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In 2017, IWG plc established a 10,700 sq ft (990 m 2) business centre under the Regus brand within the tower, making it the company's third office in Penang after Bayan Lepas and Gurney Paragon. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] This was followed by the China Construction Bank , which opened its Penang branch within the building in 2023. [ 7 ]
Komtar houses the Office of the Chief Minister of Penang, as well as agencies of the Penang state government and the Penang Island City Council.. The city centre of George Town encompasses 19 km 2 (7.3 sq mi) of the northeastern plains of Penang Island, forming the basin of the Pinang River, the main river system on the island.
The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China (known as Chartered Bank), a British bank established in 1853 was established in Penang in 1875. It is the oldest bank branch in Malaysia, [3] and was the leading bank in colonial Malaya, [4] later, in 1969, merging with Standard Bank to form Standard Chartered Bank.
Sunshine Square is a department store within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located within the township of Bayan Baru, the five-storey shopping centre was opened in 1993 as the flagship store of the local retail firm, Suiwah Corporation. [1] [2]
The George Town Central Business District (CBD) is the financial and political centre of the city of George Town, the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang.The financial district, which was first envisioned by the Penang Island City Council's Local Plan 2030, lies entirely within the city centre, and is home to much of the city's banking and financial services. [1]
The second phase – known as 'The Light City' – covered around 103 acres (42 ha), and included hotels, office towers, an RM80 million art gallery, a retail complex called 'The Waterfront Shoppes' and the Penang Waterfront Convention Centre (PWCC). [4] [5] [6] The PWCC is expected to be one of the largest convention centres in Penang, with a ...
Prior to the completion of the Penang Bridge in 1985, the Penang ferry service was the only transportation link between George Town and mainland Seberang Perai. [295] At present, four ferries ply the Penang Strait between both cities daily, with the Raja Tun Uda Ferry Terminal serving as the dedicated docking facility in George Town.
Beach Street is a major thoroughfare in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Part of the city's central business district, it is also one of the oldest streets in Penang, having been created soon after the founding of the state by Captain Francis Light in 1786. [1]