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Shorter hotels keep resort island on World Heritage list KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- The U.N. cultural agency will keep the capital of Malaysia's resort island of Penang on its list of World Heritage Sites after government officials agreed not to allow high-rise hotels. Malaysian officials voiced fears last year that Georgetown would lose its status as a World Heritage Site because of plans to develop four hotels that would violate UNESCO restrictions on the height of new buildings within the city's core. Penang officials approved the plans before UNESCO designated Georgetown as a World Heritage Site in July last year. They had been uncertain whether to scrap the hotels' construction for fear of being sued by the developers. |
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