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The Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone (Bayan Lepas FIZ) is a free trade zone within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located adjacent to the Penang International Airport and 12 km (7.5 mi) south of the city centre, it is a high-tech industrial park widely regarded as the Silicon Valley of the East. [3] [4] [5]
Penang is a key manufacturing hub in the country and is home to manufacturing plants operated by Dell, Intel and AMD. [8] Penang and the island of Langkawi are well-known tourist destinations in Malaysia; the NCER plans to double tourist receipts and triple tourist expenditure by 2020. [ 2 ]
Bayan Lepas is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang.Located near the southeastern tip of Penang Island, 15 km (9.3 mi) south of the city centre, it is home to the Penang International Airport, the third busiest airport in Malaysia, as well as one of the oldest free industrial zones in the country.
Part of the Penang South Islands (PSI) master plan, Silicon Island will cover an area of 2,300 acres (930 ha) and is intended to serve as an extension of the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone (Bayan Lepas FIZ). [1] Reclamation of the islet is targeted to be completed by 2032.
Penang's path to industrialisation began in the 1970s with the establishment of free industrial zones at Bayan Lepas and Perai. As Penang's industries rapidly scaled up the value chain, the border towns in neighbouring Kedah, specifically Sungai Petani and Kulim, also started to witness economic spillover resulting from agglomeration effects ...
(Bayan Lepas Expressway) Jalan Tun Dr Awang: 2: Bulatan Bayan Baru Roundabout: FT 6 GELUGOR HIGHWAY North George Town Jelutong Gelugor South Bayan Lepas Penang International Airport : Roundabout interchange 3: Kampung Seberang Paya Junctions: North Jalan Bukit Gambier: T-junctions Bukit Jambul: 4: Relau Relau Junctions: West FT 220 Paya ...
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Teluk Kumbar is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. [2] It is located about 17.8 km (11.1 mi) south of the city centre, at the southern coast of Penang Island between Bayan Lepas to the east and Gertak Sanggul to the west.