Datuk S.K. Ewe said the ...

“The first few frames delve into the history of Prisons in Malaysia, beginning with Fort Cornwallis Prison in Penang (1790), followed by Taiping (1879), Pudu (1895), and Batu Gajah (1902),” he ...

Penang was selected as this year's host due to its historical significance - Malaysia's first modern prison was established at Fort Cornwallis in 1790. — Bernama ...