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Penang Times Square
Penang Times Square is an ongoing urban redevelopment project in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. It is located at Dato Keramat Road in the city centre, and comprises office blocks, condominiums, a shopping mall and an outdoor plaza. Developed by Ivory Properties Group, at present, the first two phases have been completed, while Phases 3, 4 and 5 are still in the works. In 2016, a new shopping mall, M Mall O2O, was also opened as part of Phase 2 of the Penang Times Square project. History Up until the late 20th century, the site was once a tin smelting plant owned by Eastern Smelting, which was formed in 1897. Tin was imported from Perak and southern Thailand to be smelted into ingots for re-export via the Port of Penang. The decline of Malaysia's tin industry led to the closure of the tin smelting facility. The area was then acquired by Ivory Properties Group and the Penang Times Square project, which consisted of five phases, began in 2005. As of 2016, Phases 1 and 2 have be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dato Keramat Road, George Town
Dato Keramat Road is a major thoroughfare in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia. It is one of the main roads leading out of the city centre to the western suburbs, stretching from Komtar, in the heart of George Town, towards Air Itam. While older shophouses still line Dato Keramat Road to this day, the road is also home to some of the more modern landmarks in the city centre, such as Gama departmental store, Penang Times Square and the City Stadium. Etymology Dato Keramat Road was named after Dato Keramat, a Muslim ascetic in the early 19th century who lived in a Malay settlement along the road. In Arabic, the term Keramat''' means a holy person or place, thus the name 'Dato Keramat' may have also referred to a Muslim shrine located within that settlement. History It is believed that Dato Keramat Road was created sometime in the 19th century. During the early 19th century, David Brown, a Scotsman and one of the richest landowners in the ''Prince of Wales Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penang Times Square, George Town, Penang
Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. They are connected by Malaysia's two longest road bridges, the Penang Bridge and the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge; the latter is also the second longest oversea bridge in Southeast Asia. The second smallest Malaysian state by land mass, Penang is bordered by Kedah to the north and the east, and Perak to the south. Penang is the 8th most populated state in Malaysia. Its population stood at nearly 1.767 million , while its population density was as high as . It has among the nation's highest population densities and is one of the country's most urbanised states. Seberang Perai is Malaysia's second-largest city by population. Its heterogeneous population is highly diverse in ethnicity, culture, language and religion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
