Karpal Singh Drive
| Karpal Singh Drive | ||
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| Neighborhood in George Town, Penang | ||
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Nickname(s): IJM Promanade Sea View | ||
| Country | Malaysia | |
| State of Malaysia | Penang Island | |
| City | George Town | |
Karpal Singh Drive or Persiaran Karpal Singh (Tamil: கர்பால் சிங் சுற்றுலா) is a seaside promanade at Bandar Sri Pinang Jelutong, Penang, Malaysia. It was known as Seaview among local, people, collectively known as the IJM Promenade.[1]
The promenade was renamed after the late Karpal Singh, a politician and lawyer.[2][3] This makes Karpal Singh, who was popularly called the Tiger of Jelutong, the first leader of the Democratic Action Party to be honoured with a street name on Penang Island.
The proposal of renaming the seaside promenade was announced by Penang Chief Minister, Lim Guan Eng that later he gave the seaside plan to Karpal’s widow, Gurmit Kaur.
Attraction
The promenade at Karpal Singh Drive features a 10-meter walkway beautified with several modern-art sculptures.These sculptures are the work on Hitori Nakayama, a Japanese artist who has been residing in Penang. Attraction at Karpal Singh Drive are :
- Celebration of Our Blue Sky (modern-art sculptures)
- Rhythm of Light (modern-art sculptures)
- The Maritime Piazza (Penang Island first Auto City)
- Auto Mall, The latest car shopping mall in penang,incorporated with F&B outlets and entertainment facilities
Festival
New Year Countdown
The first new year celebration for 2015 were held at Auto mall.
Penang Flotilla
The Penang Flotilla, overall champion in the 1-Malaysia International Tourism Night Floral Parade, was installed at Karpal Singh Drive for the view pleasure of the public
Ubah Bird
The Ubah di Air bird mascot was launched at the Karpal Singh Drive. It became the mascot for the Democratic Action Party during 2013 Malaysian general election.
Gallery
Karpal Singh Drive during day
Karpal Singh Drive during new year celebration
McDonalds at Karpal Singh Drive
The view of Karpal Singh Drive
The view looking toward sea
Starbucks at The Maritime Piazza, Karpal Singh Drive
References
- ↑ "Karpal Singh Drive (Persiaran Karpal Singh 1 & 2), Jelutong, Penang". penang-traveltips.com. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ↑ "Penang promenade to be named Karpal Singh Drive - Nation | The Star Online". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ↑ "Penang to rename Jelutong sea front 'Karpal Singh Drive' | Malaysia | The Malay Mail Online". themalaymailonline.com. Retrieved 2014-09-18.