YOURSAY | ‘It’s time for its alumni to step up and fight for their alma mater.’ Vijay47: I look back with intense affection and pride at the six years I spent at St Michael’s School in Alor Setar, Kedah, followed by seven…
Elizabeth Cardosa assists us in navigating the history and legacy of SMK Convent Bukit Nanas but also gives us a comprehensive take on how our country has and should be looking at preserving heritage sites of implicit and intangible value.…
KUALA LUMPUR – The government has been told to stop selectively rendering aid to schools based on their types, following the recent controversy over the non-extension of SMK Convent Bukit Nanas’ (CBN) land lease. Former international trade and industry minister Tan…
KUALA LUMPUR: The iconic Convent Bukit Nanas (CBN) will not be demolished when the school’s land lease expires, assures the Federal Territories Director of Land and Mines Office (PPTGWP). The land would instead be reverted to the government to enable…
APRIL 20 — The last few days has seen a large public outcry related to the issue of Convent Bukit Nanas not having their land lease renewed. Rightly so. This school is more than a 122 years old and the…
CONVENT Bukit Nanas will not be demolished, the Federal Territories Land and Mines Office was reported saying by The Star. The non-renewal of its land lease once it expires in September will enable the land to revert to the government so…
By ex-students of Convent Bukit Nanas We, the undersigned, and a collective of friends whose friendship began in Convent Bukit Nanas Primary and Secondary schools strongly object to the intended non-renewal of its land lease which is due to expire…
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 20 — Badan Warisan Malaysia (BWM) has urged the authorities including the National Heritage Department to protect SMK Convent Bukit Nanas (CBN) that could be forced to relocate as the historic school’s land lease was not being…
APRIL 20 — We, the undersigned and a collective of friends whose friendship began in Convent Bukit Nanas Primary and Secondary schools strongly object to the intended non-renewal of its land lease which is due to expire on Sept 6 this…
KUALA LUMPUR: Many former students of iconic girls’ school Convent Bukit Nanas fear that it could fall victim to development someday. One of them, award-winning actress Vanidah Imran, has urged the government to renew its lease and preserve it as…
PETALING JAYA: Stakeholders in Kuala Lumpur have urged the government to intervene in the land lease issue involving Convent Bukit Nanas (CBN) and the Federal Territories Land and Mines Office (PPTGWP). The lease, which is due to expire on Sept…
People are rallying to save a 122-year-old British-colonial school in the middle of Kuala Lumpur from city developers. The online petition Save SMK Convent Bukit Nanas has gotten more than 12,000 signatures since it went up last night, calling for the need to preserve…