Muar Uptown to be a shopping haven

Upgraded Muar Uptown to be a shopping haven

MUAR: Traders at the Muar Uptown should be given priority to continue to their business there when the area is upgraded and beautified soon.

Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Razali Ibrahim said the Muar municipal council should see to it that the pioneer group were given lots.

He said the government had approved some RM3mil allocation to upgrade Jalan Sisi, which had been turned into a night bazaar during the weekends.

The Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had approved an allocation of RM1.5mil while Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman another RM1.5mil.

“The allocations were announced during the Prime Minister’s visit to the area last month,” he said.

Razali, who is also Muar MP, said he had to mention the matter as many traders who started their business there were left out and the authority had brought in new traders after the area is upgraded.

He added that such had happened in many big towns and he did not want the pioneer group of traders there to be excluded.

A stretch in Jalan Sisi would be resurfaced and the drains would also be covered to make the road wider.

Razali also hoped that the area would be brightly lit at night.

On complaints made by some traders whose goods with branded names were seized by some enforcement authorities, Razali said he would look into their problems.

Many stalls in Muar Uptown are selling branded goods at low prices.

People who bought such goods, said Razali, had realised that they were not genuine and he would raise the matter with the authorities soon.

“If the traders are selling fake goods at retail prices, then they were cheating and action should be taken.”

He also praised the Muar town council for setting up Muar Uptown as it now provided nearly 100 lots for traders to sell goods at night during weekends.

The Muar Uptown is now a new shopping attraction and people can buy dresses, fabrics, cookies, shoes, sandals, watches and cheap jewellery here.

“Apart from being a shopping haven, the spot also generated economic activities for the traders, taxi drivers and the bus operators,” he added.

~News courtesy of The Star~