Muar Trade Centre, Commercial skyscraper in Muar, Malaysia
Muar Trade Centre is an 11-storey tower at the junction of Jalan Othman, Jalan Petrie and Jalan Maharani beside the Muar River in Bandar Maharani. It opened in 1984 as the Muar-Pagoh UMNO Building and now holds commercial lots, offices, a convention centre and the Muar Trader's Hotel.
The building was planned and built by UMNO's Muar Division under Johor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Othman Saat, on state-granted land at the junction of Jalan Othman, Jalan Petrie and Jalan Maharani beside the Muar River. It opened in 1984, coinciding with the town's centennial, under Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. After electoral redelineation created the Pagoh constituency, it was renamed Bangunan UMNO Muar-Pagoh. Weak management and loan debt led to repossession and auction; a local private company acquired it in 2006 and renamed it Muar Trade Centre.
The building opened in 1984 as Bangunan UMNO Muar-Pagoh, named for the two party divisions that shared its ownership after the Pagoh constituency was carved out of Muar. Its Jawi name, ڤوست داݢڠن موار, appears on signage, and the ground-floor lots now serve local traders and hotel guests.
The building stands at the junction of Jalan Othman, Jalan Petrie and Jalan Maharani, beside the Muar River in Bandar Maharani. Its 11 floors combine hotel rooms, office and commercial lots and a convention centre, so visitors enter through the commercial frontage rather than a single sightseeing entrance.
The building was planned by UMNO's Muar division under Johor Menteri Besar Othman Saat and opened in 1984 for Muar's centennial, then named Muar-Pagoh UMNO Building after electoral redelineation created the Pagoh constituency. At opening it held a Bank Bumiputera branch, Park View Hotel, a bowling alley, a snooker centre and a live-band terrace bar.
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