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SCULPTURE 52 : DOUBLE ROLE

04 July, 2024

ADDRESS : NO. 105 LEBUH PANTAI

sculpture 52

While Sikh are commonly associated with the police force, the earliest Sikh settle down in Penang were amongst the convicts transported from India and the Bengali sepoys, the first Sikh police officers not arriving until 1881. Some of these Sikh policemen also formed the fire brigade. The Central Fire Station, built ends, and completed in 1909 marks the beginning of a true or `dedicated’ fire service in Penang.