Plaza Low Yat
 The northern and main entrance of Plaza Low Yat | |
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| Location | Imbi,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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| Opening date | 1999[1] |
| No. of stores and services | ~400[1] |
| No. ofanchor tenants | 2 |
| Total retail floor area | 28,800 m2(310,000 sq ft)[1] |
| No. of floors | 7 |
| Public transit access | MR5Imbi Monorail station |
| Website | plazalowyat |
Plaza Low Yatis a shopping centre specializing in electronics and IT products inKuala Lumpur,Malaysia.[2]In 2009, Plaza Low Yat was named “Malaysia’s Largest IT Lifestyle Centre” by theMalaysian Book of Records.[3]Plaza Low Yat falls under the Low Yat Group, alongside other properties in the city centre such as Federal Hotel, Capitol Hotel, Federal Arcade and BBpark.[4]Plaza Low Yat is widely regarded as the most comprehensive IT centre in Kuala Lumpur, offering various IT products and services from mobile, photography, and gaming, to computing and repairs. Each floor in the centre generally specializes in a particular group of IT products.[5]The centre is notoriously known for the amount of haggling and price comparisons required in order to find good deals, as well as the availability of software and games at relatively cheap prices.[6]
Incident
[edit]The Plaza Low Yat was the site of a riot in 2015.[7]Three people were injured including a reporter during the commotion. Police believed that the riot occurred following a fight involving seven men at Plaza Low Yat on 12 July 2015, over the alleged theft of a smartphone.[8]
Transportation
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The shopping centre is accessible within walking distance north ofImbi StationofKL Monorailand also southwest ofBukit Bintang MRT station.
Accolades
[edit]- “Malaysia’s Largest IT Lifestyle Centre” by theMalaysia Book of Records(2019)[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcd"Celebrating two decades of revolutionised shopping".Star2. 4 August 2019.Retrieved30 August2019.
- ^Tshiung Han See (21 July 2015)."How to shop like a Boss at Low Yat Plaza".Stuff Magazine.Retrieved21 September2018.
- ^"PLAZA LOW YAT".Wonderful Malaysia.Retrieved14 July2015.
- ^"Lucky diners win big".New Straits Times. 8 February 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 2 March 2014.Retrieved26 February2014.
- ^"Plaza Low Yat, Kuala Lumpur".Travelfish.org.Retrieved3 December2017.
- ^"A visit to Low Yat Plaza, Kuala Lumpur's shady electronics mall".ZDNet. 10 October 2012. Archived fromthe originalon October 12, 2012.Retrieved26 February2014.
- ^Lopez, Greg."Low Yat Riot In Malaysia -- Racial Or Something Else?".Forbes.Retrieved3 December2017.
- ^Suparmaniam, Suganthi (14 July 2015)."Low Yat brawl: How it all started".Astro Awani.Retrieved21 September2018.
External links
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