Penang's Street of Harmony dishes out lessons on living together


Looi Sue-Chern

The "Street of Harmony" in Penang starts with the St George's Church at Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, and ends at Acheen Street Mosque at the end of the junction of Lebuh Cannon and Lebuh Acheh. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 10, 2017.

AN 800m-long street in the heart of Penang’s George Town may well hold the secret to achieving racial and religious harmony, the increasingly elusive goal of multi-racial Malaysia.

The “Street of Harmony” starts with the commanding St George’s Church at the start of Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, and ends at Acheen Street Mosque at the end at the junction of Lebuh Cannon and Lebuh Acheh.


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  • Street of Harmony memang bagus tapi itu semua ancient history. Mana ada perkara ini sekarang? All the kaum jarang bergaul macam dulu. Ada pulak kumpulan2 niat jahat dengan agenda ketuanan Melayu. Tapi we must not lose hope, Malaysia Tanah Malaysian. Orang putih kata, this is home.

    Posted 5 years ago by Ab meeda