Looks like Malaysia is truly a shopping haven for all now as a new shopping mall is set to build in the northern region in Prai on the mainland!
Penang-based developer, Belleview Group set their goals high as they are planning to build the largest shopping mall in Prai and it was said that the mall would be even larger than Mid Valley Megamall in Kuala Lumpur. While Mid Valley measured 1.6 million sq ft (149,000 sq m) in nett space, the new mall in Prai would be some 100,000 sq ft larger. Datuk Sonny Ho, the managing director of the group said the plans were still in on the drawing board but construction work is expected to begin this year end on a 6ha plot in Jalan Baru.
At a press conference, Datuk Sonny Ho said that this mall will have the biggest cinema complex in the country that has up to 20 screens as the cinema operator has already confirmed the number of screens with them. “The mall will also have the biggest departmental store and hypermarket,” he added. “We are also going to build an ice-skating rink in the building.” Also present were Belleview sales and marketing general manager Foo Yeok Heong and Belleview group retail and commercial division senior manager Lee Beng Beng.
Belleview is the developer behind the stylish shopping mall 1st Avenue Mall in Penang and they have an ongoing Aman Central mall project in Alor Star, which is set to be the largest shopping complex in Kedah’s capital when the RM1 billion GDV project wraps up by Christmas next year. Belleview was also planning to build a new mall in Sungai Petani, Kedah, which would also be the largest shopping complex in the town. The three malls in Penang and Kedah are expected to be completed in the next 36 months.
Source: News Strait Times
