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MACRO SITE
HISTORY OF PENANG
ONE OF THE MOST DEVELOPED AND URBANIZED STATES. IT’S THE FIRST BRITISH SETTLEMENT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND SHAPED BY BRITISH COLONIALISM. IN 1770S, FRANCIS LIGHT VISITED PENANG AND ESTABLISHED TRADE RELATIONS IN MALAY PENINSULA. DURING 19TH CENTURY, PULAU PINANG BECOME TIN-EXPORTING HARBOUR AND EVOLVED INTO LEADING FINANCIAL CENTER. BESIDES, PENANG WAS INVADED BY JAPANESE DURING WORLD WAR II. OVER THE YEARS, PENANG GAIN INDEPENDENCE IN 1957 AND BECOME MALAYSIA STATE IN 1963.
MICRO SITE
HISTORY OF TANJUNG BUNGAH
TRANSCRIBED FROM ‘FLOWER CAPE’ DUE TO SEVERAL PROMONTORIES JUT OUT TO THE SEA ALONG THE CAPE. IT’S LOCATED AT NORTHERN COAST OF PENANG ISLAND. 6.5KM NORTHWEST FROM CITY CENTRE. IT WAS ORIGINALLY A QUIET FISHING VILLAGE AND BECAME BEACH DESTINATION IN 1950. DURING 1960S AND 1970S, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN FORCE SERVICEMEN RESIDED HERE. IN 1980, MUSHROOMING OF HIGH RISES RESIDENTIAL DUE TO DEVELOPMENT OF GEORGE TOWN. HOME TO SIGNIFICANT EXPATRIATE POPULATION. IT WAS HARD HIT BY INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI IN 2004. IN 2010, IT WAS OCCUPIED BY 5.7% FOREIGNERS.
