Sunshine Square
Department store in George Town, Penang, Malaysia
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Sunshine Square is a department store within George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located within the township of Bayan Baru, the five-storey shopping centre was opened in 1993 as the flagship store of the local retail firm, Suiwah Corporation.[1][2]
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| Location | Bayan Baru, Penang, Malaysia |
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| Coordinates | 5.325594°N 100.287279°E |
| Opening date | 1993 |
| Owner | Suiwah Corporation Berhad |
| Floor area | 148,534 sq ft (13,799.3 m2)[1] |
| Floors | 5 |
History
The department store was built by the Penang Development Corporation (PDC), the state-owned developer of the Bayan Baru township.[3] Completed in 1993, Sunshine Square is one of the flagship stores of the local retail chain Suiwah Corporation, the other being Sunshine Central at Farlim.[1][2][4] The shopping centre originally contained a cineplex and a bowling alley, although these have since been converted into function halls for meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE).[2]
Transport
Rapid Penang bus routes 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 401E and CAT Bayan Baru include a stop at Sunshine Square.[2][5]
