Samarinda to have a mall

JAKARTA (JP): Samarinda, the capital of East Kalimantan, will have a modern shopping mall, the first of its kind in the city.

The ground-breaking ceremony of the Rp 65 billion ( US$27.7 million) project -- to be called Mal Lembuswana -- was launched by East Kalimantan governor M. Ardans on Saturday.

The facility, located on a 6.83 hectare plot, is being developed by a Jakarta-based private firm, PT Cipta Sumena Satresna, in cooperation with the local authority.

In addition to the mall, scheduled to be completed within the next 12 months, the developer will also build 184 shop houses in the area, Antara news agency reported. (icn)