THE precinct popularly referred to as Upper Penang Road (UPR) has over the past seven years emerged from the doldrums to become a fast-growing commercial precinct on the island.
UPR, stretching from the Eastern and Oriental Hotel in Farquhar Street and The Mansion in Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah to Veenai Cinema (formerly Odeon), has attracted investments from large corporations and well known local entrepreneurs since 1996.
