Melaka’s Luasempit set to be the next Chatuchak

An artist’s impression of the Malaysia Tourism City in Kuala Linggi, Melaka.

Meridian Bhd, the developer of the Malaysia Tourism City (MTC) in Kuala Linggi, Melaka, intends to turn the tourism city into a shopping haven with the launch of its Luasempit Weekend Market@Linggi (Luasempit) in September next year.

Chief executive officer Datuk Seth Yap says the MTC, launched by Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi in May, will host Malaysia’s own version of the Chatuchak weekend market, which is a popular shopping area in Bangkok, Thailand.