Bayan Baru is one of the famous town in Penang

It was first developed by the Penang Development Corporation (PDC) in 1972, in tandem with the construction of the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone. The creation of the new township was aimed at providing a housing area adjacent to the newly built industries and erasing social and economic inequalities between the urban and rural inhabitants.

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In recent years, the Penang state government has allocated a significant amount of investments to turn Bayan Baru into a centre for Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO). This includes the construction of Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC)-status buildings, such as SUNTECH Tower and One Precinct. In addition, the existing Mayang Mall also been converted into a Global Business Services (GBS) centre, known as GBS@Mayang in 2018. Indicative of Bayan Baru's potential as a center for business services and outsourcing, Celestica, a Canadian multinational electronics firm, opened its GBS center within One Precinct in 2016, thus joining a list of international firms already in Bayan Baru such as Keyence, Zurich Insurance, Teleperformance and Citibank.

 

The creation of office space in Bayan Baru will also be supplemented by commercial developments within the neighborhood, such as the Penang International Commercial City and Quartermile.

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Connectivity with other main cities

There are several Rapid Penang bus routes serve the area, including 102, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 401, 401E and AT (Airport Transit). These routes connect the township with Penang's capital city, George Town, to the north, as well as various parts of Penang Island, such as the Penang International Airport, Batu Maung and Sungai Nibong. These routes are complemented by Rapid Penang's Congestion Alleviation Transport (CAT), a free-of-charge transit service within Bayan Baru.

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In addition, Rapid Penang's cross-strait BEST shuttle services, BEST A and BEST B, are available for employees transiting between Bayan Baru and Seberang Perai on the mainland.

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Important Infrastructure

Completed in 2000, the SPICE Arena is one of the major sports venues in Penang, capable of hosting various indoor sports events, including squash, badminton and martial arts. It has also emerged as the preferred venue within Penang for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE). The SPICE Arena was recently renovated and is now complemented in its role as a MICE venue by the GBI-certified SPICE Convention & Exhibition Centre, the world's first hybrid solar-powered convention centre.

 

Adjacent to the SPICE Arena, the SPICE Aquatics Centre not only serves as a venue for national and international aquatic sports events such as swimming and diving, it is also put to use as a community swimming facility when not in use for tournaments.

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As part of leisure life, a number of shopping centres have been built within Bayan Baru to cater for a relatively sizable catchment area, including shoppers from the surrounding areas such as Bayan Lepas, Batu Maung and Sungai Nibong.

• Sunshine Square

• Giant Bayan Baru Hypermarket

• D'Piazza Mall

• One Precinct

• GBS@Mayang (formerly known as Mayang Mall)

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Aside from these shopping center within Bayan Baru proper, Queensbay Mall, one of the largest shopping mall in Penang, is situated nearby and serves the neighborhood as well. The mall contains a variety of international brands, a cinema and various other entertainment options.

Penang is known as a famous healthy hub to ASEAN countries. In Bayan Baru, the Pantai Hospital is the sole private hospital, established in 1997. This 190-bed hospital is now managed under Parkway Pantai's group of hospitals and offers specialist treatments for a variety of medical conditions.