Muar Trade Centre
Muar Trade Centre (Malay: Pusat Dagangan Muar; Jawi: ڤوست داڬڠن موار) (formerly Bangunan UMNO Muar-Pagoh) is a major landmark in Bandar Maharani, Muar, Johor, Malaysia. As one of the earliest and highest skyscrapers in the town houses a hotel and several commercial facilities.
| Muar Trade Centre | |
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Pusat Dagangan Muar ڤوست داڬڠن موار | |
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| Alternative names | Muar Trader's Hotel |
| General information | |
| Type | Office, Commercial and Hotel |
| Location | Jalan Petrie / Jalan Maharani, Bandar Maharani, Muar, Johor, Malaysia |
| Coordinates | Maharani 2.046187°N 102.563274°E |
| Owner | Dato' K.C. Lim |
| Management | Actitage Sdn Bhd |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 11 |
| Website | |
| http://www.muartradershotel.com.my/ | |
It was actually planned and built by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Muar Division when former Menteri Besar of Johor Tan Sri Othman Saat was the division's chief.[1] It was finished constructed and opened in the 1980-ties by the subsequent Johor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The building was initially named as Bangunan UMNO Muar. But when the party division was split into Muar and Pagoh divisions following the new boundary re-delineation of Muar parliament constituency that had created the new Pagoh parliament constituency by the Election Commission of Malaysia (EC), the building was renamed as Bangunan UMNO Muar-Pagoh to indicate the inclusiveness of contribution and the ownership of both party divisions in the building.
Initially when the highest building in Muar being opened, it was quite an attraction and excitement to the peoples of Muar town. It housed the Bank Bumiputera Malaysia Berhad, the Park View Hotel, some commercial shops, a terrace bar, a snooker center, a computer game arcade and a bowling alley at time of opening. However gradually the building became inactive over the years and was dormant for many years after facing weak financial trouble and management problem before it was eventually repossessed and auctioned of by the bank.[2]
The building was atlast bought over in 2006 by a local private company which renamed it Muar Trade Centre that house a new hotel, Muar Trader's Hotel in it, operated and managed by Actitage Sdn Bhd.[1]
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References
- Mohd Farhaan Shah (16 December 2006). "Hotel and commercial complex for Muar". The Star. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- Canang (27 September 2012). "Tinggal kenangan....... Dulu bangunan UMNO BAHAGIAN MUAR PAGOH....DI LELONG....KINI HOTEL MUAR TRADER." (in Malay). Cananglahnie. Retrieved 14 April 2019.