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The 3.7 km (2.3 mi) long road is a major artery leading out of the city centre towards the suburb of Tanjong Tokong. [1] Burmah Road is one of the few places worldwide that was named after the nation state of Burma (now Myanmar). As its name implies, the road was once home to a significant Burmese community.
Jalan Sekolah (Burma Road) FT 3113 Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway (Jelutong Expressway) Start/End of expressway: 1: Gat Jalan Perangin Interchange: Gat Jalan Perangin: T-Junction into expressway and Weld Quay: 2: Magazine Road Interchange: Northwest Jalan Magazine (Magazine Road) Jalan Penang (Penang Road) KOMTAR Jalan Dato Keramat Jalan Burma ...
Ayer Rajah Road Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman: After the Telok Ayer Rajah, the bay between George Town and Tanjong Tokong. New Malay name after Tunku Abdul Rahman, first prime minister of Malaya (1957–1970), who lived there. Bagan Jermal Road Jalan Bagan Jermal: After Bagan Jermal, where it leads 灣斗路 Uân-tó-lōo: Bay road Batu Lanchang Road
The Wesley Methodist Church in Penang can trace its origins back to 1891 when Rev. Daniel Davies Moore, a Methodist Minister from Prince Edward Island, Canada, was commissioned by the Methodist Church in Singapore to establish Methodist services for the English speaking community in Penang, and to help start a Methodist School which would later become known as the Anglo-Chinese School (today ...
The Burma Road (Chinese: 滇缅公路) was a road linking Burma (now known as Myanmar) with southwest China. Its terminals were Lashio , Burma, in the south and Kunming , China, the capital of Yunnan province in the north.
The proposed road route lay between the old Yangon–Mandalay Highway and the Pegu Yoma Mountains. The Pegu Yoma Mountains were a strategically important location for the Communist Party of Burma. After the expulsion of the Communists from the area in 1973, the government planned the construction of the expressway.
Magazine Road was laid out in the late 19th century as part of the Seven Streets Precinct, a residential area inhabited by ethnic Chinese.The growing population of George Town led to the expansion of the city in the southerly direction across the then Prangin Canal, compelling the British authorities to create grid-like streets within the Seven Streets Precinct.
The road is a one-way road, with the traffic directed southwards towards Komtar. As a major artery within the city centre, Penang Road frequently experiences heavy traffic, as it is home to a number of attractions such as the bars at Upper Penang Road and Chowrasta Market, one of the few wet markets still in operation within the UNESCO World ...