People's Court, Penang

People's Court
Neighbourhood of George Town
People's Court
Location within    George Town in    Penang
Coordinates: 5°25′2.658″N 100°20′2.274″E / 5.41740500°N 100.33396500°E / 5.41740500; 100.33396500
Country Malaysia
State Penang
City George Town
DistrictNortheast
Founded1961
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
  Summer (DST)Not observed
Postal code
10200

People's Court is a residential neighbourhood within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Situated within the city's central business district, it comprises three four-storey blocks of walk-up flats. Built in 1961, it was the first low-cost public housing in Malaysia and remains one of the few populated residential pockets within the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site.