Residents and workers of high-rise buildings in George Town panic after tremor is felt from the strong earthquake in Myanmar.

Siti Nurul Aisyah Nasser and her colleague ran out after feeling queasy from the sudden tremor which lasted for minutes.

Buildings like Komtar and bridges in the state were designed to handle earthquakes of certain magnitudes, he added. "They are built taking into consideration earthquakes of a certain level.

Buckminster Fuller, who was instrumental in the construction of Komtar’s iconic Dewan Tunku Geodesic Dome in Penang. Architect-cum-urban designer Datuk Seri Lim Chong Keat said several talks ...