Fri 16 May 2008
I was shopping at Carrefour the other day and saw that the building beside it is getting taller by the day.
Another shopping mall is coming up in Batu Pahat.
Can BP sustain so many malls? It seems that BP Mall is not fully occupied. Wira Court’s closed down.
May 18th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Philip, you are absolutely correct. Past history is a proof for BP shopping malls where 1 by 1 came down. I still remember in 1977 our present Courts building was the 1st. supermarket.It caught fire and ceased operation then 1 by 1 came to business then slowly 1 by 1 came down to close. Even now our majestic BP Mall is not doing good. Do not judge it’s business on week ends. I stay quite close by and you can see the emptiness on normal week days. Conclusion is BP is not that potential for big bizz players.
May 19th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Yea quite agree with that. Don’t know which fella so rich build this mall again la.. but anyway I’m looking forward to see BP growing up in the future where we have more and more people into Dewan Bandaraya name. O-Town is decreasing in terms of business, hope there will be Starbucks or at least Coffee Bean la.
May 19th, 2008 at 9:22 am
Not all BP folks are quite ready to fork out the money to support these franchise business.
May 19th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
I agree with Hong Siong. I think this is might kerja Vincent Tan, a BP folk who is chairman of Berjaya Group who also own Berjaya Times Square. Maybe his vision to see Batu Pahat more developed than KL. This is my speculation only. Dont take seriouly. OK!
May 20th, 2008 at 4:37 am
Vincent Tan? dun think so wohz..he won’t build such kecik fry gua..hehe~ I also wish Starbucks/Coffee Bean open in BP but i think if they do, they won’t tahan for a day loh. Those aunties and uncles won’t wanna ‘waste’ money paying RM10 for a cup of coffee when they can make 3in1 Nescafe at home. To them, taste the same lah~ keke~~ Best example..my mum..=S
May 20th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Yes Sulyn. I still thinking who is ‘Idiotic’ aka ‘Ben Dan’ aka ‘Bodoh’ aka ‘Goblok (Javanese)’ rich fella who build more and more mall in BP. BP District right now only have 450k pops only. Look like those mall built to target over 1 million people (metropolis standard pops). How they can survive with such over exposure competition? Unless they can bring more and more people to live in Batu Pahat so Batu Pahat will have more purchasing power or bring more rich ‘Xin Jia Po Ren’ to ‘drop’ their cash here.
May 22nd, 2008 at 9:55 am
I think it’s just crazy… Well, let’s say it this way, it’s business and they are not built just to serve BP people. With a high concentration of malls in BP, they actually attract people from Muar, Kluang, Segamat, Yong Peng, Pontian and of course SINGAPOREAN to drop by for a whole day tour in BP. But of course, it’s not good for we BP folks, cost of living is really high compared to other town of this size.
If big names are coming to BP, basically it’s targeting the younger generation market. Those Aunty and Uncle won’t spent money at those places, but a 15 YO would… so are the 25 YO…
May 24th, 2008 at 2:02 am
heard that there is a drive-thru Mac, and a new Cinema(MBO?) in square one, If it is true, I bet it will be a better place than BP mall.
May 24th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Wow!!! If that is the case it will be good to all of us. Hope it can survivie long. BP is very strange so big bizz players should be more careful in setting up big big malls. The good news will be to us for having more better choices to get cheaper products and of course BP will be looking much better than other districts. Say like 2nd.JB. Hope MYDIN too will be here, they are well known for crazy priced goods.
May 24th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
My last time to BP Mall was during weekend but to be honest even im normally spend a lot at shopping complex but i rather went back to my hometown (KL) for that. I’m not sure about the weekday situation since I’m visit my friend at BP during weekend only. BP is too small for a big mall like that, it’s not just about the population but the power of buying also. How many people able to spend for a cup of coffee at starbuck/coffee beans? Then, in term of economical sorry to said BP is still under development. Im not looked down at BP but to be truth, all big players should aware what local person needed.
Gosh, i missed BP so much especially their local food. Hope to be there again before end of this year. Anyway, BP is rock
May 25th, 2008 at 10:52 am
Hawshy,
are you serious there will be McD Drive Thru? I wish BP also have those like
-KFC 24 Hours
-Cathay Cineplex (Much bigger movie house and with more than 3 movie house). I prefer Catahy Cineplex came BP rather than MBO because I had already went to MBO at Kluang Parade and guest what, GSC Summit much better than that.
-Burger King
-Victoria Station (Best steak ever!)
-Baskin Robbins
-Red Box Karaoke
-QuickSilver
Gosh, I’m happy if those brand and services came to BP. I can save lot of money from spending them for fuel and toll just to get those stuff by driving to JB, Singapore or KL.
May 25th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Faizi, I wish if could have all those big branded names here in my hometown BP, but worried as Catzer say that people may not be having much cash to spend here and later 1 by 1 will eventually pull down the shutters. BP is a good place for living, but deffinitely not a metropolitan town as KL or Singapore. Look at JB, there are so many white elephants stranded in the middle of the sandy beach. Wish that will never happen here unless they stop now.
May 25th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
I totally agree with you, Faizi, BP really needs a decent karaoke outlet, I don’t mind if it is redbox or greenbox or neway. However, regarding Victoria or Baskin Robbins, I am not sure how can they sustain? BP need those people (especially youngsters) who don’t mind spending money on branded items. Anyway, I would like to see a bigger and renovated GSC.
May 26th, 2008 at 12:36 am
McD drive thru? now that’s 1 change I will totally look forward to..=D Faizi, we do have 24 hours KFC in bp..the one in Bkt Pasir branch is 24 hours open. And also only in BP can you get KFC delivery. In KL even when you bribe the KFC person they won’t come to ur home..haha~
Cathay nice meh? I think I would rather have GSC or TGV..I think only these 2 cinemas have good commendable services and seatings. Never heard of MBO man..haha! As for the rest..yeah agree with MailBP, people in BP don’t have that much money to spend on things lidat.
And as Joker points out that young ppl like 15 YOs and 25 YOs will spend on things such as those but think about it..how many of those age group ppl are in BP anyways? I’m 22 and all me mates from HS, TIGS and SMKA have already ran out of that town 4 years back and I can count less than a handful that are still there. Those who are still there mostly don’t have that kind of cash to spend. As for the 15 YOs in BP…where do u think they get their cash from? Gotta see it from a marketing point of view..the target audience ain’t there. But I can name a few shops which might attract n survive in Bp though..=) namely Jaya Jusco..
May 26th, 2008 at 12:52 am
I’m curious. Why is having a drive thru McD a big draw?
May 26th, 2008 at 8:05 am
so.. if lapar and lazy.. can just take the key and wallet and drive.. even just wearing singlet and boxer.. if no drive thru.. then have to wear jeans, shirt and wait at mamak stall until the roti canai to ready.. get what i mean mate?? ))
May 26th, 2008 at 9:52 am
Fajar also close down right beside wira courts ? then bp mall also not much to see or do there…
Rumours said that Giant will be in place at square one…
We need just 2 things there.. a good cinema and a good karaoke…
May 26th, 2008 at 11:07 am
Larry thats cause KFC and Pizza Hut have open more than 1 branches in BP, McD is still one unit and thats in The Summit Shopping Complex (it operating hours are the same as the complex from 10am – 10pm).
Fajar did not close down, they were taken over by The Store and too many of such outlets in BP, closing the one with the least business to sustain the profit making ones.
May 27th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
There are too many The Store in BP, but the one next to Summit (formerly Fajar) closed already right? As of Jusco, I heard that they will open in BP few years ago, my favourite Jusco outlet is Mid Valley one.
May 28th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
um. just a thought. the more tourist or people from Muar, Kluang, Segamat, Yong Peng, Pontian and singapore come to bp, the more possible to attract those pick-pockets, robbers, u get my drift. i like bp the way it was.
June 22nd, 2008 at 11:12 pm
What about the Kluang Mall which going to open in this Dec? Will BP and Yong Peng folks going there? Heard the MBO cineplex, secret recipe, Popular are there.. and any idea to propose on what outlet should open there :>
July 12th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Just read from paper, Gulati’s ( a kedai kain ) is opening in Square One in Sept 2008! Means Square One is opening in two months time! Wa! Very fast!
July 30th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
Phillip,
are the one who write the article about Batu Pahat in English Wikipedia, is it you write? If it is, I just want to ask some question.
-How do you know that Jusco is propose to build in Batu Pahat?
-Asiatic Pura Kencana would be build as same model as Sunway City in Selangor? That sound too great for me, is it true?
If both answer is yes, I think Batu Pahat look like real metropolis, hahahaha…
July 30th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Hi Khairul,
Nope, it was not written by me, the article in Wikipedia. I think you can check who wrote it. There’s a history tab on the wiki page that you can check who wrote it
July 30th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Phillip,
can you open an article about talent people and ‘tokoh’ from BP such as Dato Onn Jaafar, Tun Hussein Onn, Tun Dr Ismail, Tun Sardon Jubir, Vincent Tan, Lim Kit Siang, Lim Guan Eng, Malek Noor, Sazali Samad and many more?
September 10th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
may i know there was any redbox or greenbox karaoke or new way in square one mall??
October 31st, 2008 at 10:23 pm
i strongly agree tht batu pahat has potential to become a big city..n square one mall is now located at suitable place, now, carefour business is very good at tht site..n more n more people at bp shopping, eating, enjoy their leisure time at those area. This situation is quite a big different with last time, people all centered at jalan sultanah, abu bakar..
Moreover, more and more factory located at jalan kluang and which is a industrial area. i believe tht in the future, singaporean will visit batu pahat..
November 1st, 2008 at 9:28 am
Singaporeans already coming to batu pahat. They have this 1 day excursion trip but mostly centred at The Summit. And they have trips to temples namely the Tua Pek Kong temple along Jln Shahbandar and the Hai Long Wang temple at Segenting Fishing Village.
November 4th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Yes, they are coming to BP at the same time they feel very bad about our town cleanliness. Our MAJLIS never ever cared about this so macam mana mau maju???
November 7th, 2008 at 9:41 am
The Drive-Thru Mcdonalds outside of Carrefour is opening soon. Expected end of this week or next week.
November 8th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
I heard that parkson and mbo cinema will be opened in Square One Mall.
November 8th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
BP mall cinemaplex will be open soon?Is it the largest cinema in Batu Pahat?
November 10th, 2008 at 10:46 am
There are other shops not heard of opening in Square One Mall soon.
November 10th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
Here you come here you go…………….thats what always happened to most of batu biss
November 11th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
there are two shops that I wanna see or hope to see open…. body shop and subway.
November 12th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
When will Square One mall officially open? Any idea? I am also curious about the tenants… however, 2nd floor BP mall is still (more than) half empty. Cannibalization has already started… not that I miss Wira Court in any way but what will happen to Summit in the long run? I still remember those one day excursions coming from Singapore having lunch in Ocean. Do they still come? Summit is in dear need of upgrading/renovation. I would be really sad if I cannot get my bubble tea anymore…
November 13th, 2008 at 1:38 am
does anyone know the retail floor space for The Summit BP and Wira Court? Who is the current owner of Wira Court and the building which has the Jabatan Pengguna or something there?
mayb dead malls like Wira Court should be revitalised before building new malls in Batu Pahat
November 13th, 2008 at 9:21 am
Summit is going to expand soon, they are going to add a hotel somewhere behind it. You remember the empty lot beside summit the old Shell Station, thats going to be part of summit.
As for when Square One is opening all I can say is its very soon. Parkson is still doing some renovation in the building.
November 14th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Wow…parkson’s in Square one? Now that’s something interesting..interesting to see how long it survives. Coz as far as I know, parkson carries brands that are wayyy over priced for the citizens of BP. I just went to BP mall 2 days ago and my mum described the sales people as having too much time till they stand there and ‘pak wu ying’ (hit flies) haha
I’m glad there’s another rival for GSC..though not very much incline to suggest that MBO will be good. Coz GSC sucks when it comes to movie listings..they didn’t even show High School Musical 3!!! buggers..
Anywhoz, 1 thing I can see for sure is that sooner or later one of this buildings is gonna come down like wira court. Just not sure which 1 yet..Unless of course they take steps in bring in more SG ppl lah..but nowadays economy so bad dy…got ppl still wanna shop meh? I really wonder lah. And sidez, can’t they bring in better more realistic brands to town instead of weird unheard of brands? I agree with tigersden..would love body shop and subway to be here..=D
November 21st, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Faizi & Hong Siong were wrong! Square One Mall is a project by a renowned local housing developer, Mr Wong Boon Lang. He is also the developer of the shop houses at surrounding Carrefour. Besides that, he is the person who brought in Carrefour as well as McD 24-Hour Drive Thru.
For your info, Parkson & MBO is in the mall and this mall is linked to Carrefour. There will be a family karaoke, sort like RXX Box but it is not. Another cafe, named Hong Kie Recipe (the 1st branch in BP or southern) will be in this mall too! This cafe quite popular in northern part. The food in this cafe is more to chinese food, as “Wang Jiao”.
So, from my opinion, this mall will survive as it is an ideal place for teenagers – MBO & family karaoke, parents or golden age ppl – Parkson, Gulati’s silk n textile (heard that datuk n datin love this shop) & this mall is linked to Carrefour.
As a BPrian, we should support the development in the town as it will boost the economy of this town.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
Hooray, a family karaoke in BP at last!!!
Agree with Janet, a mall shall survive if it can attract lot of youngsters or those with high purchasing power. I was in BP during Deepavali holidays, and Square One was still under renovation, hopefully can be opened at year end.
p/s: Currently, my favourite shopping centre in BP is The Summit
and in Klang Valley are The Curve/Ikano, Mid Valley, Sunway
Pyramid and Berjaya Times Square.
December 12th, 2008 at 4:01 am
nice !
bt why not red-box or new-way??
BP less entertain ~~
make more entertain ~~
BOWLING SYSTEM not good~~
if got[KL]cosmic bowl will be nice~
ARCADE review to BUGIS JUNCTION SG u will know wht is nice n shock!
Hope that we will have ZINC OUTLET,ACTION CITY OUTLET,TROPICANA LIFE OUTLET N MOS BURGER~
hehe~~XD
dat will be more nice ~~^^
MY OPINION ~
December 13th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Well yeah! Batu Pahat is not like Kl. But haih.. i wish BPMALL has more branded shop just like Tebrau City. ^_^
December 17th, 2008 at 2:33 am
I strongly agree with Janet!!!
Batu Pahat people must support Batu Pahat town development!
As Batu Pahat people,we are happy and glad to see that Batu Pahat occupied with Carrefour hypermarket,Batu Pahat Mall,Square One Mall,McDonald Drive Thru and expansion of The Summit,with build 10 storey hotel+shopping mall in only 2 years time!
Batu Pahat BOLEH!
I have faith that the Batu Pahat will go toward city status (Majlis Bandaraya) before year 2020!
***The Batu Pahat town website in Wikipedia had edited by me.Any info or photos about development of Batu Pahat,please help to expand it.THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
“Batu Pahat,maju dan berwawasan ke arah bandaraya!”
December 27th, 2008 at 10:35 am
kluang mall open liao lah…and many people there…many shops oso….but kl shopping is bigger and better than bp even thsn jb…so kl better than whole johor…one utama enough to kill all johor shopping mall….bukit bintang area can kill all town in johor
December 27th, 2008 at 10:41 am
and jason say bp will become bandaraya status is a impossible (before 2020)
becoz johor … only jb qualify with majlis bandaraya…and now mpjbt still perbandaran…waith for jb tengah upgrade to mbjbt first……bp not like selangor pj, kl, sj, pch,,,
December 27th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Dear Friends,
Please bear in mind, this is a decent place of posting any one’s individual comments. Thanks to Tiger’s Den and Phillips. Please appreciate of this useful Website.
Just a kind request………Please use decent words. This is not your spitting ground!!!
December 27th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Thank you Jason……..Well we all wish to see our once lazy town could one day be a city and stand tall among other names of major towns in Malaysia.
December 29th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
kl man,
I compared BP with some of the city in Malaysia which is not as good as BP but already reach Bandaraya status!For example,Alor Star and Kuala Terengganu!
The development of Batu Pahat is much much better than all the places!In term of population also surpass Alor Star and Kuala Terengganu.
I had visit the places before.
Of course,I cannot take BP compared with KL,Klang Valley and JB.
January 7th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
I think…
All my ideas in WIKIPEDIA #Shopping:
{{Batu Pahat is one shopping paradise which offers more value for your money, compared to other cities in Malaysia due to its lower cost of living.
- The Summit Batu Pahat,low cost shopping paradise of Batu Pahat. The Summit A shopping complex, established in 1996, is popular among townfolks and also attracting Singaporean tourists for a stop-over shopping day tour on the weekends.Now the management of The Summit plan to build a 10 storey new wing for this shopping mall to compete with others new shopping mall which they set their business rapidly through out this 2 years.
Carrefour Batu Pahat, which is located in Taman Flora Utama.
- Carrefour In September 2006, the French retail giant Carrefour invested a total of RM90 million to set up its latest chain of hypermarkets in Taman Flora Utama. This is the second Carrefour to be built in Johore, and the tenth in Malaysia.
- Square One Shopping Mall The Taman Flora Utama township grown rapidly and a new shopping mall,Square One is just beside Carrefour will be opened in coming December 2008.
- McDonald Drive Thru A Batu Pahat first McDonald Drive Thru Restaurant was opened in 1 December 2008.
- Batu Pahat Mall In January 2007, Batu Pahat Mall, a new hypermarket retail development, opened along the now burgeoning Jalan Kluang. This raised the profile of the surrounding area from a once squalid area of workshops, textile and apparel manufacturing to that of a commercial and retail area 4km away from the town centre.
- The Store Supermarket
Located at Jalan Rugayah and in The Summit.
- Pacific Hypermarket
Located in Batu Pahat Mall.
-Farson Supermarket”
“As of 2008, the government does not have any plans to upgrade Batu Pahat to a city status (Majlis Bandaraya) although the development of Batu Pahat is surpass Alor Star and Kuala Terengganu which both had already achieve the city status.}}
I think as BPrian,we should support the development of Batu Pahat city!
LET BATU PAHAT STAY STILL AS THE 2ND LARGEST CITY IN JOHOR STATE!!!
THUS,BATU PAHAT WILL NOT LOOK DOWN BY OTHER PLACES PEOPLE!!!
In order to know more about Batu Pahat city,please visit the website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batu_Pahat_(city)
I am sure you can get more from this website.
January 7th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
I hope that the editor of this forum should restrict the forum that insult Batu Pahat city and not publish it in future.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
January 7th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Square One consider as new wing of Carrefour hypermarket!
January 9th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
JCCC Says:
January 7th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
I hope that the editor of this forum should restrict the forum that insult Batu Pahat city and not publish it in future.
Totally agree! And all those insulting messages should not be published, be it insulting BP or Kluang or a particular person.
Come on, have some self control.
January 13th, 2009 at 10:41 am
bergkamp Says:
January 9th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
“Totally agree! And all those insulting messages should not be published, be it insulting BP or Kluang or a particular person.
Come on, have some self control.”
Thank you very much for supporting my point!
January 14th, 2009 at 10:16 am
The problem is Philip is always busy this time of the year and also I do not have the authority to remove such posts, only in the forums not the blog.
January 14th, 2009 at 10:30 am
Dear all,
I did not want to censor stuff on the blog, but at the request of so many of you, I think I will.
Removed the offending posts.
January 17th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
Alright, JCCC and Philip, thx.
January 29th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
i am the developer who want to build and spend my fund to batu pahat.i am doing a place for oversea company doing investment in batu pahat.i am also doing a place like midvalley in batu pahat in 5 years.the development company is belong to a guy who names Isaac Beh .their nature business in taiwan is coal mining.is a new successful youth from malaysia.the mega project from the 1st stage is a 20 over storey building in batu pahat town.for their company purpose and others.
February 5th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
My hubby is from BP and I from Melaka. Althou I am not BPrian, I like BP more than Melaka cos Melaka these few years developed very fast. In fact, we plan to move back to BP in 3 years time. Any new housing development in BP? We are aiming on Semi-D.
March 6th, 2009 at 10:59 am
Batu Pahat is quite fast developed. We have the summit, pacific hypermart, carrefour, mcdonald drive thru and 3 cineplex. This is much better than other city like muar and kluang. Even my friends from Labis, Muar, Kluang will come here for shopping. And i dun mind there will be more shopping complex in BP. More shopping centres that means there will be more competitions in BP. As consumers, we will get a very reasonable price when we buy something. I hope BP will occupied with jusco or tesco in the future. The only facility that need a lot of improvements is our bus station. i think the government should rebuild the MPBP tower and build a taxi station so that the taxi drivers wont park their cars along the road. Lastly i hope there will be more overseas franchises or brands in BP and theme shopping mall like sunway pyramid in BP.
March 6th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
after reading all d posts, i feel like crying!haha..thanks e’body who supports BATU PAHAT!love staying there..now i’m away studying in Kelantan(dah 4 bulan tak balik)..feel very2 rindu wif my hometown..when i first came here, i felt like Oh My Gosh!! really2 grateful to be born as a BPrian..although kota bharu is a capital of kelantan, i bet u batu pahat is even 100x better..hoho..cant wait to see an emerging building beside summit..a 4 star hotel i heard..go BP go..to all KL people dont suka2 kutuk my BP lo..we’re crawling ahead now to be just like u!
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:29 pm
hye..i read some of your coment…im anak batu paaht…i think bp has the opportunity to be one of the great city in johor..its not important whether u from jhr, kl , terengganu or anyway…we as malaysian should support our own country….:)..right?
June 15th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
im from BP.. i support all this so call “pembangunan”..
but dont u think its over build in BP?
to sustain the developement, we need to spent all our money in this malls, but where does the money come?
are we having new “kilang” to generate income for BP`s folks?
further more, all the “kilangs” that we have now are occupied by “bangla” “indon” “vietnam” “mynamar”..
they never spent their money here.. they take back their money home.. i even saw they catch fish in the “longkang” for dinner, they are not going to buy anything from MCD.. thats for sure..
so, in my opinion.. this malls wont survive long..
more kilangs for local folks.. thats the only indicator for batu pahat boom.. not those malls..
just my 2 cents!
June 28th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Hey all!
BP will have its own AEON Flora City soon!
It is confirm by oyama(Prsident of AEON Shopping Mall).
!!!
Yeah!
August 20th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
r u sure about this ‘elyas syah’???wow!!!that’s great to having such shopping complex in bp!!!!go bp go!!
August 26th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Ha..ha..ha… The more malls coming up in BP, the more malls closed down. History has proven. Dulu, bila one supermarket open, satu supermarket tutup. Then, tak da apa-apa open, wira court tutup. Belum sempat open for business, Bukit Pasir Plaza tutup. Wisma Supreme pun now become ghost place. All are now white elephants!! BP mall pun… hidup segan mati tak mau. Summit, poorly maintained. Square one, nothing interesting there.I still love the old BP , like Jln Rahmat and areas surrounding it. I remember when I was a kid, my dad used to patronise shops at those jalan. From one shop to another…. Sometimes, naik beca. Ohhh..very nostalgic!!
BTW I think BP needs another good hotel like hotel HAVANITA Mersing. Don’t believe me? Havanita is even better than Katerina yang ada cctv tu. Look at Havanita’s website. It really puts Katerina into shame.
August 29th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Yes!
It was confirmed by Oyama(AEON japan President).
They wanna build AEON Flora City at Batu Pahat,Johor.
and TGV cinema has confirmed to set up there.
that means BP got 4 cinemas later !
yes!!!!!!!!
xoxo
September 11th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
OH BATU PAHAT KU YANG AMAN DAN DAMAI…….KALAU LAH ORANG MAJLIS PERBANDARAN WORK HARDER, IT WILL MAKE BATU PAHAT A BETTER PLACE. SO, MPBP WAKE UP…
September 19th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
whhaa..??!!
another cinemas?
now i luv BP more that ever!
teenagers do luv things like that rite?
BP dah membangun sekarang.
Looking back, during my highschool days, there just one cinema,
The Smmit’s GSC. Now that I’m gone to Shah Alam for further study, they r building like lots of malls and stuffs.
*just regretted that they did not build those buildings much earlier.*
October 10th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Yes ain!
i should regret being study at shah alam.
now u can get all the international stuff here in BP rather than u go to KL,PJ or klang valley.u dont have to shop at KL anymore cuz all of that international brands already set up their company here.
Mostly,v gonna have AEON and Tesco later on.
TESCO has already build up their building as u can see at jalan rugayah if im not mistaken!
October 13th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
I was a bit skeptical so I tried to look for information online regarding elyas_syah’s claim that it is confirmed that AEON will open a branch in BP.
The nearest I got to was this:
“… He said Johor would continue to be a strong market for the company and AEON would look at opportunities to expand to secondary towns such as Batu Pahat.”
(http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=42194)
Based on this information they might not open any time soon.
Elyas_syah where did you get your information from? And how do you know it’s called AEON Flora City? I’m very interested to know. Of course it’ll be great if it is true =)
October 22nd, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Mana ada TESCO nak buka kat BP? Kalau nak buka pun bukan di town center!! They are HYPERMARKET, not SUPERMARKET. They need a very big land size. U can see all over Malaysia, HYPERMARKET are not located at the town center because they need a big size land of at least 2 acres( and of course it will be costly if they are located at town centre) . Hypermarket cannot be located at town center due to traffic problem that may arise later. ElyasShah pls verify your facts!! BP has more than enough supermarkets/ hypermarkets.
November 7th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
elyas_syah,
how sure are u regarding the tesco is now building at Jalan Rugayah and the AEON Flora City will surely build in Batu Pahat?
i m quite happy with the development if that is reality but is there are proofs or facts to let me confirm about the news,bcos i afraid the news is jus berita angin n disappointed me again as BPrian…
i m now study in utp,not in bp yet,during my sem break,i ll according ur facts n proofs to check it out!!!
really thanks for ur facts n proof!!!
November 8th, 2009 at 2:27 am
ya,and also may i know the exact place for tesco in Jalan Rugayah bcos i saw nothing is built there when i going back during deevapali holiday…
do u know oso where is the Aeon Flora City situated? is it near Taman Flora Utama…
^_^ i m sure u ll hv a lot of info about that… reli thanks a lot!!!
November 10th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Only batu pahat got pharmacy that run 24 hourly, one and only in Malaysia.Farmasi Mas if i’m not mistaken. It situated at Jln Peng Kai, next to Poliklinik Hidayah 24 Jam, near the bus station. Good luck to the owner!
November 12th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
elyas_shah, keep on dreaming……U ada betul ke???? Or just wake up from your sleep…
November 18th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
when i went to pura kencana’s sales office, they told me that a part of their housing estates will be develope as a hypermarket but it is not sure yet as they still bidding for any of the company to land thier name there.
the idea of a hypermarket at pura kencana are welcomed.. but the question is…WHEN?
November 19th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
Jeff, why u bother when another mall is opening in BP? Monthly on average how much you invest in these malls? So, why you bother??
November 21st, 2009 at 1:22 am
seem like u r not BPrian at all n keep critic the writer in wikipedia… if u have any proof,please show here or go and edit the wikipedia lah… n replace the writer named Jason!!!
as bprian,we should happy for the development have in BP,not critic here and there… FOR EXAMPLE JEFF WHO CONCERN ABOUT BP,NOT NECESSARY AS THE PEOPLE INVEST THE SHOPPING MALL… NOWADAYS EVEN AUNTIE ARE ALSO CONCERN ABOUT BP DEVELOPMENT!!!
I SUPPORT THE WRITER IN WIKIPEDIA… WHO HAD CONTRIBUTE A LOT THERE…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batu_Pahat_%28city%29
November 21st, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Hello, latest census shows BP district has a population of 411,000. Don’t believe me ah? Go to Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia websitelah. Want to bet ah?? And remember not all are living in BP town. Keep on dreaming….
November 21st, 2009 at 7:15 pm
i still remember last time one of the Kluang ppl keep critic Bt Pahat…
fejj,u can comment,but not insult ppl “keep dreaming”…!!!
mayb although the population is wrong which given in wiki,still Batu Pahat is 2nd largest city in Johor… Bt Pahat ppl have to support the development in Bt Pahat… good job Jeff n BPrian!!!
i still remember wat Jason said:
“I compared BP with some of the city in Malaysia which is not as good as BP but already reach Bandaraya status!For example,Alor Star and Kuala Terengganu!
The development of Batu Pahat is much much better than all the places!In term of population also surpass Alor Star and Kuala Terengganu.
I had visit the places before.
Of course,I cannot take BP compared with KL,Klang Valley and JB.”
I totally agree wit him!!!
November 21st, 2009 at 7:27 pm
ya… agree wit JCCC,Batu Pahat should be the city status ady if Alor Star and Kuala Terengganu ady being upgraded……
nowadays,batu pahat hv a lot of development ady! can complete wit other city in malaysia as well for eg:Miri,Ipoh,Alor Setar,Kuala Terengganu…
November 22nd, 2009 at 12:16 am
JCCC, Loh Mee, BPrian….I LOVE U ALL. Happy shopping and do take care!
November 22nd, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Maybe some critics here cannot stand the developing status BP is getting or is so opposed to malls cos they may hv invested and lost but hey, look on the brighter side. There’s always tomorrow…
November 22nd, 2009 at 8:28 pm
ya agree wit bpbeepee..
December 19th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
i m very very sick of the event management of Square one shopping mall batu pahat. It just can simply cancel the event without the earlier notification!!!!!Bad Faith!!!!!!!
January 16th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
As a BPrian who has stayed in BP for almost 20 years I do love this land a lot and I’m happy for the development here. However I wish that there’ll be some improvements in BP.
First of all, a better bus station. Actually, BP bus station is not the worst I’ve been to, but it’s definitely not one of the best. I personally like Melaka Sentral quite a lot. It may not be the best bus station in our country, but it has its own strengths. The bus station is much larger, with more seats at the waiting area, cleaner environment, more organized bus operator counters, and it’s brighter and more comfortable. Hope that the MPBP will upgrade our current bus station to a better one. *at least provide more lights and make it safer for girls la* Oh ya, if possible please do not separate domestic bus station and express bus station like how Muar and Seremban do. It really causes lots of inconvenience to the passengers =(
Secondly, I guess we need some really BIG cinemas, bookstores, and of course, karaoke. Hope that TGV will really open their branch in BP and provide better services. It’s really annoying when we can only watch some movies much later than KL people do. In addition, some movies are not shown in BP, grrr..
I hope there’ll be bookstores like MPH or Borders. Popular and Perintis are good, but they provide more books for kids, primary and secondary students. College students can hardly find their textbooks or even reference books here. I’m not too sure with adults *since I’m still a teenager =p* but if there’s a MPH or Borders here I believe we’ll have more choices of books and this will encourage us to read more, right?
Karaoke! I haven’t had the chance to visit the one in Square One but OMG the karaoke in The Summit is so terrible and I don’t know which word should I use to describe it. It’s like a lepak area. The price is so high and they provide us with poor service, lousy facilities and limited choices of songs. And it’s so WARM! There’s a karaoke near my college area in Nilai which is complained by a lot of my friends and they said that it’s the worst karaoke they’ve ever visited. To me, the karaoke in Summit is the worst. Seriously hope that either Redbox, Greenbox or Neway will be in BP. Maybe this will alert the one in Summit and make them upgrade their current service.
And I wish that there’ll be Jusco and more franchises like Starbucks *quite impossible* and Kim Gary in BP. Jusco provides some really cheap goods with good quality and there are more choices there. If Jusco is really here there’ll be competition with other shopping malls and we as the customers will get cheaper goods. Isn’t that great? And I guess Kim Gary will be very popular here since they provide really nice large-portion food at reasonable price, suitable for BPrians who prefer not-too-expensive food *my personal view =p*
After finishing my study in April I’ll only stay in BP for another 3 months plus before going overseas for my degree. Gonna miss BP a lot in foreign country I guess. However I’ll still love BP no matter where I am. Hope that BP will change for better and will become a Bandaraya asap *it deserves* =D
February 8th, 2010 at 4:06 am
I was born in Batu Pahat, now 26 and I love Batu Pahat. I think all of the BPrian play a part to develop our City, including myself, the younger generation.
After reading all the posts, just want to tell people that look down Batu Pahat, we all BPrian will prove our worth, that one day BP will become vibrant city comparable to that of KL etc, although much effort need to be done. I am proud that Batu Pahat as a relatively small town has a lot of public listed companies and famous leaders coming from here, and the living expenses relatively low.
When I studied my degree in Singapore, I was surprised that most of my Singaporean friends know about Batu Pahat. Even though I live in Singapore for 6 years, I still love Batu Pahat, I feel warm every time when I come back because it is the most familiar place to me.
Personally, I think Jusco and Tesco will set up hypermarket here seeing the rapid development. It is just a matter of time. Maybe one of them will be in Pura Kencana, Sri Gading, but it may need to take another 5 years as the phase 1 of shops and houses in Pura Kencana are just completed around April 2010. I guess the hypermarket will wait until the area has more people live there before they start to open.
I think it is normal for malls that does not perform well and viable economically to be shut down. It is like any other business. Only the strongest and fittest shopping malls will survive. Provided they have good business model and location, and can fulfill the needs of BPrian and consumers from other places.
It is good that big International players setting up their business here, be it hypermarket, manufacturing plant or their company because they will provide job opportunities for BPrian.
Anyone can confirm that Pura Kencana will have Golfing facilities? It will be great! So far I only know there is Club house facilities with swimming pool, other resorts facilities, lake garden etc.
Just my 2 cents.
February 9th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
Just to update all BPrian that there is a new Supermarket called AgroSegar just open last Friday, it is near Taman Soga or the road going to Minyak Beku.
The address is Lot 8303, Jalan Budi 14, Wawasan Industri, BP.
From 5-12 Feb, it is open until 12mn.
Just went there today, they are selling cny decoration stuff, market, also sell clothes. Some of the things quite cheap especially the vege and eggs.
February 12th, 2010 at 7:24 pm
Will, I’ve visited Pura Kencana show village and look at their master plan. No golfing facilities found!
February 15th, 2010 at 10:24 am
i am 19 years old..now study at uitm segamat segamat dun have anything..no mall..no cinema..just a noob karaoke and snooker..BP better..in 2008 i stayed in kl follow my mom transfered there..i thought live in kl is better than BP..more facilities more people..more attraction..i think many people think that kl is best..but my opinion..BP is the best..if i want to date or shoping o something i can go BP..than if i want village surrounding i can go sungai ayam..i..my hometown..in KL if u want to do something u need money..if u have rm100 in ur pocket dun go out..if i die also i want to die in batu pahat..~.~
February 23rd, 2010 at 2:28 pm
After readings all the post..I think thats something you guys BPrian…have to notice..
Well I just move hear last year..as my wife starts lecturing at UTHM.Most of the academicians..as well as the students..are looking forward that BP will be a great town better then Jb oneday…and it’s improving..these group of peoples have money to spends..and used to metropolitans lifestyle.At least if BP have more shoping malls..we dont have to travel to Jb..Kluang..or even KL for shopings.I guees UTHM gives a big impact to developemnet of BP.All these lectures with big income…wont mind spending their monies..So bring it on !!!
Most of the 2nd generation lecturers buying houses at pura kencana..they graduated from overseas…get used with famous brands..so they looking fowards for more shopping outlets here in Bp.So when in BP mall shop units going to be fully tenants?Still lots of empty space..2nd..and 3rd flr..I heard the rent is to expensive..is it?
Anyway..I was looking for public swiming pool here in BP..is there any?
one more thing..majlis bandaran..sucks..rubish everywear..longkang..yuks.. how can we elimate all these shit?
February 23rd, 2010 at 6:14 pm
Anybody known abou the Mc Donald business in Batu Pahat and Kluang? Is it good or consider good? Can it be an indicated on the BP/Kluang economic?
February 24th, 2010 at 11:37 am
Warky, FYI MPBP is forever busy keeping the surroundings of their office clean and beautiful. No time to look at other areas!! Sorry…
May 5th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
Lattest develpment of Batu Pahat Town.
Other than The Summit Hotel(construction work still in progress),Wisma Supreme will be converted in to a hotel operated by Tiong Nam Logistics Holdings Bhd,renovation work is in progress.
The MCA owned hawker cente next to he bus terminal will be dismantled by August 2010,and a well known fast food outlet will be operating there.
Unconfirmed news that the express bus terminal will be shifted to Jalan Tan Swee Hoe on a piece of land adjaction to Taman Murni and Taman Flora.
The new Klinik Kesehatan is completed and soon the temporary klinik at Taman Setia Jaya will be moved back to the new building along Jalan Kluang (Simpang Rantai).
May 6th, 2010 at 12:25 am
i personally believe with localbus… batu pahat really dont need that much malls as long as there is a good cinema and good karaoke but besides that i also feel that batu pahat people also very good in billiards (usually people call it SNOOKER).
last week i happen to pass by a snooker centre near banang jaya namely KB SPORTS CENTRE, i feel the environment there is quite good. if you guys like to play snooker as your past time, i recommend you guys to go over there as the table there was new and most of all the service was good and they open until midnight. this really suits us a lot as a lot of batu pahat youngsters are midnight cats …
May 18th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Thanks for so many news of Batu Pahat. Thanks Lasolo and Ng.
June 6th, 2010 at 2:26 am
Anyone has any idea who’s the management company of Square One Mall? any contact number? please email to me ianouii@yahoo.com
tqvm.
July 20th, 2010 at 7:20 pm
act..many things that i consider at bp..i need some boutiqes to buy cloth,food such as kenny rogers n many more..i came to bpmall to eat kenny rogers..there is no people there..only me n my frens..5 prson..i dont see workers around..like a hell n ghost place..n i really dont like to watch movies at summit..now is a KPI cinemas or what..showing movie dat 1 month has been release..that shows,bp is need more construction..workers playing around n the impornt is,when cstmer want to watch movie..usualy there is no workers come in n come out..but they do..disturbing cstomer..join watching..this is wrong..i have been paid a much K plying games at summit..i’m very dissapointed..i need starbucks..coffee bean or what..lucky big apple had opened at bpmall..the truth is..bp is a small place..big in names but small in developing..i wish many people will come to bp to make changes..pops in bp is still small..i’m going to summit in weekdays but theres is no people..like what kind of places?doing some changes..good luck
August 13th, 2010 at 12:31 am
kat maner nk cari kedai secret recipe kt bp. tolong bagi landmark sekali ek.
August 15th, 2010 at 8:39 am
Salam Diana, secret recipe kat BP terletak di Jalan Rahmat. Opposite AM Bank. Servisnya cepat dan pelayannya ramah2 belaka
August 16th, 2010 at 11:20 am
amri89, kalau tak reti BI, tak yahlah nak komen dalam BI. Berserabut, tulis jer dalam BM….i have been paid a much….apa punya bahasa tu. Siapa yang bayar kat kau? Ker kau nak cakap….I have paid so much…kelakor lah kau nih…Nak speaking konon…tapi tak tau nak guna grammar yang betul. Buck up man!!
September 1st, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Aku go Bp want beli games jer, aku not kesah about pembangunan or ape-ape jer,but bp masih good dan banyak shoping mall,sbb tu lar summit x der orng sgt,dan kalau nak layanan bagus tahap lima bintang,msak sendiri kat umah lagi senang tak payah nak makan kat luar,…haha (yang BI kat atas tu aku sental jer x payah komplen,simpan dlm ati jer)..