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Labuan to Have New Landmark Building
Oceanus Waterfront Mall to Open on
17 May
Developers of Oceanus Mall
here has given its assurance to
keep a tight deadline as it plans
to open for business this May.
Waterfront Urban Development
Sdn Bhd claimed its hotel zone,
designer suites condominium
and commercial lots are now
fully completed.
“The internal tiling, floor
screening, internal plastering to
brick wall, external ceiling and
all related internal works have
hit 100% completion.
Aerial view of Labuan in 2013
An 18-storey shopping mall and hotel
will be built around the compound
of Billion Waterfront Hotel in Labuan.
Chief executive officer of the hotel,
Shamsul Sahari, said the billion ringgit
p roject would occupy six acres of
land.
“There will be a convention hall in
the new building as the demand for
convention hall usage here in Labuan
is high. The current convention hall in
the Labuan Financial Park is no longer
sufficient to meet all the demands for
function, meeting and others.
“An exhibition hall will also be set up
in the new building,” he said, adding
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that the plan would be finalised
within three years before it could be
implemented.
Shamsul added that the new building
would be a landmark for Labuan.
He also disclosed that they are now
renovating another 80 rooms in
the hotel which are expected to be
finished by June or July this year.
Billion Waterfront Hotel currently has
95 rooms. When asked about the
occupancy rate in the hotel, Shamsul
said that the rooms are almost 95%
booked each day due to the booming
oil and gas industry.
“Fine tuning for all the minute
works are in progress before
handing over to owners for
renovation works,” it said in a
statement following a followup visit by Mayor Datuk Abidin
Madingkir to the mall.
Madingkir was also given the
assurance that Waterfront
Urban Development will take
measures to ensure cleanliness
and that traffic flow will be
controlled once the mall opens.
“We also request the public to
bear with the traffic along the
Ocenus Waterfront Mall, Kota
Kinabalu, Sabah
waterfront project for a few
more months,” it appealed.
The integrated complex is
expected to house various
famous brands such as the
Hard Rock Cafe, the J.W. Marriot,
Nandos, Sushi-Tei & Yuzu, Jelly
Bunny, Dorothy Perkins, Bonia
and Selangor Pewter.
Among those present during
the mayor’s visit to the mall was
Waterfront Urban Development
Executive Director, Johnson
Koh, and senior officers
from both City Hall and the
developer.