the cinema seem nice n everything is jz good ..

I'd got my free tickets n going to watch later today!!
and don't forget to take more pics ya :lol:

Finally! A proper cinema in Melaka town!

^^ proper cinema???? no cinema in malacca b4???

i think he meant the proper cinema is better standard cinema in melaka town. The Mahkota GSC are too old and limited screen and the Melaka mall one are too far from town.

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I have wait for this day more than 3 years ago. Even though i havent have chance to visit GSC in Pahla1. Err...I still remember that 3 years ago when i was in Penang, that time the biggest Cinema in the north peninsular Gurney plaza GCS opened with 12 cinama, I have told my friends that Malacca will have one in the future, and also that time Malacca left the only 1 cinema in MP. Thats really great to have 4 cinemas in Malacca now, if Fajar that 1 consider as 1...:P btw 3-5 years ago I have think based on population in Malacca, there should be have more cinemas...today its dream came true lol

i think if mahkota and pahlawan's GSCs are combined together, then we have 14-screen GSC cineplex!!!

pahlawan is our hope, heard Metro Jaya aso wanna come in Pahlawan! anyone here can verify?

hey john

I havent heard about metro will coming in, where u got that news? i jz know gintell is coming soon and OCBC is going to open at 14 july . Do your think that will be great if there is more food store or ....?any suggestion?

hey john

I havent heard about metro will coming in, where u got that news? i jz know gintell is coming soon and OCBC is going to open at 14 july . Do your think that will be great if there is more food store or ....?any suggestion?

hvn heard of it coming oso. But if it reali wanna cum than i think pahlawan phase 3 wil be d best place it can occupy.

hey GSC having on ground activity on this sat n sun .Movie character walkabout the mall ..cool!

hvn heard of it coming oso. But if it reali wanna cum than i think pahlawan phase 3 wil be d best place it can occupy.

i just heard from some pahlawan's stuff....i also hv no idea where it come from....but if it is true, pahlawan will become a wonderful shopping paradise in melaka... :banana:

today i went to GSC for last few shows. amazingly, today is the crowdest, as we expected, Malaysians are very last-minute. Most ppl are catching the free movies on the last day.

here're some photos of the situation. The queue is as long as 30m from the actual queuing area. :)

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hvn heard of it coming oso. But if it reali wanna cum than i think pahlawan phase 3 wil be d best place it can occupy.


I had already saw the phase 3 building plan.If I am not mistaken, no large shop or anchor tenant...only 100- 200 small retail lots. So it is impossible for them to open there.

I had just visited DPMM GSC today..But if compare to Melaka Mall MBO, I still prefer MBO.MBO seat is more comfortable. :)

I had just visited DPMM GSC today..But if compare to Melaka Mall MBO, I still prefer MBO.MBO seat is more comfortable. :)

:bash: i dun think so.....the feel GSC are comfortable lerrr, big seat and cold air-con.....dun know la.the only good thing for MBO is easy to get parking....:lol:

hehe....dun know sure or not....another good news for pahlawan, there are K-box renovation in 4th floor!! just 1 floor down from the GSC...pahlawan seems like wan to built more entertainment at phase 2....great for Melaccan!! :banana:

agreed! gordon how can u compare the new cinema with old one?
hey john where u get that news? it really having the KTV here but havent sure which KTV open! Great! Dataran have more place to hang out right...

pahlawan is our hope, heard Metro Jaya aso wanna come in Pahlawan! anyone here can verify?

Could it be near DeliFrance there?? if you look at their building model on the previous page.....the place where they had McDonalds there is 2 floors whereby the 1st floor is fully covered......could it be there?? i think the place up there is quite big and enuff space to accomodate metrojaya there.

:bash: i dun think so.....the feel GSC are comfortable lerrr, big seat and cold air-con.....dun know la.the only good thing for MBO is easy to get parking....:lol:

hehe....dun know sure or not....another good news for pahlawan, there are K-box renovation in 4th floor!! just 1 floor down from the GSC...pahlawan seems like wan to built more entertainment at phase 2....great for Melaccan!! :banana:

K-box are those small rooms with only a small TV and small space?? I thought there will be Food Court at phase 2 according to their 1st floor plan i think. Btw the foodcourt at phase 1 and Zanzibar had closed....means less choice to eat economically. However...there's another 24 hours mamak stall.....Nasi Kandar....located at the Heritage Bazaar....kinda big and the food not really that expensive compared to KL.

I had just visited DPMM GSC today..But if compare to Melaka Mall MBO, I still prefer MBO.MBO seat is more comfortable. :)

I also agree with you. But then i m not too sure bout other halls as i only went into hall 9 which is the smallest there...Compared with MBO and Hall 9.....i still prefer MBO seatings. Tonite only i will go and try out their Hall 1 for Hancock. According to GSC Malaysia....their own website...."Hall 1 will have the biggest seating capacity in the entire GSC chain (as at June 23, 2008) with 403 seats" Is that true?? How bout those in Midvalley, 1Utama, Pavilion??

K-box are those small rooms with only a small TV and small space?? I thought there will be Food Court at phase 2 according to their 1st floor plan i think. Btw the foodcourt at phase 1 and Zanzibar had closed....means less choice to eat economically. However...there's another 24 hours mamak stall.....Nasi Kandar....located at the Heritage Bazaar....kinda big and the food not really that expensive compared to KL.

the foodcourt and zanzibar is actually closed down or they gonna re-allocate them ?

got it from other forum


will pahla1 hotel will be as big as this when it completed?
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I also agree with you. But then i m not too sure bout other halls as i only went into hall 9 which is the smallest there...Compared with MBO and Hall 9.....i still prefer MBO seatings. Tonite only i will go and try out their Hall 1 for Hancock. According to GSC Malaysia....their own website...."Hall 1 will have the biggest seating capacity in the entire GSC chain (as at June 23, 2008) with 403 seats" Is that true?? How bout those in Midvalley, 1Utama, Pavilion??

but strange...I found that JB Pelangi Leisure Mall only had 5 screen with a total of 2361 seating capacity ( GSC website). If we divide 2361 by 5...Wouldn't it be more than Dataran pahlawan right?

the foodcourt and zanzibar is actually closed down or they gonna re-allocate them ?

Is comfirmed closed down. i heard that the tenants in the food court arent paying their rents...so the management decided to close it. One of my friend said there wasnt clean too...he saw cockroach moving around the kitchen area.

got it from other forum


will pahla1 hotel will be as big as this when it completed?
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/foosteven/DPoverviewcopy.jpg

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it looks bigger.....but then only 25 floors rite?? compare the height with EQ....at least a few more storey higher...you had missed one more building....Hatten hotel....opposite EQ....according to their plans in the brochure that they gave out for hotel Pahlawan.

but strange...I found that JB Pelangi Leisure Mall only had 5 screen with a total of 2361 seating capacity ( GSC website). If we divide 2361 by 5...Wouldn't it be more than Dataran pahlawan right?

It seems kinda funny bout the numbers......i just finished watching Hancock at hall 1. kinda big....seat were just OK only. BIG screen....thats all i can say...aircond were not that cold as the cineplex was FULL.

Just came back from GSC as well.I must say that the cinema turns out to be much better than expected:) I'm glad that Melaka finally has a proper cinema.

Lots of people in the cinema kept saying "Is this Melaka?"

Just came back from GSC as well.I must say that the cinema turns out to be much better than expected:) I'm glad that Melaka finally has a proper cinema.

Lots of people in the cinema kept saying "Is this Melaka?"

could not considered as a proper cinema yet cos Melaka still don't have Gold Class or premier class yet..:lol::lol::lol:

it looks bigger.....but then only 25 floors rite?? compare the height with EQ....at least a few more storey higher...you had missed one more building....Hatten hotel....opposite EQ....according to their plans in the brochure that they gave out for hotel Pahlawan.

Hatten hotel? I didn't know about it ...:bash:

I also agree with you. But then i m not too sure bout other halls as i only went into hall 9 which is the smallest there...Compared with MBO and Hall 9.....i still prefer MBO seatings. Tonite only i will go and try out their Hall 1 for Hancock. According to GSC Malaysia....their own website...."Hall 1 will have the biggest seating capacity in the entire GSC chain (as at June 23, 2008) with 403 seats" Is that true?? How bout those in Midvalley, 1Utama, Pavilion??

yes, it's the largest in GSC chain. I'd been there for Narnia, but i think it's a little bit too big. They could have converted that into 2 smaller ones (even 3). big doesn't mean good. i prefer smaller ones.

could not considered as a proper cinema yet cos Melaka still don't have Gold Class or premier class yet..:lol::lol::lol:

to make it a 'proper' cinema, i think most importantly they need to use the huge space outside the cinema. probably make it a waiting area aka lounge where ppl can sit on sofas and watch trailers on lcd screens, and maybe with a restaurant/cafe.

it looks very plain now. The whole cineplex needs to 'burst' out into that space. :)

got it from other forum


will pahla1 hotel will be as big as this when it completed?
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/foosteven/DPoverviewcopy.jpg

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too big and it overshadows the other areas. this pic is juz too fake. i'll die if the hotel is going to be this monster. :nuts:

Its a shamelah!The town council should have a certain height limit to all new preposed projects in the perimeter of the A Farmosa!I hate to imagine what this area would look like in the years to come!!At the rate its going there is no way in the world Unesco is going to approve melaka as a heritage site.Thats for sure!!!

Its a shamelah!The town council should have a certain height limit to all new preposed projects in the perimeter of the A Farmosa!I hate to imagine what this area would look like in the years to come!!At the rate its going there is no way in the world Unesco is going to approve melaka as a heritage site.Thats for sure!!!

I don't think that's the problem because all the high rise buildings (except Equatorial) are built on reclaimed land which doesn't fall under Melaka heritage protected area. If you don't like current Dataran Pahlawan, then, the whole Melaka Raya will have to be demolished and return it to the original seafront (where padang pahlawan was originally on the water).

I think what they should do now is to draw a line of reference that shows the original shoreline, or better still, rebuild the whole A Famosa fort which will separate the old town from the new developments.

cheers :)

hei ! any forumers knows that where is the "malaysia eye" located at? is that near by dataran pahlawan??

hei ! any forumers knows that where is the "malaysia eye" located at? is that near by dataran pahlawan??

i think i read it somewhere that it will be located at the mouth of melaka river, facing melaka inner city.

i think i read it somewhere that it will be located at the mouth of melaka river, facing melaka inner city.in fact, you can imagine that the photo of DPMM was taken from the top of the Revolving tower and you would get a similar view from the malaysian eye.

Cheers, m

hei ! any forumers knows that where is the "malaysia eye" located at? is that near by dataran pahlawan??

nope.It will be located at Kota laksama...just few stones away from the proposed casa del rio hotel

BREAKING NEWS: The application of Melaka and Georgetown to be listed under World Herritage of UNESCO had already being discussed and reviewed in Canada just now. So far, the review has been good, and next 24hr, the result will be announced. Hopefully we will get this invaluable recognition.

from Bernama

1st of all, i would like to congrat Malaccan has been listed in world heritage list. :cheers:
:banana::banana::banana:
Its a shamelah!The town council should have a certain height limit to all new preposed projects in the perimeter of the A Farmosa!I hate to imagine what this area would look like in the years to come!!At the rate its going there is no way in the world Unesco is going to approve melaka as a heritage site.Thats for sure!!!
I'm disagree with your statement, for my personality thinking i'm more prefer and wish that Malacca can has more n more high rise buildings to built up a beautiful skyscraper as long as the buildings itself didnt "disturbance" the historical buildings.

btw, i m curious about does DPMM GSC's visitors are getting more family especially those people who are above 30 years old, just like long long time ago federal cinema's you can found that more family like parent and children to watch movie in there or still maintenance the same situation as MP GSC where still mostly teenager or youth to watch movie there?

At the rate its going there is no way in the world Unesco is going to approve melaka as a heritage site.Thats for sure!!!

Melaka and Georgetown is already declared as UNESCO's World Heritage site on 7/7/08. :banana:

Opps !!!!Well done melaka.But i still think there should be somekind of restrain from over building in that part of town!

Opps !!!!Well done melaka.But i still think there should be somekind of restrain from over building in that part of town!

Yes, there must be some restrictions on development in Melaka's historcial precint.

If I'm not mistaken, there is restriction on building heights around Dataran Pahlawan area - the field should be viewable by ships approaching the shoreline (just like in the old days when Melaka was a trading port). This explain why Mahkota Hotel's design is kinda slanted.

GSC opens 10-screen multiplex in Malacca


MALACCA: Moviegoers here can enjoy more variety with the opening of the RM20mil Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) 10-screen multiplex in Dataran Pahlawan recently.

GSC chief executive officer Koh Mei Lee said the investment was in line with GSC’s plan to provide patrons with the latest in cinema.

“It is part of the company’s RM49mil plan to open three multiplexes in the country, said Koh.

The10 screens at the new multiplex plus the four screens in neighbouring Mahkota Parade brings the total to 14 screens in Malacca.

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Proud moment: Malacca Tourism, Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee chairman Datuk Seet Har Cheow lauching the 10- screen multiplex in Malacca recently while Hattan Group CEO Datuk Eric Tan, Malacca Tourism director Ahmad Yahaya Al- Jahsyi, GSC CEO Koh Mei Lee, Hatten Group chairman Datuk Shuaib Lazim and of GSC managing director Irwing Chee look on.

Located on the 5th floor, the new multiplex has a seating capacity of 2,002 with two wheelchair seats for the disabled.

It also has the largest hall in the country, which can accommodate 417 patrons.

GSC managing director Irving Chee, 48, said the company was targeting youngsters and also offered lower rates for the elderly and disabled.

“Tickets at Dataran Pahlawan are priced at RM9 while those at Mahkota Parade will remain at RM8. Senior citizens and handicapped patrons pay only RM6 subject to conditions,” he said.

GSC has a total of 161 screens at 23 locations including the Klang Valley, Johor Baru, Ipoh, Sungai Petani, Penang, Seremban, Kuantan, Kota Kinabalu and Malacca.

GSC CEO Koh Mei Lee VERY BEAUTIFUL NEEEEH.....:banana2:

based on dataran pahlawan website...big apple will be opening there....it will be located at the ground floor of Phase 2

btw, any idea what is PINKBERRY or COSLAB GLOBAL? it stated in the directory..

Dream Box KaraOK is under construction at 4th Floor...happy happy

if every cinema have gold class , u think that will consider special ??

Dream Box KaraOK is under construction at 4th Floor...happy happy

Dream Box Karaoke?

Is it something like Go Go Karaoke or Redbox kind of karaoke?

or those small box karaoke which can accommodate 1-2 person each time?

Dream Box Karaoke?

Is it something like Go Go Karaoke or Redbox kind of karaoke?

or those small box karaoke which can accommodate 1-2 person each time?

i saw it has plenty of rooms partitioning, i think it is something like Redbox aka Neways kind of concept. cheers :cheers:

another news, more shops will open at phase 2, the "Euro Silk Store", OCBC bank, Zen Cafe by secret recipe and Big Apple donnut Cafe....

I went to Mid-valley recently, and saw both GSC Signature Cineplex at The Garden and the old GSC.

I think GSC should consider to convert Mahkota Parade 's GSC into their GSC Signature Cineplex with Gold Class simply because it's quite useless to hav two identical cineplex at such a near proximity. cheers. :)

I went to Mid-valley recently, and saw both GSC Signature Cineplex at The Garden and the old GSC.

I think GSC should consider to convert Mahkota Parade 's GSC into their GSC Signature Cineplex with Gold Class simply because it's quite useless to hav two identical cineplex at such a near proximity. cheers. :)

Having GSC Gold Class or Signature Cineplex in Melaka is rather ambitious for the time being I guess - I doubt the local folks willing to pay at least RM20 to catch a movie. Let's see how's the response to the new GSC Cineplex at Dataran Pahlawan and maybe in few years time Melakans will be ready for the Gold Class or Signature Cinepelx. Just my 2 cents.

I saw they are demolishing the food stall in front of Carrefour. So the hotel construction might start soon?

I saw they are demolishing the food stall in front of Carrefour. So the hotel construction might start soon?


how many tall would the hotel be?

i saw it has plenty of rooms partitioning, i think it is something like Redbox aka Neways kind of concept. cheers :cheers:

another news, more shops will open at phase 2, the "Euro Silk Store", OCBC bank, Zen Cafe by secret recipe and Big Apple donnut Cafe....

Cool!!! It seems DP can transform into a shopping mall full of entertainment.....However...the tenants there are not really very HIGH class. Esprit there seems to sell old designed or maybe rejected by other outlets. Sorry to say so but then that's how the business run. A mini 1 Utama or Sunway Pyramid would be nice.....

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GIGIH: Mike berazam memperkenalkan donut Big Apple ke luar negara.



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Berkonsepkan dapur terbuka rangkaian kedai donut Big Apple Donuts & Coffee kini mempunyai 20 cawangan di seluruh negara termasuk yang terbaru di Dataran Pahlawan, bandaraya Melaka yang dibuka hari ini (8 Ogos).

Bertempat di aras bawah Dataran Pahlawan, kedai donut, Big Apple Donuts & Coffee terletak berhampiran pintu masuk, pasti memudahkan orang ramai untuk mendapatkan donut kegemaran mereka yang dijual di kedai itu. Orang ramai juga boleh melihat dengan lebih dekat cara pembuatan donut itu menerusi dapur terbukanya.

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TELITI: Pekerja Big Apple Donuts & Coffe sedang menyiapkan donut.



150 pelanggan pertama akan menerima setengah dozen donut secara percuma sempena pembukaan cawangan Melaka ini.

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DP has reach to a level that most Malaccans wouldn't expect it to be:)

But my complain on the project is the mall layout is pretty messy so are the allocation of shops. E.g. Wong Kok in the middle of fashion zone+_+

DP has reach to a level that most Malaccans wouldn't expect it to be:)

But my complain on the project is the mall layout is pretty messy so are the allocation of shops. E.g. Wong Kok in the middle of fashion zone+_+

DP is actually partially sold to other owners, although there are restrictions to certain trades, good and reputable trades are accepted. In this sense, actually most malls would have cafes flanking left and right of entrances. But the business seems pretty good..

Just my 2 cts...

DP has reach to a level that most Malaccans wouldn't expect it to be:)

But my complain on the project is the mall layout is pretty messy so are the allocation of shops. E.g. Wong Kok in the middle of fashion zone+_+

For a small town standard....DP is consider HIGH class. Cant really compare with those in KL or Singapore. Maybe soon can compare with AEON Melaka.....to see which shoppling mall is better....

To what i think, AEON always has a mix variety of tenants and mostly all branded *referring to Tebrau City and a few new AEON outlets.

One think that DP lack of will be a bowling alley. A bowling alley in the mall would makes DP a complete mall with cineplex, bowling alley, karaoke.

btw.....since the closing of the food court.....will there be another plan of a new food court???

pahlawan is our hope, heard Metro Jaya aso wanna come in Pahlawan! anyone here can verify?

hey john, there were plans to accomodate Metrojaya at DP, but due to height constraints, it could be a little difficult... so yup, the best place i reckon would be at the hotel block...

Hmm i hate to say this but the people who created this place isn't as creative or imaginative as they probably reckoned themselves to be

'Pahla1'?
A miniature A Famosa?

The whole place is schizophrenic .. does it want to be a megamall? Or a neighborhood mall? Or an outdoor mall? Or a park with retail lots?

Gosh.

LoL... you're prolly rite abt the creativity...
but heard from the architects tt designed this plc, the original drawings were quite upmarket and frontier... but the Chief Minister of Melaka wanted to maintain the culture and heritage of this area, hence HE changed the design..so yup... you're insulting our CM got no sense... shame on you.

Also, the plc where DP sits is under UNESCO, + now Melaka is listed as heritage, all the more the mall can't go any higher...

far as i know, DP has height limitations, so that they can't block the A Famosa behind...so ttz why it has low ceilings...

i believe DP has the makings to what u actually state...being an entertainment, shopping paradise, at the same time, open deck for recreations...haha

hei ! any forumers knows that where is the "malaysia eye" located at? is that near by dataran pahlawan??

actually, the Eye on M'sia is located at the Marina Bay, where the jetty is at. It will face the sea with a new hotel devt there. think some australian big company got the rights to build that area.

gordon's wrong though...casa del rio is going to be located near melaka river.
it's a boutique hotel with 50 over rooms.

For a small town standard....DP is consider HIGH class. Cant really compare with those in KL or Singapore. Maybe soon can compare with AEON Melaka.....to see which shoppling mall is better....

To what i think, AEON always has a mix variety of tenants and mostly all branded *referring to Tebrau City and a few new AEON outlets.

One think that DP lack of will be a bowling alley. A bowling alley in the mall would makes DP a complete mall with cineplex, bowling alley, karaoke.

btw.....since the closing of the food court.....will there be another plan of a new food court???

ya...true..anticipating Jusco new devt...

oh...heard the mgt ppl are negotiating with food republic... yippeee...

based on dataran pahlawan website...big apple will be opening there....it will be located at the ground floor of Phase 2

btw, any idea what is PINKBERRY or COSLAB GLOBAL? it stated in the directory..

pink berry is located at 1 of the entrances into Voir Gallery, facing the padang... their desserts not bad...very mangoey...

Coslab is located beside Nadeje...saw their logo put up alreadyyy....

how many tall would the hotel be?

erm..not so sure about it.
by the way, big apple donuts open its door today. I saw many ppl queing up to get their free donuts..:ohno::ohno:

pink berry is located at 1 of the entrances into Voir Gallery, facing the padang... their desserts not bad...very mangoey...

Coslab is located beside Nadeje...saw their logo put up alreadyyy....

Welcome to the Forum, Sylence
By the way, what is Coslab?

DP has reach to a level that most Malaccans wouldn't expect it to be:)

But my complain on the project is the mall layout is pretty messy so are the allocation of shops. E.g. Wong Kok in the middle of fashion zone+_+

ya..u are right..
but the worst is that there are renovating the digital domain into "Voir"..so that means no more atrium in the future? "Voir" occupied the whole lot of the digital domain is it?

erm..not so sure about it.
by the way, big apple donuts open its door today. I saw many ppl queing up to get their free donuts..:ohno::ohno:

i was one of them. :lol::lol:

ya..u are right..
but the worst is that there are renovating the digital domain into "Voir"..so that means no more atrium in the future? "Voir" occupied the whole lot of the digital domain is it?

there's no more atrium? the centre court is the atrium. why when voir is opened, then there's no atrium?

there's no more atrium? the centre court is the atrium. why when voir is opened, then there's no atrium?

erm...I mean that the atrium will be limited right since Voir is opening there right?

erm...I mean that the atrium will be limited right since Voir is opening there right?

I don't think Voir will be separated from the atrium.

Big Apple Donuts terbesar di Melaka

MELAKA 10 Ogos - Peminat donut di negeri ini kini berpeluang menikmati kuih istimewa itu apabila rangkaian kedai donut popular tempatan, Big Apple Donuts & Coffee membuka cawangan ke-20 di Dataran Pahlawan, Banda Hilir di sini.

Pengarah Big Apple Interasia Sdn. Bhd., Mike U. K. Chan berkata, pembukaan cawangan tersebut adalah yang terbesar di Malaysia dan terletak di aras bawah pusat membeli-belah tersebut.

Menurutnya, pada masa akan datang, pihaknya merancang membuka sebuah lagi cawangan Big Apple Donuts di pasar raya Jaya Jusco baru di Jalan Panglima Awang menjelang tahun 2010.

''Selepas pembukaan di Dataran Pahlawan, cawangan seterusnya ialah di Plaza Gurney, Pulau Pinang dan Jaya Jusco, Seberang Prai pada 21 Ogos depan," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas perasmian pembukaan cawangan Big Apple Donuts & Coffee ke-20 oleh Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Hal Ehwal Wanita, Pembangunan Keluarga dan Masyarakat negeri, Norpipah Abdol dan turut dihadiri isteri Ketua Menteri, Datin Seri Asmah Abd. Rahman.

Sempena pembukaan cawangan di Dataran Pahlawan itu yang dimiliki oleh usahanita Melayu, Fazlina Mustafa Kamil, seramai 150 orang pengunjung bertuah menerima setengah dozen donut percuma.

Selain itu kata Mike, pembukaan cawangan terbarunya iaitu berhampiran pintu masuk Dataran Pahlawan bertujuan memudahkan orang ramai untuk mendapatkan donut kegemaran mereka selain membolehkan pelanggan melihat dengan lebih dekat cara pembuatan donut menerusi dapur terbukanya.

Katanya, pembukaan pertama cawangan Big Apple Donuts ialah di The Curve, Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor pada Mei tahun lalu.

Beliau berkata, pihaknya mensasarkan membuka sehingga 30 lagi cawangan menjelang Disember tahun ini di seluruh negara, dan bagi pasaran luar negara, cawangan Big Apple Donuts & Coffee akan dibuka di Jeddah, Arab Saudi, Dubai, Jakarta, Bangkok dan China tahun ini.

Katanya, disebabkan produk keluaran syarikat itu berasaskan bahan yang halal dari segi syariah Islam dan diiktiraf Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (Infanca) dan dari badan yang diiktiraf oleh Jakim, ia menarik keyakinan pelabur dari luar negara terutama negara Timur Tengah untuk membuka cawangan di negara berkenaan.

''Kami bangga kerana dapat menjual nama Malaysia menerusi Big Apple Donuts & Coffee di negara luar," katanya.

Menurut beliau, pihaknya menawarkan kira-kira 30 jenis donut yang dijual termasuk Pink Panther, Duren Duren, Chocoring, Rolling Stone, Kiwi Blitz, Semi Glacier, Say Cheese, Go Nutz, Kimohe, 101 Dalmations, Moonraker, The Alien, Mango Tango dan Iceberg.

Setiap donut dijual dengan harga RM2.20 sekeping, bagi sekotak yang mengandungi enam donut dijual dengan harga RM11.50 dan sekotak 12 donut dijual dengan harga RM21.

''Donut Big Apple berbeza dengan donut lain kerana kita menawarkan rasa donut yang tidak terlalu manis kerana kita mahu pelanggan kita menjaga kesihatan.

''Satu lagi, lebih banyak pelanggan membeli donut di Big Apple, lebih banyak potongan harga yang diberikan," katanya.

Fire On Water mengujakan

Oleh RIZANIZAM ABDUL HAMID


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PARA penonton kagum dengan persembahan Fire On Water yang diadakan di Dataran Cahaya dan Bunyi, Dataran Pahlawan Megamall, Melaka, malam semalam. – Gambar GAIE UCHEL

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MELAKA 8 Ogos – Mahukah anda melihat suasana hidupan di dasar lautan, kampung masyarakat Orang Asli, larva letupan gunung berapi dan titisan-titisan hujan yang mencurah ke dalam sebuah tasik secara percuma di sebelah pusat beli-belah?

Jika benar-benar ingin menikmatinya, berkunjunglah ke Dataran Cahaya dan Bunyi di Dataran Pahlawan Megamall di sini untuk menyaksikan pertunjukan Api Atas Air (Fire On Water) yang diadakan secara percuma, sepanjang Ogos ini.

Program anjuran Eye On Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. itu diadakan sempena sambutan Bulan Kemerdekaan Ke-51 selain usaha mempromosi Eye On Malaysia di Taman Tasik Titiwangsa Kuala Lumpur sebelum ia dipindahkan ke sini menjelang 16 Oktober ini.

Beberapa pengunjung yang menyaksikan persembahan pertama seumpamanya di dunia itu pada majlis perasmian pertunjukan itu, di sini malam tadi, begitu teruja dengan keunikan, keindahan dan impak bunyi dari persembahan tersebut.

Seorang pengunjung, Fazilah Ariffin, 23, berkata, dia begitu teruja melihat pertunjukkan multimedia Api Atas Air tersebut dan bercadang berkunjung ke situ setiap minggu.

‘‘Kalau boleh, hendak datang tiap-tiap hari. Bila tengok lantai putih bertukar menjadi tasik, rasa macam hendak terjun tengok hidupan di dalamnya,” katanya.

Bagi Mohd. Ridwan Abdul Rahman, 26, pertunjukan tersebut adalah sesuatu yang unik dan peluang menyaksikannya tidak patut dilepaskan begitu sahaja.

‘‘Inilah pertunjukkan multimedia yang paling kreatif, unik dan mengujakan yang pernah saya tengok. Sebelum ini, kita mungkin melihatnya di dalam komputer atau di panggung wayang sahaja.

‘‘Tapi di sini, ia dibuat seolah-olah gunung berapi dan hidupan laut berada betul-betul di hadapan mata, ditambah pula dengan kesan bunyinya yang menghidupkan lagi suasana,” katanya.

Pelancong Ireland, Richard Cusack pula berkata, kini dia mempunyai lebih banyak sebab untuk berkunjung ke Melaka yang sentiasa mempunyai pertambahan produk-produk pelancongan baru yang unik dan sukar ditemui di negara lain.

‘‘Boleh dikatakan setiap dua tahun, saya pasti akan berkunjung ke Melaka terutamanya bila Bulan Kemerdekaan kerana banyak aktiviti pelancongan dianjurkan,” katanya.

Sementara itu, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Eye On Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., Adam Yong Abdullah, berkata, pertunjukan Api Atas Air selama sebulan itu menelan belanja RM6 juta.

Katanya, orang ramai boleh menyaksikan pertunjukkan menggunakan teknik multimedia dan kesan bunyi khas itu secara percuma setiap hari selama 15 minit dan pertunjukan akan diadakan pada pukul 9 dan 10 malam.

‘‘Keluasan kawasan pentas pertunjukkan ialah 1,800 meter persegi dan kita akan menukar filem multimedia yang ditayang setiap minggu supaya memberi kelainan setiap kali dikunjungi,” katanya.

Majlis perasmian pertunjukan itu disempurnakan oleh Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam.

Welcome to the Forum, Sylence
By the way, what is Coslab?

Thank you, gordon :)

Coslab is actually a Singapore brand that has established itself within KL.

Think it stands for Cosmetics Laboratory?

Think it's a facial salon for the tai-tais.

ya...true..anticipating Jusco new devt...

oh...heard the mgt ppl are negotiating with food republic... yippeee...

Food Republic??? same as the Pavilion's one? :banana:

^^food republic demn xpensive lah..... y so happy???

ya meh? im happy coz melaka never had that kind of Hi-class Food court b4...just hope it will upgrade the DP's class...

Zen cafe nice or not?

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Slimming Sanctuary opening soon....

wonder when voir is finally going to be completed....

wonder when voir is finally going to be completed....

supposed to be opened in august....but then left 9 more days...maybe waiting for Merdeka day....

Love the photo with the little girl staring at the chocolate!! Great pics there Tecckang!

Any idea when is the 'dreambox' on 4th floor opening or already open???(dun really walk at that floor....usually go cinema uses the lift) and how bout the Voir Gallery??? i know Voir opened on 31st aug....any pics?? Any new shops open besides those mentioned?? what's the shop opening between station kopitiam n tonkatsu ramen (opposite gintell)??

Any idea when is the 'dreambox' on 4th floor opening or already open???(dun really walk at that floor....usually go cinema uses the lift) and how bout the Voir Gallery??? i know Voir opened on 31st aug....any pics?? Any new shops open besides those mentioned?? what's the shop opening between station kopitiam n tonkatsu ramen (opposite gintell)??


Voir Gallery

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i cant wait to go......

i cant wait to go......

yea it's a nice place and atmosphere to shop, but currently there is no discount lar, everything doesn't meet my budget. :nuts:

interesting! the DP would be the shooping paradise in Melaka! more shops are coming over! hot place and it will be the golden investment spot in Melaka!

so good to see Melaka become a "city like" town....

interesting! the DP would be the shooping paradise in Melaka! more shops are coming over! hot place and it will be the golden investment spot in Melaka!

so good to see Melaka become a "city like" town....

Melaka IS a city (Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah). :)

interesting! the DP would be the shooping paradise in Melaka! more shops are coming over! hot place and it will be the golden investment spot in Melaka!

so good to see Melaka become a "city like" town....

i will say that melaka isa "town like" city, got city like infrastucture with "town "likes prices and feel.

Food Republic??? same as the Pavilion's one? :banana:

yupp...the very same one :lol::banana:

Any idea when is the 'dreambox' on 4th floor opening or already open???(dun really walk at that floor....usually go cinema uses the lift) and how bout the Voir Gallery??? i know Voir opened on 31st aug....any pics?? Any new shops open besides those mentioned?? what's the shop opening between station kopitiam n tonkatsu ramen (opposite gintell)??

hey achkeen...dreambox is opening on the 1st Nov 2008. Was suppose to open on 31st Aug, i tink..heard the mgt ppl toking abt it...

anyway, i have checked out the place u mention abt, opp gintell...it's the showroom for the hotel proj opp DP...

looks kinda..dull??? but poshy i guess...

what do u guys tink?

hey achkeen...dreambox is opening on the 1st Nov 2008. Was suppose to open on 31st Aug, i tink..heard the mgt ppl toking abt it...

anyway, i have checked out the place u mention abt, opp gintell...it's the showroom for the hotel proj opp DP...

looks kinda..dull??? but poshy i guess...

what do u guys tink?

Thanks for the info. with only 1 month left....the dreambox still haven complete renovation...

What a waste of space.....that lot is kinda strategic for F&B outlet.

dataran pahlawan always disappoint me when i go there.....before it was completed it was marketed as a megamall like with big brands....when it was completed saw all these stupid ugly small shoplots selling nasi campur at the front....spoiled the image....then the inside....I hate all the small shoplots which are very ugly....the interior is just really very cheap....it's embarassing...

dataran pahlawan always disappoint me when i go there.....before it was completed it was marketed as a megamall like with big brands....when it was completed saw all these stupid ugly small shoplots selling nasi campur at the front....spoiled the image....then the inside....I hate all the small shoplots which are very ugly....the interior is just really very cheap....it's embarassing...

ya loo, totally agreed with u, but some newly opened shops are not bad, eg. Lolita and Nicci or something ....check it out...:banana:

dataran pahlawan always disappoint me when i go there.....before it was completed it was marketed as a megamall like with big brands....when it was completed saw all these stupid ugly small shoplots selling nasi campur at the front....spoiled the image....then the inside....I hate all the small shoplots which are very ugly....the interior is just really very cheap....it's embarassing...

I think its just a mixture of 2 concepts which is custom-made for local people. Half of DP is full of better brands and another half is more towards local brand and small shops. The management has no choice but to do so, as we have to admit that Malaccan buying power is still lower than big city like KL.Anyway, I feel happy and proud already that we have DP in Malacca.:banana:

dataran pahlawan always disappoint me when i go there.....before it was completed it was marketed as a megamall like with big brands....when it was completed saw all these stupid ugly small shoplots selling nasi campur at the front....spoiled the image....then the inside....I hate all the small shoplots which are very ugly....the interior is just really very cheap....it's embarassing...

Thats so true. What to do.... Phase 1 is half owned by the management. The rest is the public who owns them. Besides all the small shops also not lively enough to attract people.

What to say...this is just a mixture of bazaar n a shopping mall. Even Phase 2 also not many international brand.

Just imagine some big names pull out from the mall...like Carlo Rino, Ogawa, Missha...... sooner or later there will be more due to the sales which is consider very low compare to KL or even Penang.

Thats so true. What to do.... Phase 1 is half owned by the management. The rest is the public who owns them. Besides all the small shops also not lively enough to attract people.

What to say...this is just a mixture of bazaar n a shopping mall. Even Phase 2 also not many international brand.

Just imagine some big names pull out from the mall...like Carlo Rino, Ogawa, Missha...... sooner or later there will be more due to the sales which is consider very low compare to KL or even Penang.

even carlo rino is not an international brand...the shops in dp all look cheap and nasty...even the new voir...and starbucks is really out of place....i hate that place....but as we said...what to do....we live in melaka....beautiful and peaceful city just lack of good international standard entertainment facilities....

look at the bright side, here were watch movie for $5, play bowling @$2 per game. ,and play snooker for $6 per game, most parking is free, the food is cheap and tasty. then at night can go jalan jalan near jonker street , medan portugis,and that ferries wheel. here in kl (with good international standard entertainment facilities) i can't affort to entertained myself.

Is sad to say....DP lose to Mesra Mall in terms of their tenant. More international brands there eventhough there's some have their outlet in Mahkota Parade.

No Toys R Us....and also too little fast food restaurants.

Just hope AEON melaka will have more tenant mix in terms of international brands.

^^

It's not a suprise that Mesra Mall won over DP - it is managed by the same management of Suria KLCC and cater to those Petronas workers & their family that have the purchasing power.

:banana::banana::banana:

a very nice shop in Pahlawan...

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^^

It's not a suprise that Mesra Mall won over DP - it is managed by the same management of Suria KLCC and cater to those Petronas workers & their family that have the purchasing power.

what is Mesra Mall?

what is Mesra Mall?

Mesra Mall is the latest shopping mall just opened in Kerteh, terengganu....managed by Suria KLCC. Maybe you could refer to thread of kuantan or city of lights in skyscraper & cityscape section for more pics of Mesra Mall....or visit their website www.mesramall.com.my

^^alamanda also under KLCC mgmt.

^^alamanda also under KLCC mgmt.

is it?? i didnt know that. Thx for the info.

Eye on Malaysia now in Melaka....anyone can show some pic?

^^go to melaka forum la....

got it from other forum
will pahla1 hotel will be as big as this when it completed?

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Any pics of Phase 2 4th floor?? Heard that the karaoke is opening in nov....

Dreambox finally opens.....and the concept is SO LIKE Redbox @ KL. The price can say is ok compared to RedBox but then i think Malaccans will hardly go there.....to them is abit expensive....although they charged per head. Sounds more expensive than the Jetty one. But to calculate...Dreambox offers per head plus drinks. Same like RedBox. There's buffet too. I think the songs in Dreambox would be more updated compared to Jetty. So outdated the songs @ Jetty.

Dreambox finally opens.....and the concept is SO LIKE Redbox @ KL. The price can say is ok compared to RedBox but then i think Malaccans will hardly go there.....to them is abit expensive....although they charged per head. Sounds more expensive than the Jetty one. But to calculate...Dreambox offers per head plus drinks. Same like RedBox. There's buffet too. I think the songs in Dreambox would be more updated compared to Jetty. So outdated the songs @ Jetty.

YEah...I pass by dreambox as well last week. Looks nice outside. but haven enter yet.

by the way, I dun think it is expensive. For RM 8 ++ U can sing for 2 hours + Food and drink for saturday morning session. The RM 26 ++ which include buffet + 4 hours consider okay as well. . But as for Gogobox at Jetty. Drinks and Food are not included. So to me, it is actually arond the same. So if u had a bunch of friends , it is better to go Gogobox instead of Dreambox.

YEah...I pass by dreambox as well last week. Looks nice outside. but haven enter yet.

by the way, I dun think it is expensive. For RM 8 ++ U can sing for 2 hours + Food and drink for saturday morning session. The RM 26 ++ which include buffet + 4 hours consider okay as well. . But as for Gogobox at Jetty. Drinks and Food are not included. So to me, it is actually arond the same. So if u had a bunch of friends , it is better to go Gogobox instead of Dreambox.

usually KTV sure a bunch of friends...where got alone....alone would be kinda boring. To me...i think dreambox wasnt that expensive considering they have drinks...and food. RedBox in KL also have the same thing. for students, RM7-10 per person....have 2 drinks during happy hours and lunch buffet + drink for lunch time. Around RM 15 per person (consider there's 2 students) It wasnt really so fun singing without drinks. Sing till in the middle and u will have no voice....and needs the drink.

But then one thing bout GoGo was their songs not really most updated. There's some songs dont even have while in KL they had it. Maybe Dreambox also had it. What i heard was....Dreambox's boss is from KL. Thats why is so look-a-like like RedBox(if u ever visit RedBox)

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FOS had opened at phase 2.

Daiso, japanese livingware shop opening soon beside FOS (phase 2)
I think there's only one outlet in msia which is at 1borneo....2nd would be Melaka...i wonder what kind of stuffs they sell?? any idea?? something like IKEA??

n there's a shop at 4th floor beside thundermatch pc shop renovation. What shop will be opening?? 4th floor has alot of spaces...should make it as IT centre or exhibition center. This time PC fair at Mahkota is so cramp!!!

The food court had reopened again name Food Corner.

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Dataran PAhlawan phase 3 will also has 2nd bridge link to mahkota parade right?

Dataran PAhlawan phase 3 will also has 2nd bridge link to mahkota parade right?


is it got any news update yet?

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what is the expected date for the launching for Hatten Mall? How's the progress now? :)

^^^ its suppose to open before the end of the year along with aeon mall

^^^ its suppose to open before the end of the year along with aeon mall

May I know what is Aeon Mall? :ohno:

May I know what is Aeon Mall? :ohno:

AEON Mall is a shopping mall with Jusco as its main tenant.
AEON Bandar Melaka is located beside Tesco Melaka and is slated to open in December 09......

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AEON Mall is a shopping mall with Jusco as its main tenant.
AEON Bandar Melaka is located beside Tesco Melaka and is slated to open in December 09......

Thanks... I got the confirmation from the developer that Hatten Square will soft launch by Dec09 (but not the hotel suites).

Lets hope PDMM area will be the next mini Golden Triangle... :)

^^ do you know how much NLA floor spaces in hatten square

^^ do you know how much NLA floor spaces in hatten square

what does NLA stand for?

net leasable area

net leasable area

No idea but you can check with the leasing team... but if u wanna rent a retail lot to run your business, you can contact me... haha... I have two units there... :)

i think hatten square will get more foot trafic if it were to provide a foot bridge to mahkota parade. maybe you should inform the management that

i think hatten square will get more foot trafic if it were to provide a foot bridge to mahkota parade. maybe you should inform the management that

hmm... I thought there will be a bridge linking both Hatten Square and Mahkota Parade? No? hmm... If I'm not mistaken, there's also another to link Hatten Square with PDMM...

hmm... I thought there will be a bridge linking both Hatten Square and Mahkota Parade? No? hmm... If I'm not mistaken, there's also another to link Hatten Square with PDMM...

A non air conditioned bridge will be linking mahkota.

^^ does it leads into MP or just outside?

^^ does it leads into MP or just outside?

If I'm not mistaken, there will be two bridges linking to both Dataran Pahlawan and Mahkota Parade.

Kaizer ada kelainan, hebat

Oleh RIZANIZAM ABDUL HAMID
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MELAKA 15 Jun - Siapa sangka daripada pengalaman menjual nasi lemak di sekolah rendah dan berniaga di pasar malam, seorang usahawan muda kini sudah menjadi pemilik rangkaian restoran makanan segera.

Mungkin tidak sehebat McDonald, Burger King atau pun A&W tetapi restoran makanan segera, Kaizer yang terletak di Dataran Pahlawan Banda Hilir di sini adalah milik bumiputera sepenuhnya.

Kaizer yang bermaksud maharaja dalam bahasa Jerman telah mengubah hidup Abdul Halim Alias, 36, apabila memberanikan diri menceburi industri restoran makanan segera bersaing dengan restoran-restoran yang terkemuka.

Namun, bagi penduduk di negeri ini tidak keterlaluan jika dikatakan restoran yang baru beroperasi Disember lalu, kini juga tidak kurang hebatnya jika dibandingkan dengan restoran makanan segera yang lain.

Abdul Halim melalui syarikatnya, Kaizer Gourmet Worldwide (M) Sdn. Bhd., mencipta sejarah apabila menjadi restoran makanan segera pertama milik bumiputera sepenuhnya di negeri ini.

Menceritakan bagaimana idea untuk membuka restoran tersebut beliau berkata, segalanya bermula daripada minat dan semangat untuk membuktikan orang Melayu juga boleh setanding dalam bidang yang dimonopoli negara Barat itu.

Tambahnya, pengalaman melalui pelbagai rintangan bermula dari berniaga di pasar malam banyak memberinya kekuatan dan ilmu untuk mengatur langkah sehingga menjadikannya seorang usahawan yang berjaya hari ini.

"Kesukaran mendapatkan pinjaman bank sebelum memulakan perniagaan tidak pernah dijadikan halangan.

"Sebaliknya, saya berpendapat, lebih banyak rintangannya, lebih lama sesuatu perniagaan itu dapat bertahan dalam pasaran," katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia ketika ditemui di Restoran Kaizer cawangan pertama di Dataran Pahlawan Megamall di sini baru-baru ini.

Menurut Abdul Halim, bukanlah mudah untuk memastikan kejayaannya itu kerana terpaksa bersaing dengan banyak lagi restoran makanan segera yang sudah sebati dengan masyarakat Malaysia.

Beliau yang mempunyai kepakaran penyediaan makanan yang dipelajari di Sepanyol, Itali dan Perancis menambah, kegagalan yang bukan sekali seakan-akan telah menjadi rencah dalam perniagaannya itu.

"Semasa mula-mula membuka Restoran Kaizer, bank cuma meluluskan pinjaman RM200,000 sahaja dan selebihnya RM400,000 saya gunakan wang simpanan yang dikumpul selama 12 tahun semasa mengusahakan katering sebelum itu.

"Ketika Restoran Kaizer yang pertama berjaya dibuka di Hang Tuah Mall pula, pernah hanya seorang pelanggan sahaja yang datang, itupun setelah puas dipujuk," katanya sebelum ditawarkan berpindah ke Dataran Pahlawan.

Tambahnya, semua bahan makanan yang dijual di Restoran Kaizer dihasilkannya sendiri di kilang makanan itu yang terletak di Cheng dekat sini.

"Di Kaizer, semua hidangan yang dijual terjamin kualitinya dan boleh dinikmati semua golongan kerana harganya yang berpatutan," katanya.

Antaranya hidangan yang terdapat di sini ialah ayam goreng, pilihan burger ayam, daging atau ikan, nasi wangi Kaizer, kentang putar, kentang goreng dan ayam panggang.

Semua hidangan ini termasuk sos telah dihasilkan sendiri oleh beliau bagi mengurangkan kos dan sekali gus menjualnya pada harga berpatutan.

Menurut Abdul Halim, ekoran sambutan menggalakkan diterima dari pelanggannya, Kaizer bakal difrancais dalam masa terdekat ini bagi mengembangkan perniagaannya ke luar negara terutamanya Timur Tengah seperti Dubai, Bahrain dan Oman.

"Kita sedang menunggu lesen francais ini dikeluarkan dan melihat konsep yang banyak memberi faedah terutama dari segi keuntungan.

"Selain itu, konsep francais juga akan mengukuhkan lagi jenama Kaizer agar setanding dengan pesaing restoran makanan segera yang lain," katanya lagi.

Cawangan pertama Kaizer terletak di E203, Dataran Pahlawan Megamall. Tel: 06-281 8585.



Kaizer jadi tarikan pelbagai lapisan masyarakat


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MELAKA 15 Jun - Walaupun usianya yang baru setahun jagung, restoran makanan segera, Kaizer di Dataran Pahlawan Megamall di sini semakin digemari ramai.

Malah, apa yang lebih membanggakan hidangan di restoran milik penuh bumiputera ini juga digemari di kalangan masyarakat pelbagai kaum termasuk pelancong asing.

Pengurus Restoran Kaizer, Siti Hajar Rashid, berkata, kira-kira 80 peratus daripada pengunjung restoran iaitu terdiri daripada pelbagai lapisan masyarakat.

"Kebanyakan pelanggan yang datang mengatakan mereka menggemari nasi wangi Kaizer dan sos ayam panggang.

"Malah sejak mula beroperasi Disember lalu, kami sudah mempunyai pelanggan tetap sama ada mereka yang bekerja di dalam pusat beli-belah ini ataupun dari luar," katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia di sini baru-baru ini.

Sementara itu, seorang pelanggan, Wahab Jalal, 44, berkata, sebelum ini dia tidak tahu tentang kewujudan Restoran Kaizer tetapi memilih untuk mencubanya kerana tertarik dengan harga yang ditawarkan.

"Saya tidak pernah mendengar nama restoran makanan segera ini di tempat lain, tetapi terpikat bila melihat dekorasi kedai yang menarik.

"Bila saya dekati, baru saya tahu ia milik bumiputera dan membuatkan saya ingin mencubanya tambahan pula harga ditawarkan cukup berpatutan," katanya.

Restoran Kaizer menyediakan lebih 10 set menu makanan dengan hidangan utama burger, ayam goreng, nasi wangi dan ayam panggang bersos.

Untuk set keluarga berharga RM36.80, pelanggan boleh menikmati sembilan ketul ayam goreng, tiga kotak kentang putar, tiga coleslaw, tiga roti bulat dan 1.5 liter minuman sejuk.

Bagi kanak-kanak pula, seketul ayam goreng, puding buah-buahan dan minuman dijual pada harga RM7.80.

Manakala set mengandungi ayam panggang, nasi wangi Kaizer dan minuman sejuk berharga RM9.80.

Seorang lagi pelanggan, Wong Chun Fai, 17, berkata, harga yang murah menjadi pilihan pelajar sepertinya untuk berkunjung ke Restoran Kaizer.

"Selain harganya yang agak murah berbanding restoran makanan segera yang lain, resepi di sini juga tidak kurang enaknya.

"Saya suka rasa nasi wangi dan ayam panggang di sini, kerana ia berbeza dengan hidangan di tempat lain," katanya.

Mohd. Faiz Haikal Mohamed, 24, berkata, dia berharap Kaizer dapat membuka lebih banyak cawangan di Melaka pada masa hadapan.

"Saya tinggal di Pulau Sebang, Alor Gajah, dan hanya berkesempatan datang ke sini pada cuti hujung minggu.

"Saya yakin, Kaizer juga boleh mempunyai penggemarnya sendiri seperti restoran makanan segera yang lain sekiranya mendapat promosi yang lebih meluas," katanya.

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Any updates for Dataran Pahlawan or Hatten Square?

Any kind souls to update on Hatten Square? :)

^^^not complete yet, as i can only see the outside, i would say that the exterior is like 99% complete,(for the carpark and mall,as the suite will be built latter) but I am skeptical that it would be open in december. carrefour has close one floor, but the signboard said they are expending,(really confusing)

^^^not complete yet, as i can only see the outside, i would say that the exterior is like 99% complete,(for the carpark and mall,as the suite will be built latter) but I am skeptical that it would be open in december. carrefour has close one floor, but the signboard said they are expending,(really confusing)

Thanks... ya, I think they will delay till the CNY (Chinese New Yr) in Feb 2010 :) So far I've not heard of any anchor tenants for Hatten Square yet :ohno:

Any updated photo is much appreciated...

^^ is there is such thing as an ancor tenant for hatten, from their rendering it look like it willl be 3 stories mall of continuous small size shop

if it'll be another dataran palahwan then good luck to them....started out with high hopes.....but when opened interior and shops like shit...

^^ oklah afterall it is sg wang, times square like shopping mall can't compare it to pavilion or even AEON.. really low class

^^ oklah afterall it is sg wang, times square like shopping mall can't compare it to pavilion or even AEON.. really low class

sgwang & berjaya times square low class??? u must be joking!!! they r the best mall in streetwear fashion..... and sgwang totally 1 of the best shopping mall in malaysia 4 ages!!!!no doubt about it!!!

^^^not complete yet, as i can only see the outside, i would say that the exterior is like 99% complete,(for the carpark and mall,as the suite will be built latter) but I am skeptical that it would be open in december. carrefour has close one floor, but the signboard said they are expending,(really confusing)

I just spoke with the staff and confirmed that Carrefour had closed down one floor. I think it's due to stiff competition from Tesco... :nuts:

Ya... they are still rushing for Dec opening but I doubt so... Most likely during CNY... :banana:

sgwang & berjaya times square low class??? u must be joking!!! they r the best mall in streetwear fashion..... and sgwang totally 1 of the best shopping mall in malaysia 4 ages!!!!no doubt about it!!!

sorry about that, i mean non high end mall, it the kind of mall where everyone can go too.but since DP located at the centre of town, most melaccan are disapointed that it not a high end or medlle range mall

sorry about that, i mean non high end mall, it the kind of mall where everyone can go too.but since DP located at the centre of town, most melaccan are disapointed that it not a high end or medlle range mall

hmm... Why do you need a high-end mall if the locals do not have the strong purchasing power? It simply doesnt make economic sense, but I reckon DP is a good and decent mall for the locals and tourists.

It's pity that the Msia Wheel is kinda far (walking distance) from DP :ohno:

I just spoke with the staff and confirmed that Carrefour had closed down one floor. I think it's due to stiff competition from Tesco... :nuts:

Ya... they are still rushing for Dec opening but I doubt so... Most likely during CNY... :banana:Having a Carrefour at DP2 was probably a good idea but the problem there is the traffic congestion, poor taxi and public transport and the fact that very few people live close by...

Who wants to brave the traffic congestion to go to Carrefour when Tesco and soon Jusco are just on the outside of the central business district?

Carrefour will really have to change their design if they want to get customers...

Long term, Malacca needs to change as well and stop driving so much traffic into Dataran Pahlawan and Plaza Mahkota.

Cheers, m

There will be a sales launch for the Hotel Suite on this coming weekend. May be I'll take a trip up to Malacca... but definitely NOT to invest in the Hotel Suite (not recommended) :bash:

^^ also go to mydin mitc, theres an exhibition on bayoo lagoon resort. maybe it will be more in tune towards your liking(investment wise)

Hatten Square Suites & Shoppes exclusive sales launch (Oct 16 to 18, 2009)
By James Chong of theedgeproperty.com
Tuesday, 13 October 2009 12:28

Event: Hatten Square Suites & Shoppes exclusive sales launch organised by Hatten Asset Management Sdn Bhd

Venue: Show Unit , F1-22, 1st Floor, Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall, Jalan Merdeka, Melaka

Date: Oct 16 to 18, 2009

Contact: +606 282 1828/+6012 719 1818; Email: info@hattengrp.com

Received a call from developer... They are working out on the mix of tenants, and hopefully things will turn out as planned. No confirmation on the opening date yet, but I reckon Xmas is not quite possible.

Hows Msia's economy lately? Hope all well for Msia... :banana:

Hmm... this thread is moved to another sub-forum? Hmm... My concern is that there's less traffic in this sub-forum and therefore, not much updates for this thread... :ohno:

As a non-resident in Msia, I rely on forums to bring me the latest updates on the locality news/progress...

cheers

Having a Carrefour at DP2 was probably a good idea but the problem there is the traffic congestion, poor taxi and public transport and the fact that very few people live close by...

Who wants to brave the traffic congestion to go to Carrefour when Tesco and soon Jusco are just on the outside of the central business district?

Carrefour will really have to change their design if they want to get customers...

Long term, Malacca needs to change as well and stop driving so much traffic into Dataran Pahlawan and Plaza Mahkota.

Cheers, m

I GOT more to do with lack of parking,parking charges more than the other reason, everywhere else here the parking is free, so why pay for hourly based parking, 20cent for trolley and 4 story of stairs to get there, when other places is soo conveniences..

my advice, get out from DP, find a nice land by a highway, and build a normal hypermarket there.. just make sure don't charges anything for parking...

ohhhh and the road there only jammed when the tourist are in town,

Cover: Making an impact



It is common to read about foreign developers investing in popular locations such as the Klang Valley, Johor and Penang, given the more vibrant business environment and investment opportunities there.

However, Singaporean developer Hatten Group Sdn Bhd is proving that taking the route less travelled can be rewarding. In 2004, it took over an abandoned project in the heart of Melaka and turned it into the biggest mall in the state. The development, known as Dataran Pahlawan, was redesigned and completed in 2007. The mall is now a major attraction in the historical city, drawing millions of visitors each year.
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[A general view of Hatten Group's completed Dataran Pahlawan and the upcoming Hatten Square in Melaka]

A general view of Hatten Group's completed Dataran Pahlawan and the upcoming Hatten Square in Melaka
Hatten Group is continuing to strengthen its presence in Melaka, and has embarked on its next major development — Hatten Square, a mixed development opposite Dataran Pahlawan, consisting of retail podiums, suites and a hotel. Next on its plate and currently in its planning stage is a high-end condominium, just 2km from Hatten Square.

The Dataran Pahlawan project was undertaken with a locally-incorporated company, Lianbang Ventures Sdn Bhd. Following the completion of the project and for branding purposes, the Singapore developer decided to consolidate its Malaysian businesses under a single umbrella and incorporated Hatten Group Sdn Bhd in 2008 for this purpose. Hatten means growth and development in Japanese.

Apart from Lianbang Ventures, some of the companies under the group are Emerald Accord Sdn Bhd, Fuyuu Development Sdn Bhd and Hatten Asset Management Sdn Bhd.

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[Hatten Group, helmed by its young founder Colin Tan, son of Datuk Dr Eric Tan - dubbed the Property King of Geylang]

Hatten Group, helmed by its young founder Colin Tan, son of Datuk Dr Eric Tan - dubbed the Property King of Geylang
The group is helmed by 26-year-old Colin Tan, who is the founder and managing director. Though his name may not ring a bell to most Malaysians, Singaporeans would be familiar with his father, Datuk Dr Eric Tan, who is popularly known in the island republic as the “Property King of Geylang”.

The elder Tan, who is adviser to the Hatten Group, got this moniker for his property projects in Geylang and his 30-year involvement in property development in the island state. However, the younger Tan indicated that his father wanted to keep a low profile, and declined to give further details about Eric Tan and his business ventures in Singapore and Malaysia.

The Hatten Group has three core businesses comprising development, investment and management. Even though Tan is young and has a background in finance, he claims to have more than 10 years’ experience in the property industry. School holidays, he says, were spent doing site inspections and understanding plans for his father’s earlier developments. Among some of the residential projects Colin Tan was involved in were Wing Fong Mansions & Courts in Geylang, Ebony Mansion in District 15 and Garlick Avenue in Disctrict 10 in Singapore.

Says Tan: “We already had plans to come to Malaysia to look for land for development. So, we looked at a few sites in Kuala Lumpur, Melaka and Ipoh and found an abandoned project in Melaka. It was then 15% completed and located on a prominent site, opposite Mahkota Parade in the city and in front of the A’Famosa. Besides, Melaka is a comfortable driving distance from Singapore.”

Planned as a bazaar by the previous developer, Hatten Group transformed Dataran Pahlawan into a mega mall. Tan says the company took over in 2004 and managed to come up with a new concept for the building, which, with a net lettable area of 150,000 sq ft, is more than five times larger than the earlier one.

“The project was located within the Melaka Unesco World Heritage site, so there are regulations that the building cannot be of a certain height or block A’Famosa. So, we built a basement and ground level shopping mall,” says Tan. He adds that at the beginning, the plan was to develop and sell Dataran Pahlawan, but the group later decided to retain some space for its own use.

The previous developer, he says, had difficulty selling the units; it managed to sell only 5%, or 150 units, for about RM600 psf. After Hatten Group took over, it has sold some 16% of the net lettable space for between RM1,500 and RM2,000 psf, and will keep the remainder for recurring income.

Tan says the occupancy rate for Dataran Pahlawan currently stands at 90%, while total footfalls to the mega mall in 2008 was 11.5 million. “With a mall size of gross 1.5 million sq ft, we are considered relatively low on footfalls. We want to achieve a target of 15 million footfalls by 2010,” he adds.

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New initiative
[An artist's impression of the RM150 million Hatten Square]

An artist's impression of the RM150 million Hatten Square
Hatten Square is the group’s second project in the historical state. The 22-storey development will be the tallest building in Melaka, with over 200 retail units, 490 serviced suites and 260 standard hotel rooms. Tan points out that Hatten Square is outside the Unesco heritage site boundary, and is thus not limited by stringent height restrictions.

The hotel, to be named Hatten Hotel (with room rates of about RM260 a night), marks the developer’s foray into hotel development and management. The retail units, he says, are expected to fetch rents of between RM8 and RM30 psf.

The RM150-million Hatten Square is divided into two phases. The first phase, currently under construction, consists of a carpark and retail podiums and is expected to be completed by year-end. The second phase comprising a tower for its hotel and suites will be ready in June 2011.

A total of 340 out of 490 serviced suites had been put up for sale since its launch in April this year, and according to Tan, 80% were sold within two weeks. Units were priced at between RM180,000 and RM280,000. Tan says current transactions are from RM220,000. The remaining 150 units will be launched next month.

“About 75% of the buyers were professionals from Melaka. We are offering guaranteed rental returns of 6% for 15 years,” he adds. Tan says the 6% return is “feasible” as it is supported by buoyant tourist arrivals. According to him, in 2008, there were 11.5 millions tourists in Melaka.

“Besides, the rental return schemes are signed with the developer and not the management. Therefore, in terms of asset worth, we definitely guarantee the buyers’ returns,” says Tan. He believes that having such a strategic location in the city will further boost the scheme. Tan confirms the group has kept a substantial portion of the properties in Hatten Square, totalling about 60%.

Meanwhile, Hatten Group is planning to build high-end condominiums with full facilities, just 2km from Hatten Square. While further information was not available at press time, indicative prices of the units are said to be at least RM500 psf.


Lofty goals
Hatten Group, though new, has set big goals for itself — to get listed and become one of the top 10 largest property development and management groups in Malaysia by 2020. “We plan to get listed in Singapore within the next three years,” says Tan.

Asked how he was going to achieve this lofty goal for a relatively young company, Tan explains: “Acquiring and reviving abandoned projects throughout Malaysia, acquiring strategic pieces of land around Malaysia and Singapore and starting our own chain of hotels.”

In line with this strategy, the developer is looking at a few parcels of land in the country to build hotels. The group has built up a landbank in Ipoh and about 100 acres in Melaka. “We will focus on good quality high-end developments and look for more land. We will always be looking at market needs and continue to cater to the niche market,” says Tan.

Though some may see Tan’s ambitious goals as mere bravado, Hatten Group’s successful turnaround of an eyesore in the heart of historical Melaka and its lineup of other projects is an indication that this property upstart may bloom into a major player in the coming decade.



This article appeared in City & Country, the property pullout of The Edge Malaysia, Issue 773, Sep 21-27, 2009.

^^ anybody knew where they gonna build the condominium?, and why no news on their new hotel opposite DP

^^ anybody knew where they gonna build the condominium?, and why no news on their new hotel opposite DP

there was this plan that they r building it opposite Equatorial hotel....which is now an open space car park....will also be linked to DP mall. i dont know whether is it true or not....thats phase 4...

i also heard of plans that they r reviving the abandoned hotel project in Melaka Raya but then i dont think anything has happened since 2 years ago.

what do u mean no news on new hotel opposite DP? which one ? Hatten hotel?

the one that are currently an open air car park.. last that i heard it will only have 100 room

the one that are currently an open air car park.. last that i heard it will only have 100 room

i think that's whr the condominium will be....

the article said that the condo was 2km away.......... somewhere in ujong pasir or klebang, should be about right..

maybe its the cool rendering rizalhakim post before,,(just kidding)

the article said that the condo was 2km away.......... somewhere in ujong pasir or klebang, should be about right..

maybe its the cool rendering rizalhakim post before,,(just kidding)

2km...but any place within that area? around portuguese settlement? or maybe near Eye on Malaysia? i do hope the rendering will be another developer. at least can see faster progress. the construction of the hotel is way too slow!!

^^ i don't think hatten square will be ready even before CNY

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Just been to dataran pahlawan yesterday. the cladding of the parking section of hatten square is really beautiful. too bad i didn't bring along a camera.
the cladding looked almost similar to the crowne plaza hotel in changi airport but with a simpler design. from far it looked like concrete but i was not sure what it was made of. can anyone confirm about the material they used to clad the parking area?

By the way the building is huge. now they just topping off the parking section and the columns for the tower above it are already visible.

^^ i don't think hatten square will be ready even before CNY

they say open in dec....which i dont think is possible. CNY maybe can la....coz there's 2 months more b4 cny.

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they say open in dec....which i dont think is possible. CNY maybe can la....coz there's 2 months more b4 cny.

Hope that Hatten Square will have Giordano Concept,Zara,Topman,A|X,Club Monaco,Guess stores. The retail side will open before CNY ?

lol....sry man but don't dream...AlX , Club Monaco and Guess are extremely unlikely...topman..maybe...zara..maaaaaaybe but unlikely....they just think that Malacca doesn't have that market and Malaccans don't have high spending power....so we'll just have to go to KL.....

lol....sry man but don't dream...AlX , Club Monaco and Guess are extremely unlikely...topman..maybe...zara..maaaaaaybe but unlikely....they just think that Malacca doesn't have that market and Malaccans don't have high spending power....so we'll just have to go to KL.....

Yes i think so, only Topman might have the chance. But i love Giordano Concept,Zara,Club Monaco, have to get those at pavillion.
Btw, Macau only have less than half pop of Melaka , but they still have some luxury stores, i think they have 3 LV stores. It's so good that Macau is surrounded by rich/populated neighbours such as HK,Shenzhen,Guangzhou..etc. Hope another 10 yrs, Melaka GDP/capita will reach USD$20k. At that time, Melaka easily can have those stores :)

^^ no lah, if just malaysian are more rational than emotional, and alowd melaka to have some casino than we can be like macao.. for now if we can at least hope to reach the development pace of goldcoast(which are about the same size n population as mlk) is good enough

any updates on the progress? photos? when will it be ready for opening? I doubt pre-CNY opening is possible but I am hopeful :)

a week ago

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like i said pre CNY opening is highly unlikely

Thanks for the updated pics... I know that the marketing staffs have started calling potential tenants but it wasnt clear on the opening date. Pre-CNY opening is doubtful...

Just an update:
Some of the retail lots are already taken up by local and overseas brands such as PUMA, Converse and Tropicana Life, as well as local delicacies, Taiwan snacks, lingerie house, fashion and accessories.

The opening should be on phases:
1st phase is on Feb 2010 (after CNY) and only car parks and overhead bridge retail lots will be ready.

2nd phase should be in May or June 2010. Hopefully all the retail lots will be up and running for business :banana:

Just an update:
Some of the retail lots are already taken up by local and overseas brands such as PUMA, Converse and Tropicana Life, as well as local delicacies, Taiwan snacks, lingerie house, fashion and accessories.

The opening should be on phases:
1st phase is on Feb 2010 (after CNY) and only car parks and overhead bridge retail lots will be ready.

2nd phase should be in May or June 2010. Hopefully all the retail lots will be up and running for business :banana:

Arigatou ne. Btw, where u get all these info ?

Arigatou ne. Btw, where u get all these info ?

I own two retail lots so I got these info from staffs or agents :) As a matter of fact, I also got their latest floor plan with the tenants' list (Not sure if it's finalized)

Btw, is there a f&b in Msia by the name of Alfresco? If yes, Alfresco will be one of the tenants :banana:

I own two retail lots so I got these info from staffs or agents :) As a matter of fact, I also got their latest floor plan with the tenants' list (Not sure if it's finalized)

Btw, is there a f&b in Msia by the name of Alfresco? If yes, Alfresco will be one of the tenants :banana:

someone here mentioned mayb Metrojaya wil be there. So now confirm Metrojaya wil not be there right?

I own two retail lots so I got these info from staffs or agents :) As a matter of fact, I also got their latest floor plan with the tenants' list (Not sure if it's finalized)

Btw, is there a f&b in Msia by the name of Alfresco? If yes, Alfresco will be one of the tenants :banana:

:) Convenient to scan it and post it here? Wanna know wat big names wil b there

someone here mentioned mayb Metrojaya wil be there. So now confirm Metrojaya wil not be there right?

Based on the design of the mall, I doubt it's suitable for Metrojaya. Anyway, let's wait and see for the outcome though I do hope Metrojaya's presence to boost up the human traffic there... :banana:

:) Convenient to scan it and post it here? Wanna know wat big names wil b there

I am sorry manz... I can't... I dun have the authority to publish the floor plan here... sorry... :ohno:

i think the floor layout may resemble something like sg wang, right?
are the store being departmentalise according to store type or anyone can open any shop anywhere?

i think the floor layout may resemble something like sg wang, right?
are the store being departmentalise according to store type or anyone can open any shop anywhere?

I think it will resemble Dataran Pahlawan but with different brands. I doubt they will be big stores such as Metrojaya, Isetan, etc... neither high-end branded stores... most likely local-brand stores... :)

no topman/topshop still?

no topman/topshop still?

Not in the list yet... hopefully they can bring Topman to Malacca :)

^^ who need top shop/topman.. we will have topgirl in aeon..hahaha

Just an update:
Some of the retail lots are already taken up by local and overseas brands such as PUMA, Converse and Tropicana Life, as well as local delicacies, Taiwan snacks, lingerie house, fashion and accessories.

The opening should be on phases:
1st phase is on Feb 2010 (after CNY) and only car parks and overhead bridge retail lots will be ready.

2nd phase should be in May or June 2010. Hopefully all the retail lots will be up and running for business :banana:

Puma is new to Melaka ? If not mistaken, MP got Converse also. We hope Hatten Square will have all those famous shops which are not available at DP/MP/Aeon Bandaraya Mlk.

puma and converse both new to Melaka...converse is sold in MP but not through official converse shop...

so jimbo....u cant reveal anything but pls let us know if there are any interesting fashion stores opening there at all? yes/no question....=)

M'sia's largest Ferris wheel to cease operations indefinitely

MALACCA - The Eye on Malaysia, the country's largest Ferris wheel, will cease operations indefinitely pending the outcome of a legal suit brought against its operators by a foreign company.

The 60m-high Ferris wheel was closed at about 9.30am yesterday when lawyers and receivers of Fitraco NV arrived to enforce a Nov 26 injunction granted by the High Court against the operators - MST Ad Suria Sdn Bhd and Eye On Malaysia Sdn Bhd (EOM).

A bus loaded with tourists and several other visitors were caught by surprise when they were informed by security guards that the Ferris wheel was closed. It is learnt that several hundred tourists who had made prior bookings would also be affected by the closure.

Fitraco, a leisure equipment leasing company based in Belgium, initiated legal proceedings against MST Ad Suria on Sept 15, last year to take over the Ferris wheel after it failed to repay the loan, said to be in the tune of RM17mil in mid-May 2009.

MST Ad Suria, through EOM, had entered into a joint-venture project with the Malacca state government's subsidiary Kumpulan Melaka Bhd (KMB) for the Ferris wheel to be placed at a theme park to be developed on a 1.6ha site in Kota Laksamana two years ago.

A court injunction was given to Fitraco to enter the site and gain custody of the Ferris wheel.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the state was not the sole operator of the Ferris wheel but was only involved in a joint-venture to develop a theme park.

"The state is not involved in the legal tussle as it is MST Ad Suria that failed to secure a bank loan to repay Fitraco.

"We hope the matter can be resolved as soon as possible as the closure would mean a loss in the number of tourists to the state," he said after launching the Melaka Integrated Surveillance System here yesterday.

He added that the state would be willing to bid for the Ferris wheel if the Belgian company auctioned it.

He urged EOM to make the necessary arrangements for their affected workers and alternative plans for the cancelled bookings.

It is learnt that the Ferris wheel has chalked up ticket sales of some RM5mil since it was launched here in October 2008.

Some RM30mil was said to have been spent to bring the giant Ferris wheel to Malaysia where it was first sited at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur in conjunction with Visit Malaysia Year 2007.

I spent the weekend in Malacca and here are some of the updates:
1. The car park and retail lots (at the overhead bridge) will NOT be ready for CNY... It will be postponed to March or April.
2. The retail lots (ground, 1st and 2nd floor) will NOT be ready in May or June (as planned). Looks likely the opening will be in 3Q of 2010.
3. Carrefour had vacated one floor (3rd floor with 45,000 sqf) and Hatten Asset Management has partitioned the area into retail lots. The work will start on March 1st...

Side notes:
1. There is a new mall coming up (next to Mahkota) with the name "The Explorer" (www.theexplorer.com.my)

I've taken some photos but not sure if I should upload them here...

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upload it, we would really like to see it...

Taken from my lousy camera... sorry for the lousy quality...

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The new mall "The Explorer"... next to Mahkota Pahlawan...

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Heard the 1st Malacca Hard Rock Cafe will be built at the Malacca Riverside... can anyone pls confirm?

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^^yup

Sentral: Hard Rock Cafe di Melaka 2010
Oleh Nasir Abd Wahab
anasir@bharian.com.my


MELAKA:Hard Rock Cafe di Melaka. Ia akan menjadi kenyataan tahun depan selepas pemegang lesen rangkaian restoran antarabangsa itu meluluskan pembinaannya di sini sekali gus melengkapkan pelaburan RM120 juta oleh kumpulan Casa Del Rio (M) Sdn Bhd yang sedang membangunkan hotel butik dan apartmen berhampiran Dataran Sungai Melaka.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam berkata, kerajaan negeri gembira kerana kehadiran Hard Rock Cafe di bandar raya ini akan membantu mempopularkan lagi Melaka sebagai destinasi percutian dan kota berhibur sebaris kota antarabangsa lain.

"Kita menerima baik kelulusan itu dan berterima kasih kepada Hard Rock Cafe yang sudi menjadikan Melaka sebagai rangkaian terbaru restoran mereka,� katanya ketika melawat tapak Hotel Casa del Rio, di Kota Laksamana, di sini.

Beliau diiringi Pengarah Urusan Kumpulan Casa Del Rio(M) Sdn Bhd, Tan Sri Syed Yusof Nasir dan meluangkan masa 45 minit berbincang mengenai projek itu.

Casa del Rio yang bermaksud 憆umah di tepi sungai抦embabitkan bangunan hotel empat tingkat 64 bilik suit dan 32 pangsapuri dengan rekaan seni bina berkonsepkan Mediterranean dan Kesultanan Melayu Melaka.

Sementara itu, Syed Yusof berkata, restoran terbaru yang diuruskannya akan menggunakan nama rasmi sebagai Hard Rock Cafe Malacca sesuai dengan imej antarabangsa yang dibawanya tetapi tetap mengekalkan penggunaan bahasa Melayu di restoran berkenaan.

"Kami ingin menjual Melaka sebagai destinasi percutian hebat di serata dunia dan kini hasrat itu sudah tercapai dan dalam proses mengenal pasti lokasi sesuai untuk memulakan projek itu,'' katanya.

Sebelum ini, kerajaan negeri ada menawarkan bangunan Cathay di Jalan Hang Tuah untuk dijadikan Hard Rock Cafe kedua di Malaysia kerana kedudukannya di tengah-tengah pusat bandar serta berhampiran Sungai Melaka yang kini menjadi lokasi kunjungan tetap pelancong.

dont know if you understand it, but if you don't, can always Google translated it

Thanks but I dun quite understand the language...

I also took the "duck tour" and was told that there is an Arab City to be built within the next few yrs... not sure about that... Looks like a lot of projects going on in Malacca... :banana:

Any updates on the Malacca airport?

^^ arab city is the currently constructed building where the 'duck' get down to sea, at pulau melak beside the floting mosque.

its actually a shopping mall

Here are the stipulated dates:
1. Now till April 1st, 2010: Submission of Renovation Plan for Mgt approval
2. April 1st, 2010: Handing over of vacant possession
3. April 1st - May 31st: Renovation period (2mths)
4. June 1st, 2010: Business Commencement :banana:

The car park (appx 1500 lots) and link bridge will be ready open for public by May 2010 :)

Medisave allowed at Malaysian hospitals

SINGAPORE residents will be allowed to use Medisave for hospitalisation and day surgeries at two hospitals in Malaysia from March 1 onwards.

This was announced by Health Management International (HMI), a regional healthcare provider, on Wednesday.

Residents are allowed to use this scheme at two healthcare providers under HMI - Regency Specialist Hospital in Johor and Mahkota Medical Centre in Malacca. Both hospitals will undergo regular audits by MOH and the CPF Board.

According to the press release issued by HMI, both Regency and Mahkota hospitals have facilities and medical equipment that are comparable to Singapore hospitals. They use medical and diagnostic equipment from the same global brands as their counterparts here, as well as obtain pharmaceutical drugs from the same international suppliers.

Regency, which was officially launched last November, also has 15 Singapore-based specialists credentialed to treat patients on both sides of the causeway.

"This arrangement enables Singapore residents to enjoy the advantages of being attended to by the best trained Singapore specialists at their clinics in Singapore, while enjoying the cost savings of treatment in Johor," said Dr Gan See Khem, Executive Chairman of HMI.

HMI has also set up a local Medisave-accredited referral centre at Balestier Clinic and Health Screening Centre to facilitate medical and financial counselling, as well as Medisave claims processing assistance to international patients seeking treatment at Regency and Mahkota.

Heard a new Tesco will open at Melaka Ching? Btw, where is "Ching"? Any details are appreciated :)

its not tesco per say, tesco xtra,chatter mostly for bulk purchases..and its spells cheng, a suburb that planned to become a satelite township..got plenty of factory and houses, new sport complex,n somehow now got all major bank opening up... its somewhere northward from town..alocated at the interchange of AMJ freeway to simpang ampat/tampin and SAS(outer ring expressway), located around 4km from the current tesco..

why did u ask?

No update from me but I hope the local experts got latest news with Hatten Square, Hard Rock Cafe, Arab City, etc... :)

hatten sq alrady finished..just waiting for the tenent to renovate

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taken from another thread.

Thanks for the photo. Admit that I dont quite like the design of Hatten Square, but hey... heck care... as long as there's crowd and full of great shops... :)

Still no updates on the tenants yet... :ohno:

they are renovating the concourse on DP phase 2
even though they have "renovating to serve your better" banner everywhere
one could have got the feeling that they are gonna turn the concourse into more shoplot..

and the former carrefour still remained empty!!

they are renovating the concourse on DP phase 2
even though they have "renovating to serve your better" banner everywhere
one could have got the feeling that they are gonna turn the concourse into more shoplot..

and the former carrefour still remained empty!!

Thanks for the updates. I was told that they will partition the whole floor (vacant by Carrefour) for small shop lots...

With so many new super markets (Tesco, Carrefour, etc...) opening, I think Carrefour at DPM finding it tough to survive...

Most likely they will delay the opening again :bleep:

it best to delay it, spend some time to choose tenant as the hype from Aeon opening has not settle down..there are new fastfood suppose from dubai opening, called chickenking

and i haven get to the best news yet..remember the dome where the outside got cafe and bistro..and yet DP allowed several lot facing A famosa into...

shop that sell bundle cloth..hahaha

the mall management should spend some time at vivocity or lot10 to see how the rooftop area should be like

I was told that Tag Heuer will be one of the tenants in Hatten Square but I am hoping for Top Shop or UniqLo :lol:

No delay for the June 2010 opening... :banana:

^^
no deal or no delay??

^^
no deal or no delay??

Sorry for my typo. It should be "no delay"... :nuts:

I was told that Tag Heuer will be one of the tenants in Hatten Square but I am hoping for Top Shop or UniqLo :lol:

No delay for the June 2010 opening... :banana:

tag heuer?? official store or dealer??

tag heuer?? official store or dealer??

Sorry, I am also not sure. It'd be great if it's an official store... :)

Sorry, I am also not sure. It'd be great if it's an official store... :)

Anymore interesting tenants that u know ?

at least have a topman here lah....best still zara (quite impossible)...dreaming...=)

the ship has sailed..
the only place where topshop,topman or zara can open is in aeon or MP or maybe DP
dunt think these shop will be open in hatten,

unless someone will build another mall (hoping for petronas or YTL to come,hehe)
other than that no hope..

ohh,..unless DP shut down their phase 1 carpark for these shop...(hoping)

the ship has sailed..
the only place where topshop,topman or zara can open is in aeon or MP or maybe DP
dunt think these shop will be open in hatten,

unless someone will build another mall (hoping for petronas or YTL to come,hehe)
other than that no hope..

ohh,..unless DP shut down their phase 1 carpark for these shop...(hoping)

actually i do hope that DP has more floors. as in phase 1. if cant build up...then build downwards. make it like 3 storeys...2 floor underground and 1 basement.
Then, will have alot of parking spaces and the mall would be bigger too.
those small lots should just relocate to 4th floor of phase 2....or the vacant place (carrefour last time). Then there make it 2 rows of shops....left and right.

At least it will looks big and some tenants might come in.

i had heard of building getting more floor, but getting more basement? don't really think that possible..

moving the small retailer out is a good move,then turning the phase 1 car park into mall can also help..heck they can even build some space on the padang and move the padang on top of it..haha

DP had potential but the little retailers selling video games n the interior design is too damn cheap lah...

i had heard of building getting more floor, but getting more basement? don't really think that possible..

moving the small retailer out is a good move,then turning the phase 1 car park into mall can also help..heck they can even build some space on the padang and move the padang on top of it..haha

as in the 1st place where it is abandoned. they should make more basements. not its too late of course.

move the small retailers to carrefour or perhaps hatten square would make the mall looks better.
sadly....due to certain restrictions...cant bulid higher than A famosa's height....for UNESCO purposes. i do hope..they change the field at the end to the dome side. then perhaps the dome there will have more ppl pass by.

DP had potential but the little retailers selling video games n the interior design is too damn cheap lah...

without those small retail shops then got potential. if not....hard.
those selling vid games makes DP looks cheap...like sg wang.

phase 1 = fashion outlet

padang and along jln merdeka,paramsewara = F&B outlet, pubs

phase 11 = gadgets, IT, big bookstore, and entertainment centre (gsc+bowling+snooker)

to do that, need the small owner to agree from owning a retailed lot to become shareholder or launch REIT..

hatten sq modeled itself like sg wang

then DP can become a proper mall:)

Heard that the response for the Hatten Square is not so good... the potential tenants are delaying in making decision... things are getting tough there... I guess Malacca doesn't have the appetite for another shopping mall :ohno:

Also heard there will be a delay of the opening... I think it's either July or Aug... not too sure... just feel that there are less demand for the new shopping mall... :badnews:

Heard that the response for the Hatten Square is not so good... the potential tenants are delaying in making decision... things are getting tough there... I guess Malacca doesn't have the appetite for another shopping mall :ohno:

Also heard there will be a delay of the opening... I think it's either July or Aug... not too sure... just feel that there are less demand for the new shopping mall... :badnews:

i thought they have poster saying opening in june?? delay again?? OMG....the most no of delays in a project.

i thought they have poster saying opening in june?? delay again?? OMG....the most no of delays in a project.

I am not too sure. But I guess they will launch Hatten Square with the "car parks" and the "overhead bridge" in June... So far, I have yet to receive any positive feedback from them yet :ohno:

Developer confident of achieving RM300mil sales for suites

MALACCA: Hatten Group, which is responsible for the Dataran Pahlawan and Hatten Square projects, are confident of achieving RM300mil sales for its high-end Hatten Square suites.

Hatten Group’s chief executive officer Group Datuk Eric Tan said the company was targeting local investors based on the success of its first phase where more than 80% purchasers were Malaccans.
In the pipeline: Hatten Square executive director Colin Tan explaining their Phase II show unit at Dataran Pahlawan.

“With the launch of Phase 2, the company aims to generate RM300mil in sales,” he said, adding that the sky bridge between Hatten Square and Dataran Pahlawan shopping complex will be opened on July 2.

He added the project would help spur development of the Banda Hilir area into a foremost tourist centre.

Hatten’s latest project include the development of a 22-storey building which will house a four-star hotel with 750 suite rooms along with 200 retail units and 1,500 parking bays.


sad.....delayed....

See my previous post as I've already anticipated the delay again... There's no way HS will open in June 2010... Even in July 2010, the opening is only the "Sky Bridge"... and NOT the HS :ohno:

This is truly dissapointed...

this building has been completed for some time,and the light were on 24/7.. but still can't see any evidence of tenants renovating any store....

this building has been completed for some time,and the light were on 24/7.. but still can't see any evidence of tenants renovating any store....

Thanks for the update... All we can do is to pray..... :)

Any updates from the locals?

The management is in discussion with a potential tenant to rent out one of my units. Hopefully they can seal the deal within the next few days.

hey so any news on what tenants r moving in? hopefully sumthin interesting...

no unit renovation so far...that i can see

when will this thing open

no unit renovation so far...that i can see

when will this thing open

the banner openly said june 2010....dont know whether its the carpark only or with the mall together.

the banner openly said june 2010....dont know whether its the carpark only or with the mall together.

Yes, only the carpark and overhead bridge will open on June 2010. I heard there are some kiosks at the overhead bridge, but I am really not sure.

I managed to rent out one of my two units with a good rental, and the opening date should be around mid July 2010.

still no news on tenant list?

still no news on tenant list?

I didnt ask for the tenant list update, coz I am an investor, not a shopaholic :)

u should be, eventhough you got yourself a good tenant... without an overall good tenant mix...then you can't maximize your investment,a.k.a increase rental rate overtime?...worst still if the mix are unattractive enough to attract visitors...

The occupancy rate is still relatively low, and by all means, the "soft launch" in July will be nothing but... "soft"... :lol:

Based on the letter from the mgt, Nov 2010 is the month whereby the mgt will start paying those individual owners who signed the leased back letter (I did not sign). With the above date and letter, I can assume that they full launch will be on Nov 2010.

now open back for sell in zone A
is that still good for invest?

ready tenant, but the rental fee is must lower then the bank loan....

now open back for sell in zone A
is that still good for invest?

Pls provide full details:
1. Which unit/floor?
2. Dataran Pahlawan Mall or Hatten Square?
3. What is the selling price and sqf?

If you don't mind, PM me these details and I'll share my views with U.

Unit BN-019
Zone B - fashion boulevard
Dataran Pahlawan
RM2200 per sf

got ready tenant.........RM12per sf now the rental fee

beside the starbuck there......near time capsule......

still got few unit .....