| Largest shopping mall in Sabah | Largest shopping mall in Sarawak | Largest shopping complex in Tawau town | Largest shopping mall in Malaysia |


This two storey new shopping mall is designed by New Zealand’s Warren & Mahoney
Above : Front view of the main entrance of the mall
Below: Back entrance of the mall is just across the road of Kenyalang Park

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shopping mall, different, exciting and vibrant and based on the
design of shopping malls popular in Australia and New Zealand, took pride
of place on a 12-acre site in Kuching City of Sarawak. This retail mall marks the Kuching city’s coming of age. Kuching, with a population of 600,000 but a retail environment far behind that of similar-sized cities other part of Malaysia. This new Spring brings a bounce into the City of Cats. Situated along a main thoroughfare in a high profile neighborhood of South Kuching, the two-storey mall will have 350,000sq ft of space and 1,500 car-parking bays, with entrances/exits from all four directions. The RM150 million project, slated for completion by November next year, was designed by a New Zealand-based architectural firm, Warren & Mahoney, which has a strong influence on retail outlet concepts and the built environment in that country. The Spring give Sarawakians as well as visitors to the State a rewarding shopping experience, with a wide range of retail choice. This would also make the city “more livable”. Perbena Emas, builder of The Spring, is a construction company incorporated in 1977 and the shopping mall is its maiden venture into property development, on a site it purchased 12 years ago. Both Perbena Emas and PSB Realty come under Pan-Sarawak Co Sdn Bhd, which started off in the timber trade and then moved on to building and construction materials and air-conditioning supplies. The group has carried out major building and infrastructure work in Sarawak, including civil structure work for the Malaysia Liquified Natural Gas plant in Bintulu, the Sarawak General Hospital in Kuching as well as the Hock Lee Centre and Wisma STA, also in Kuching. |

The Spring Mall
- Largest shopping Mall in SARAWAK -
Owned and built by PSB Realty Development Sdn Bhd. James Ling - director of The Spring developer PSB Realty Development Sdn Bhd
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“The Spring Shopping Mall” in Kuching is the biggest shopping mall in Sarawak opened to public on the 10th January 2008. The first large-scale lifestyle shopping centre in this city. With this gigantic shopping mall,
tourists enjoy their time in Kuching, Sarawak in this 2-storey mall. With
150 retail outlets, a gourmet supermarket, an excellent food court here you find
Parkson, Ta Khiong gourmet supermarket, MPH, HSL, Factory Outlet, Padini, Bonia,
Bata, Hush Puppies, K2Factor, Mango, Esprit, Guess and other established brands. The Spring Shopping Mall, Kuching The opening of The Spring (and Boulevard also recently) helped
in attracting outstation tourists from Sibu, Miri, Sabah and even Brunei to come
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CAR PARKING SYSTEM
FREE parking at the present. The new parking ticket system is using auto pay machine. However, for the time being during this FREE period car owners need only to VALIDATE the ticket without paying before leaving. The VALIDATING counter to validate your parking tickets could be found easily at the car park. You must have you parking validate before going out the car park else “gate” wouldn't be opened and your car will be stucked at the exit After VALIDATING your ticket upon leaving, be sure to leave within 15 minutes else “gate” too will not open for you.. |
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2nd Floor MPH Bookstores opened its new first in East Malaysia outlet in
The Spring Mall and 28th February 2008. |
| Parkson Corporation Sdn
Bhd’s second outlet in Kuching, The Spring was declared open by Sarawak
Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud in January 2008 The outlet, Parkson’s largest in East Malaysia, boasts a floor space of 102,500 square feet over three floors and is the anchor tenant of The Spring. Total investment for the outlet amounted to RM12-15mil, with more than 50% supported by suppliers. The new outlet housed a beauty hall offering international brands, a floor dedicated to men’s and women’s fashions, and a floor for children’s apparel and home accessories. Shoppers have a choice of almost 300 brands of merchandise, many of which are being featured for the first time in Kuching,
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Ground Floor Starbucks recently opened its second
outlet in Kuching. Located at The Spring, Kuching’s latest shopping mall,
the new outlet occupies 1,484 square feet indoors and 274 square feet
outdoors. Starbucks’ first outlet here opened at Kuching International Airport in 2007. |
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| The Spring Mall is the 1st lifestyle shopping mall in Kuching City withh numerous choices for high-fashion labels, entertainment and foods. |
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The Spring has a "tHe SPring Food Bazar" at 1st Floor for 500 seats with 40 food stalls Food such as Roasted Duck Rice is Rm 6.80 per plate. Chicken Mushroom Boodle is Rm 5.00 per bowl Pearl Milk Tea is Rm 3.80 per cup ABC Mango Ice Kachang Rm 4.50 plate Rice with deep fried fish is Rm 7.50 plate Food Bazaar has many choice there, you can have Indian food, Indonesian food, Korean food, Japanese food, Muslim food, Chinese food, Western food and more. |
Boulevard Shopping Mall Kuching
| There are other large scale
shopping malls and hotels under/completed construction recently in
Kuching City :
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| Boulevard Mall, located at Mile 4 Kuching-Serian Road
(not far from Regional Bus Terminal). Opened in late December 2007. It
offers a Boulevard Hypermarket and Department Store plus a variety of
shopping outlets and fast foods such as Sushi King and Kenny Rogers
Roasters. The Spring [http://www.thespring.com.my], located at Jalan
Simpang Tiga (between the city centre and airport). Opened to the public
in January 2008, The Spring is Kuching's largest and 1st true lifestyle
shopping mall. Shiny and new, it offers many international brands like
Esprit, Charles & Keith, Starbucks, Quiksilver etc. spread over two
stories and a basement. It also has a Parkson Department Store and a
supermarket offering many imported goods. Sarawak Plaza, Jln. Tunku Abdul
Rahman (next to Holiday Inn). One of Kuching's older malls. Tun Jugah, Jln.
Tunku Abdul Rahman (opposite Sarawak Plaza). Stands majestically twelve
storeys tall at the commercial and financial hub of Kuching City. It
comprises of three levels of retail stores, nine levels of office space,
and two levels of basement car park. Wisma Saberkas, located at the
junction of Jln. Tun Abang Haji Openg and Jln. Rock, is a round tower on
the outskirts (approximately 15 minutes from the Waterfront) that offers a
feast of hi-tech products based around mobile telephones and computers.
Crowne Plaza - Parkson Grand, Jln. Tunku Abdul Rahman (opposite Sarawak
Plaza). Standard Parkson fare, with Times Bookstore, shoeshops, jewellery
and the likes. Also Giant Supermarket under the same roof.
Crown Square, Towards Pending, opposite Hock Lee Centre. A small but
newly refurbished shopping mall. Its tenanted by Mr. Ho's Fine Foods &
Restaurant as well as a Japanese, Indonesian and Chinese restaurant - on
top of several standard fashion outlets. Also, the biggest baby and kids
outlet in Kuching, Mummycare and Kiddycare are located on the 2nd and 3rd
floor with a total area of 6000sq ft and 5000 sq ft. Hock Lee Centre, Jln.
Abang Abdul Rahim. The place to find and buy cheap clothes and fashion
accessories for the young females. There are electronics and a supermarket
in the basement and Home & Living on the ground and 1st floor. Wisma Satok,
off Jln Satok, just a pedestrian bridge away from the location of the
Sunday Market. One of the older malls in Kuching. Cheap items can be found
here. There's a departmental store and supermarket. A high concentration
of mediocre cyber cafe is at the fourth floor. Wisma Hopoh, Jalan P.
Ramlee, near Syaria Court. Just a walk away from Sarawak Museum. A small
and old shoping centre yet still frequented by shoppers. |

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INDEX of Kuching City July 18, 2008 02:17:43 PM |
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