Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce Building

Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce Building (16 November 2020)


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Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce Building (GPS: 5.41886, 100.34407) is a high-rise building in George Town, Penang. It is located at the junction between King Edward Place and Beach Street. The 13-storey building was erected on the site that was formerly occupied by the Government Offices, much of which was destroyed by Allied bombings in 1945, with the remaining part being the Islamic Council Building. It is one of the few high-rise buildings in the inner part of George Town, and was built before the inner city became a World Heritage Site and height control was put in place.

The Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce Building is mainly known as the premises of the Penang Inland Revenue Board, aka the Income Tax Department, or Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Pulau Pinang. It faces the Light Street Roundabout, which the betel-nut sculpture.

Bangunan Dewan Perniagaan Melayu Pulau Pinang (21 August 2011)

Getting there

You can take the Free City Hop-On Shuttle Bus to Bus Stop 4 (Imigresen) along Beach Street, and walk across the street to reach the building.

Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce Building, George Town (5 June 2010)


Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce Building, as seen from the Bangunan Tuanku Syed Putra Car Park (25 January 2013)

Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce Building is on the Map of Beach Street, Penang