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1st Avenue

Next to Komtar and Prangin Mall. This stylish downtown mall contains a 5D cineplex, as well as a karaoke. Several shoplots selling electronic goods and various sorts of apparel.

Address: 182 Magazine Road
Getting there: linked to KOMTAR Tower and Prangin Mall by pedestrian skybridges
Hours: 10AM-10PM
Website: 1st-avenue-mall.com.my (opens in a new tab)

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Prangin Mall
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The Gravityz
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