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Robert Sparke Hutchings (11 April 1781 – 20 April 1827) was an English clergyman who initiated the founding in 1816 of Penang Free School, one of the oldest English-medium schools in Southeast Asia, [2] [a] in Penang in present-day Malaysia.
The old school building was turned into Hutchings School; today, this particular building houses the Penang State Museum. In 1958, the then Prime Minister of Malaya and an alumnus of Penang Free School, Tunku Abdul Rahman, opened the school's Form 6 block, making it the first school in northern Malaya to offer secondary education up to Form 6. [1]
Ralph Henry Pinhorn was born on 11 July 1871, son of Rev C. A. Pinhorn, vicar of Hanney, Berkshire.He was educated at Wolverhampton School and at Keble College, Oxford where he gained second class honours in modern history, and then secured a diploma in education and MA.
Penang Free School, Southeast Asia's oldest English school, is situated to the west of Taman Free School. Taman Free School mainly consists of low- and medium-cost flats and apartments, which were built in the 1970s. [1] [2] Each of the walk-up apartments is five-stories high and was not equipped with lifts at the time of construction. [2]
The Perai Free Industrial Zone (Perai FIZ) is a free trade zone within Seberang Perai in the Malaysian state of Penang.Located within the suburb of Perai and 4.7 km (2.9 mi) south of Butterworth, the Perai FIZ was established in 1980 with the aim of becoming a major manufacturing hub for bulk items, leveraging its proximity to the Port of Penang and the railway line that links it to the rest ...
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In a surprise move, Beijing freed the 68-year-old Sunday after he spent nearly 20 years in prison in a case the U.S. government and his family have always dismissed as baseless.
The museum building used to house the Penang Free School in 1821–1927. After Penang Free School moved to a new building in Green Lane, the Hutchings School took over the building in January 1928 and used it until 1960. The museum was opened by Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang Raja Uda Raja Muhammad on 14 April 1965. [1]