view of night scene from last Ramadan Muar Uptown
It supposed to be the first day for Uptown Maharani starts if not because of heavy rain that called off the event. I'm one of the traders involve with the uptown. I was already there by 6.30pm but the MPM (Muar City Council) lorry with the canopy wasn't there. I called one of the MPM staff and he said it was cancelled due to the weather.
The uptown actually held almost a month during Ramdhan this year and successfully organized with all traders involved satisfied with it. I am personally really happy with MPM, the location and the management.
Anyway, the uptown will run as scheduled starts from tomorrow and will be as one of Muar official weekend events, every Friday and Saturday. Six-month trial period for the bazaar applied and the council will reconsider to extend or withdraw, depend on public feedback.
Here I found newspaper report from NST saying about the event;
THE Muar Municipal Council has drawn up a comprehensive master plan to bring nightlife to Bandar Maharani.
Under the plan the Uptown Maharani weekend business centre night bazaar with 90 stalls will be set up in Jalan Sisi on Fridays and Saturdays. Jalan Sisi is located in the heart of the township.
The bazaar will be similar to the one in Jonker Street, Malacca, where items such as crockery, carpets, handicraft, shoes and antique are sold from 6pm to midnight.
Council president Muhamad Fuad Radzuan said the local authority was setting up the bazaar to encourage rural folk and tourists, from neighbouring states, to visit Bandar Maharani.
"The council is looking for ways to encourage visitors to stay longer in the town and boost economic growth," he said, after chairing the monthly full-council meeting recently.
He said visitors were unwilling to stay overnight because there was nothing to see at night. He said the town shut down at 10pm.
Fuad said out-of-town businessmen and Muar residents preferred to go to Malacca or Batu Pahat for the night life.
"Tourists are pouring into Bandar Maharani for culinary delights like ikan asam pedas, otak-otak, mee rebus, mee bandung and satay during the day."
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Melaka kat MiTC... tapi jarang gak pegi
ReplyDeleteKat MITC aku tak pernah gi, setakat lalu je. Tapi yang dekat sebelah Mahkota Parade (MP) memang dah pernah pergi. Memang happening!
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