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Quit rent, quit-rent, or quitrent is a tax or land tax imposed on occupants of freehold or leased land in lieu of services to a higher landowning authority, ...
The real estate developments were expected to span 15 years, but residential developments took on greater urgency after the repeal of the Rent Control Act that caused a shortage of affordable housing within the city centre. [1] [2] The 86-acre (35 ha) Bandar Sri Pinang township encompassed the northernmost land parcels B2, C1, C2 and C3. [2]
The name Penang comes from the modern Malay name Pulau Pinang which means 'areca nut island'. [6] Penang is also colloquially referred to as the "Pearl of the Orient" and "The Island of Pearls" (Malay: Pulau Mutiara). [7] [8] Over the course of history, Penang Island had been known by different names by seafarers from various regions.
The riverine systems within the city include the Kluang, Dua, Glugor and Pinang rivers. [29] The Pinang River, which is 3.5 km (2.2 mi) long, flows through the city centre. [95] Penang Hill, with a height of 833 m (2,733 ft), is the highest point in Penang, serving as a water catchment area and a green lung for the city.
In 1888, a District and Land Office was established at Balik Pulau at the southwest of the island. [2] [3] Thus, the Southwest District was created, effectively dividing the island into two districts. Both districts first appeared in official maps dating back to the 1890s. [4]
Map of Penang Island surveyed by Commander F C P Vereker in 1884. With an area of 295 km 2 (114 sq mi), Penang Island is the fourth largest island wholly in Malaysia, after Banggi Island, Bruit Island and Langkawi Island.
The Greater Penang Conurbation, also known as the George Town Conurbation, [1] [2] and the Northern Conurbation in the National Physical Plan, is the urban area within and surrounding the Malaysian state of Penang, including parts of neighbouring Kedah and Perak.
In 2004 the land the village stood on was sold by the state government to a developer for redevelopment. The eventual demolition by developer Nusmetro Ventures followed a campaign by residents to save the village that was pursued in the Malaysian courts all the way to the Federal Court, a campaign of physical resistance over a number of days prior to the eventual demolition on 14 September 2009.