A project that ended in a whimper


WHEN the Penang Global City Centre (PGCC) was launched in 2007, it was touted as a major game changer to Penang. But it ended in a whimper partly because of its sheer scale which was not feasible.

The RM25bil PGCC project was to have been undertaken by Abad Naluri Sdn Bhd, an associate company of Global Oriental Bhd (formerly known as Equine Capital Bhd).

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