BY OPALYN MOK
Penang state exco Yeoh Soon Hin said the state government has put in a lot of effort to cultivate the local arts and culture industry so it will have to ensure the continuity of the industry. Yeoh said arts and cultural organisations in Penang are losing hundreds of thousands in revenue and many in the industry faced the possibility of losing their jobs.
He said the Penang state government has been cultivating the industry for the past 10 years to turn Penang into an arts hub in Malaysia and this had created jobs and opportunities for artists in Penang.