Plaza Low Yat Explained

Plaza Low Yat
Location:Imbi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Opening Date:1999
Number Of Stores:~400
Number Of Anchors:2
Floor Area:28800sqm[1]
Floors:7
Publictransit: Imbi Monorail station

Plaza Low Yat is a shopping centre specializing in electronics and IT products in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2] In 2009, Plaza Low Yat was named “Malaysia’s Largest IT Lifestyle Centre” by the Malaysian 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

2015 Low Yat riot

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

The shopping centre is accessible within walking distance north of Imbi Station of KL Monorail and also southwest of Bukit Bintang MRT station.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Celebrating two decades of revolutionised shopping. Star2.com. 30 August 2019. 4 August 2019.
  2. News: How to shop like a boss at Low Yat Plaza . Stuff Magazine . 21 July 2015. 21 September 2018. Tshiung Han See.
  3. News: PLAZA LOW YAT . Wonderful Malaysia . 14 July 2015.
  4. News: Lucky diners win big . New Straits Times . 8 February 2014 . 26 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140302225418/http://www.nst.com.my/streets/central/lucky-diners-win-big-1.479045 . 2 March 2014 .
  5. Web site: Plaza Low Yat, Kuala Lumpur. Travelfish.org. 3 December 2017.
  6. News: A visit to Low Yat Plaza, Kuala Lumpur's shady electronics mall. https://web.archive.org/web/20121012233335/http://www.zdnet.com/a-visit-to-low-yat-plaza-kuala-lumpurs-shady-electronics-mall_p7-7000005521/#photo . dead . October 12, 2012 . ZDNet . 10 October 2012 . 26 February 2014.
  7. Web site: Low Yat Riot In Malaysia -- Racial Or Something Else?. Greg. Lopez. Forbes.com. 3 December 2017.
  8. Web site: Low Yat brawl: How it all started. Suganthi. Suparmaniam. Astro Awani. 21 September 2018. 14 July 2015.