2 News STARMETRO, Tuesday 24 sepTember 2019

Move to make Johor Baru

STAR MeTRo Info BASe
JohoR BARu
disTricT OFFice
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a vibrant attraction
disTricT Land OFFice
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rOad TranspOrT deparTmenT
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dOmesTic Trade
07-226 2007
syarikaT air JOhOr (saJ)
07-224 7700 plans include reintroducing popular ungku puan outdoor hawker centre
TeLekOm
07-228 9292 JOHOR BARU: Once popular
Tnb Ungku Puan outdoor hawker cen-
07-219 2000 tre is likely to be reintroduced as
suLTanah aminah hOspiTaL part of the on-going Johor Baru city
07-223 1666 centre transformation project.
kuLai disTricT hOspiTaL Iskandar Regional Development
07-662 3333 Authority (Irda) chief executive
epF officer Datuk Ibrahim Ismail said
07-222 5234/07-222 6234 reopening the centre would help to
inLand revenue
bring back the crowds to the city
07-235 9510 centre, especially after office hours
and at night.
Tabung haJi
“We need to bring back life into
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the city centre and there is no bet-
immigraTiOn ter way to do it than through food
07-224 4255 as Malaysians love eating. This will
cusTOms also attract tourists,’’ he said. Jalan
07-222 4666/227 4897 Ismail said in big cities, half of Wong ah
sOcsO the population would be gone in Fook in
07-228 2727 the evening and efforts should be downtown
dOsh made to attract them to spend time Johor baru
07-224 3076 and enjoy activities in city centre. is undergo-
LabOur deparTmenT The Ungku Puan outdoor hawk- ing chang-
07-224 3188 er centre, which was the the big- es as part
heaLTh deparTmenT gest alfresco dining area in down-
of the
07-224 5188 town Johor Baru, was popular with
both locals and tourists too.
Johor baru
deparTmenT OF envirOnmenT city centre
07-235 6042 The centre offered a wide range
of hawker-style local dishes. transfor-
anTi-cOrrupTiOn agency mation
Hawkers served their food from
07-224 1982 project.
6pm until about 4am from their
LegaL aid bureau pushcarts and the centre was
07-223 4960 dubbed the “Hard Rock Café” due
pubLic WOrks deparTmenT to the vibrant night scene. some RM240mil was allocated for also planned to introduce other
07-223 4041 The place was closed in 2005 by the river rehabilitation and rejuve- activities along Jalan Wong Ah Fook.
pOs OFFice Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) nation project. Ismail said activities such as
07-234 5601 when Sungai Segget, which flows The allocation included a cen- buskers and street cultural shows We need to bring back
maLaysia airLines along Jalan Wong Ah Fook in the tralised sewerage treatment plant could take place upon the comple- life into the city centre
city centre, was covered and (CSTP). Opening up and cleaning of
07-334 1011
kereTapi Tanah meLayu turned into a pedestrian walkway the river was completed in
tion of the landscaping and beauti-
fication work on Sungai Segget.
and there is no bet-
07-223 9820 at a cost of RM6mil. December 2016. Work is expected to start by the ter way to do it than
educaTiOn OFFice
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The river was covered as the
stench and sight of rubbish and
“The reopening of the food cen-
tre will have to include a proper
end of the year and be completed
in 18 months.
through food as Ma-
eLecTiOn cOmmissiOn
raw sewage being dumped into waste disposal system and hawk- “The landscaping work will laysians love eating.
07-224 3516 Sungai Segget were becoming ers must practise a high standard mark the third phase of the reha-
unbearable. of hygiene,” said Ismail. bilitation and rejuvenation project – Datuk Ibrahim Ismail
JOhOr ZOO
It was identified as one of the He said apart from the reintro- of the river,’’ he said. – By ZAZALI
07-223 0404
dirtiest rivers in the country and duction of the hawker centre, Irda MUSA
sWm envirOnmenT sdn bhd
1-800-88-7472

New event space in Kuantan

cAll The copS
KUANTAN: There is a new
JOhOr pOLice hQ venue in town offering plenty
07-221 2999/07-225 4499 of space for events and corpo-
rate functions.
ipd Jb seLaTan
07-221 8999 Wholly owned by Cathayana
Ecotech Sdn Bhd, the d’Banquet meeting rooms and a seminar hall
ipd Jb uTara venue opened at Lot 10, Section 22 to be ready soon, said Razali.
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in Jalan Teluk Sisek in Kuantan, He said these rooms were
ipd muar Pahang. suitable for seminars, discus-
06-952 6001 Cathayana Hotel manager Razali sions, conference and small
ipd kLuang Abd Rahman said the main hall gatherings.
07-776 6822 was ideal for holding wedding Food is also readily available
ipd segamaT receptions as it could seat up to through the Mana Mana Cafe locat-
07-932 1222 500 people. ed next to the main hall.
The main
ipd kOTa Tinggi “The main hall can cater to all Both Malaysian cuisine and
hall of
07-883 7222 sorts of events, from weddings to Western specialities could be pre-
luncheons and corporate dinners,” pared by the experienced staff at d’banquet
ipd pOnTian can seat
07-686 9999 he said at the opening ceremony the cafe, said Razali.
here. The d’Banquet is open from up to 500
ipd mersing people.
07-799 3507 On the first floor, there are three 11am to 11pm daily.

fIRe AnD ReScue DepARTMenT

sTaTe Fire hQ
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muar
Colourful celebration
06-955 9944 KUANTAN: A Mid-Autumn Lim Eng Boon as well as Wawasan
baTu pahaT Festival celebration was held for Intact Properties Sdn Bhd director
07-434 8444 the first time in the KotaSAS town- Datuk Ng Choon Koon and
kLuang ship here. Semambu assemblyman Lee
07-772 4444 Jointly organised by the Chean Chung.
Federation of Kuantan Chinese The event was held to also pro-
segamaT mid- Associations and KotaSAS develop- mote the Summer West and
07-931 4444 autumn ers, the event saw many happy Summer East projects jointly devel-
kOTa Tinggi Festival children going on a parade in the oped by KotaSAS Sdn Bhd and
07-883 1444 event area with their lanterns. Wawasan Intact Properties.
pOnTian organisers The event also featured a lion The terrace units with a semi-de-
07-687 4444 flagging dance, accordion performance, cul- tached experience feature three
mersing off the tural shows and other activities. bedrooms with three attached
07-799 4444 lantern Present were federation chair- bathrooms and a 8.5m wide front-
pasir gudang parade at man Datuk Seri Ng Chong Keong age, which provides space for up to
07-251 3444 kotasas. and honorary chairman Datuk Seri three cars or more garden space.