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Did you know... that plant collector Charles Curtis, who first introduced the Nepenthes northiana (pictured) variety of pitcher plant to England, went on to become the first superintendent of the Penang Botanic Gardens?

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I'm sure Penangites are no stranger to recent attempts by the central government to remodel the place, and the arch that courted quite a bit of controversy for being plain unsightly and poorly built (it even leans!). So, any mention of it here? - 60.50.63.153 (talk) 07:37, 10 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I was intrigued by this picture on Flickr - is this protest what you are referring to? Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 08:10, 10 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]