http://www.penangheritage.com/blog Dedicated to the Appreciation & Enhancement of Penang Sun, 07 Oct 2007 23:16:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Background The Penang Global City Centre (PGCC) is a project of Equine Capital Bhd. The project to be carried out via its associate Abad Naluri Sdn Bhd, will be developed on the current Penang Turf Club land on Jalan Scotland. The project is estimated to cost about RM25 billion. It will ... http://www.penangheritage.com/blog/joint-press-release-by-a-group-of-concerned-ngos-to-oppose-the-development-of-penang-global-city-centre-pgcc-15-sept-2007/ Forum on Implications of Penang Global City Centre (PGCC) on Penangites Venue: Room ABC, Dewan Sri Pinang Date: Sunday 7th October 2007 Time: 9.30am-1.00pm http://www.penangheritage.com/blog/forum-on-pgcc/ Penang called  Penang Island , Malay  Pinang  or  Pulau Pinang  island of Malaysia, lying in the Strait of Malacca off the northwest coast of peninsular Malaya, from which it is separated by a narrow strait whose smallest width is 2.5 miles (4 km). Penang Island is roughly oval in shape. It ... http://www.penangheritage.com/blog/this-is-a-featured-post/ The island's strategic location in the northern part of the Strait of Malacca led Captain Francis Light of Britain's East India Company to found a British colony there in 1786. The British occupation was formalized in 1791 by a treaty with the sultan of Kedah; the adjacent mainland area was ... http://www.penangheritage.com/blog/hello-world/