Arab City Melaka

Arab City Melaka
General information
Status On hold
Type Integrated development: residential, offices, retail
Location Melaka Island, Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia
Construction started 2009
Design and construction
Developer Golden Corporate Heritage
Melaka state government
Website
https://www.myarabcity.com

Arab City Melaka was a commercial development in Melaka Island, Melaka, Malaysia. It was a joint venture between Golden Corporate Heritage Sdn Bhd (GCH) and Malacca's state company.[1] The project were billed at RM 1 Billion but has since been placed on hold.

History

This project is billed as "the first ever in the world".[2] Initially, the project was planned to be situated in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur in 2007. However, an attractive offer from Melaka's Chief Minister led to the project to move to Melaka.[3] According to the President of GCH, Sheikh Saleh Al Mansour said that the project is already marketed in 20 countries Arab .To begin with, GCH has released an initial investment of RM 400 million.[4] The project was planned to open up job opportunities for 800 people.[5] Local employees, who will make up 75 percent of the staff at the Arab city, will receive a seven-month training course on Arab language and culture to enable impeccable service to Arab and non tourists.[6] The project started in January 2009 and is scheduled for completion in 2012.[7] However, it was abandoned and the launch never took place.[8]

In 2015, Melaka Chief Minister, Idris Haron said that the state's government have established a special steering committee led by the state secretary to revive the project.[9]

Architecture

The project will be done in three separate areas. First phase will be built on Melaka Island, with area as large as 1.7 hectare[10] with the development of a three-storey shopping complex including an Arabian bazaar, Middle Eastern restaurants and cafes and a unisex Arabic health and beauty spa.The second phase will be done in Klebang where it will have a five-star hotel, a water theme park, an aquarium and a floating restaurant.An Arab Village will be constructed at Kampung Jawa as part of the third phase of the project.[11]

References

  1. ↑ (in Malay)"Kos Pembangunan Arab City Melaka Lebih RM1 Bln". Bernama. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. ↑ (in Malay)"Fasa pertama projek Arab City siap April depan". Utusan Malaysia. 20 November 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Golden Corporate Heritage's RM1.2bil project in Malacca on track". The Star. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "A New Chapter". Gulf News. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  5. ↑ (in Malay)"Pemaju Arab City di Melaka Yakin dengan kejayaan Projek itu". Bernama. 21 Jun 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Arabia tourist land to boost Malaysian economy". Al Arabiya. Asia Daily News. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Developer Expects Arab City Melaka To Be Ready By Year-end". Bernama. 5 July 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "耗资1.5亿停工9月 阿拉伯城变死城". Nanyang.com. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  9. ↑ Murali, R.S.N (June 20, 2015). "Malacca wants to revive monorail line to promote river". Asia One. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  10. ↑ Mehta, Manik (30 March 2012). "A new chapter". Gulf News. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "RM1b Arab boost for Malacca". The Star. April 29, 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2015.

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