MUAR, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- The Regent of Johor, Tunku Mahkota Ismail, officially inaugurated the Tunku Mahkota Ismail Youth Centre (TMIYC) Muar, located at Jalan Stadium here, today.
Also present were Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi; Johor Youth, Sports, Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Committee chairman Mohd Hairi Mad Shah; and Johor State Secretary Tan Sri Dr Azmi Rohani.
Meanwhile, Mohd Hairi said TMIYC would serve as a hub for Muar’s population of over 300,000 residents to conduct various youth, sports, and community activities.
“TMIYC Muar also sets the benchmark for the development of TMIYC centres that will be established across all districts in Johor in the future.
“This is to ensure that the youth in the state have an affordable, conducive, and practical hub for conducting activities and sports at various levels,” he said during his speech at the youth centre’s inauguration today.
He added that TMIYC Muar, spanning 11 hectares, was the third such centre to be completed and opened to the public, following the ones in Johor Bahru and Renggam in Kluang.
He said two more TMIYC projects were currently under construction, with the Pasir Gudang centre expected to be operational next year, with 82 per cent of the project completed, while the Iskandar Puteri centre had reached 33 per cent completion.
“A discussion between the state government and the Ministry of Youth and Sports will also be held to propose and request the construction of TMIYC centres in other districts,” he added.
Various facilities provided at TMIYC Muar include a synthetic football field with floodlights, an extreme sports arena, an e-sports hub, a covered futsal court, and dormitories.
TMIYC is the brainchild of Tunku Mahkota Ismail, designed as a platform for the youth community to engage in recreational and leisure activities, with the first TMIYC established in Johor Bahru on Dec 21, 2020.
-- BERNAMA
