Muar Trade Centre (; Jawi: ''ڤوست داڬڠن موار'') ''(formerly Bangunan UMNO Muar-Pagoh)'' is a major landmark in

Bandar Maharani Muar (Muarian dialect: ''Muo'') or Bandar Maharani, is a historical town and the capital of Muar District, Johor, Malaysia. It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Malaysia to be visited and explored for its food, coffee and histo ...

, Muar,

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. As one of the highest building in the town that houses a hotel and several commercial facilities.

History

The building was actually planned and built by the

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(UMNO) Muar Division when former

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Tan Sri

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was the division's chief and was initially to be named as ''Muar UMNO Building''. It was constructed on the state government granted land plot strategically located at the street intersection of Jalan Othman with Jalan Petrie and Jalan Maharani beside the scenic

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. The building construction was finished and was opened in the 1984 coinciding with the town centennial celebration by the subsequent Menteri Besar Tan Sri

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. But by then the party division was already split technically into two, the actual Muar and the newly Muhyiddin-led

Pagoh Pagoh ( Jawi: ڤاڬوه) is a town in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia. Pagoh is situated from Muar via Johor State Route J32 (Muar–Labis trunk road) and is accessible via one of the main interchanges on the North–South Expressway, the major ...

divisions in correspond to the new border redelineation process by the

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(EC) which had created the new Pagoh parliamentary constituency out of the original Muar parliamentary constituency, the building was finally named as ''Muar-Pagoh UMNO Building'' to indicate the inclusiveness of the contribution and ownership of both party divisions in the building. In the beginning when the highest building in Muar being opened then, it was quite an attraction and excitement for the peoples of Muar town. The ''Muar-Pagoh UMNO Building'' housed the UMNO office, Bank Bumiputera branch, Park View Hotel, some commercial shops, a video game arcade, a snooker center, a nightly performing live band terrace bar and a bowling alley at time of opening. However gradually the building became inactive over the years and was dormant for years after facing weak management problem and financial trouble for loan debt repayment before it was eventually repossessed from UMNO and auctioned of by the creditor bank.

Acquisitions and rebranding developments

In 2006, the building was at last acquired and taken over by a local private company which renamed it "Muar Trade Centre". The building is being operated and managed by Actitage Sdn Bhd, currently houses commercial lots, a new hotel, and Muar Trader's Hotel that includes a convention centre.

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