KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 -- Muar is set to get its own cinema with FST Cinemas planning to open a new standalone seven-hall cinema complex in the Johor town by the third quarter of 2027.

FST Cinemas general manager Dr Sai Suthan Krishnan said the project, to be developed as part of The Hub Business Park Muar in collaboration with YKL Capital Sdn Bhd, would support FST's strategy to expand into underserved suburban and underpenetrated markets.

"We are positioning ourselves as a friendly neighbourhood cinema. Muar currently does not have an operational cinema, and we see an opportunity to bring that experience closer to the community," he told Bernama after the FST Rebranding Launch attended by National Film Development Corporation Malaysia...