The Campbell Street market will undergo a major upgrade next year to give it a new lease of life.

The century-old market, located at the junction of Campbell Street and Carnavon Street, has experienced a drop in business in recent years as the building’s structure deteriorated over the years.

After over two years of planning and consultations, the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) has finalised an upgrade and restoration plan for the market.

“About RM5 million will be allocated for the upgrading and restoration works of the market where new elements will be introduced to inject new life into it,” said local government and traffic management committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow during a site visit today.

The state executive councillor said the MBPP started the process in 2014, first by engaging the stakeholders, getting public feedback and working with a consultant architect and Think City to come up with a Heritage Management Plan for the project.

“After two and half years of planning, it is time to call for a tender of the project by March next year as the consultants needed to make final adjustments to the plans,” he told reporters this morning.

Chow said the work on the exterior of the building is expected to start in the middle of next year.

“The upgrading works will be conducted phase by phase so that it will not affect the daily business of the remaining traders here,” he said.

Chow said the market trading dynamics have changed over the years as both the number of customers and traders have dwindled.

“After the heritage inscription, the way of operations have changed, the number of walk-in customers have reduced, many stalls have closed and wholesaling activities have also reduced,” he said.

The market was first established in the 1900s when the then municipal council bought the land and relocated an existing cemetery there to another site.

In the 1930s, the market received its first upgrade. It was upgraded again in the 1960s.

Throug the years up till the heritage inscription in 2008, the market was one of the main wet markets in the inner city after Chowrasta Market just a few hundred metres away.

With the proposed upgrade, the old market building will be maintained and restored but new features will be added.

A modern Food Street section will be built next to the market to attract new businesses and new customers to the market site.

“We hope this effort will add new elements to the market as the market stalls will be rearranged to give it a new face and new look,” he said.

All existing traders will be maintained at the market and they hope to attract new traders and businesses to the market after the upgrade.

“The Food Street will open new opportunities for other businesses including cafes to attract crowds to the site,” he said.

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Damai Springs, an upcoming residential development by Airmas Group in Bukit Mertajam. It is located at Jalan Betek, diagonally opposite Residensi Harmoni gated and guarded housing scheme.

This development will see the construction of a 15-storey condominium, offering 138 residential unit with built-up size ranging from 1,371 sq.ft. onwards. There will be 12 units per floor, each unit will comes with two car parking lots.

More details to be available upon official launch.

Project Name: Damai Springs
Location : Bukit Mertajam, Penang
Property Type : Condominium
Land Tenure : Freehold
Built-up Area: 1,371 sq.ft. – 1,375 sq.ft.
Total Unit: 138
Indicative Price : (to be confirmed)
Developer: General Supreme Sdn. Bhd. (Airmas Group)

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* THIS PROJECT IS CANCELLED *

Mpire Residences, an upcoming 57-storey mixed development by Paramount Solaris Sdn. Bhd. in Bayan Lepas, Penang. It is located next to The Clovers by Asia Green, about 3km away from Penang International Airport.

This development comprises a 5-level shopping mall, 20-level hotel and two residential towers with recreational facilities located at level 56 & 57:

• Tower A: 44-storey condominium (620 units)
• Tower B: 44-storey condominium (620 units)
• Tower C: 20-storey hotel (300 rooms) with mall and retail offices

Details to be available upon project official launch.

Project Name: Mpire Residences
Location : Bayan Lepas, Penang
Property Type : Mixed development
Land Tenure : Freehold
Built-up Area: (to be confirmed)
Indicative Price : RM800 psf (to be confirmed)
Developer: Paramount Solaris Sdn. Bhd.

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Eco World Development Group Berhad [EW Berhad or EcoWorld] celebrated the most wonderful time of the year at its EcoWorld Gallery @ Eco Meadows with a special runway collection of bridal gowns in conjunction with the Group’s on-going Let Love Snow Christmas celebrations.

The fashion parade was set up by the giant snow globe at the gallery and featured a collection of gowns by Kuang Yee Bridal Collection [KYBC]. KYBC is a household name in Penang for bridal gowns and photography.

“We are extremely excited to work with a reputable brand like KYBC on this special collaboration as our Let Love Snow campaign relates to love as well and it complements the beauty of the bridal gowns and the excitement everyone gets from the union of love,” said EcoWorld General Manager for Northern Region Khoo Teck Chong.

The sales gallery was also decked to the nines with ample Christmas decorations to ring in the season and an iconic Christmas tree was one of the main attractions as well. In line with the Let Love Snow campaign, another main attraction was the giant snow globe which stood tall at 25 feet and features snow sessions during the weekends. The giant snow globe will be lit up from 7-9pm while the snow sessions go off on a 30-minute interval.

Apart from the bridal gown showcase, KYBC also provided complimentary family portrait taking sessions which were held at the Christmas themed decorated hallway in the sales gallery for visitors present. Visitors who took part in the family portrait sessions also stand a chance to win attractive lucky draw prizes worth RM6,888 which will be drawn on Christmas day itself.

The event also offered delicious honey roasted chicken drumsticks and sweet treats like cupcakes. Visitors even had a chance to take pictures with Santa Claus and his elves.

Drop by for a visit at EcoWorld Gallery @ Eco Meadows today or call +604 510 2255 to find out more.

Assumptions that the world is flat and people would fall over the edge if they went to the end of the horizon disappeared over 3,500 years ago because that non-existent edge gets farther as people climbed higher.

Stand at sea level and your horizon is 4.7km away. But on Level 65, Komtar, your gaze will sweep over the curvature of the planet.

The eastern plain of the island’s geography is laid out for you to behold, and Pulau Jerejak, over 12km away, comes into full view.

“Komtar’s location is fantastically strategic. It is like a giant watchtower and being circular, you have an all-round view,” said Only World Group (OWG) chief operating officer Datuk Jean Koh.

Level 65 is about 230m above the ground and at this height, you would be able to see up to 150km away, making Kedah a part of the northeastern scenery.

Video taken by Penang Property Talk in August 2016

When Komtar was first completed about 30 years ago, this was the rooftop level and it only had a helipad. Now it is a part of the Window of the Top.

“We created Level 65 into an observatory deck. As you walk around the floor, you will see Penang from a unique angle.

“There’s so much to take in that you’ll even need to stop for coffee,” Jean smiled.

And that is just what OWG prepared: a coffee corner where visitors can pause to admire the panorama.

Picture by TheStar

On the window are affixed information panels, telling visitors what they are seeing, such as Penang jetty, Kek Lok Si Temple, Penang Hill and so on.

There is also a souvenir store and a photo opportunity corner where you can have a special photo taken in such a way that it will look as if you are walking on an I-beam at the external edge of the building.

OWG won a 45-year lease on five levels of Komtar in 2012 and is on a mission to revitalise the building.

The company has topped the building with another three levels, and the Window of the Top refers to Level 65’s observatory deck and Level 68 rooftop, both of which are set to be officially opened tomorrow.

There is even a special glass floor section in Level 65 for visitors to step past the external wall of the monolith and look down on the scenery below. This is a teaser to an even more hair-raising glass skywalk on Level 68, the tallest in the country.

The way up to the top begins at Level Five.

For those who still remember Komtar back in the late 80s and early 90s, this is where the rooftop garden and open space podium used to be.

Those who still recall scaling the open-air staircase at Komtar’s Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong side to reach Level Five (there used to be a squash court, food court, amusement games centre and also the Geodesic Dome), they will be in for a surprise.

A glitzy entrance is in store for them and along the Level Five boulevard of fancy eateries, a giant overhead LCD screen completes the shine.

Two levels lower, OWG has a special project in the final stages of construction that will be dedicated to Penang’s tourism industry.

“The Penang State Gallery will take visitors back to the time when Penang was a swampy frontier and show how George Town became a bustling trading post, to its present day as a city of living history.

“Beside the gallery will be the Market Food Street where tourists will be able sample the signature dishes of Penang hawker food.”

To complete the adventure for foreign visitors, Jean said there would also be a gallery called the Durian The King of Fruits and a museum, Tongkat Ali King.

“We’ll make sure that a busy business traveller or perhaps a cruise ship passenger who is only here on a day trip will have a one-stop spot to get a whiff of everything there is to love about Penang,” said Jean.

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