Plaza Low Yat

Low Yat Plaza
Plaza Low Yat

The northern and main entrance of Low Yat Plaza.
Location Imbi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Opening date 1999
Developer Low Yat Group
Management Low Yat Group
Owner Low Yat Group
No. of stores and services ~350
No. of anchor tenants 2
Total retail floor area -
No. of floors 7
Website

Low Yat Plaza (Malay: Plaza Low Yat) is a shopping mall specializing in electronics and IT products in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In 2009, Plaza Low Yat was named “Malaysia’s Largest IT Lifestyle Mall” by the Malaysia Book of Records.[1] 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.[2] Plaza Low Yat is widely regarded as the most comprehensive IT mall in Kuala Lumpur, offering various IT products and services from mobile, photography, and gaming, to computing and repairs. Each floor in the mall generally specializes in a particular group of IT products.[3] The mall 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.[4]

2015 Low Yat Racial Incident

The Low Yat Plaza was the site of a major racial scuffle which started off as a minor incident when a Malay youth was caught red handed by a Chinese shopkeeper for stealing a mobile phone from the shop. The perpetrator was even filmed committing the act on CCTV. The Chinese shopkeeper then brought the nabbed youth to the police station and lodge a police report against him. The Malay youth was remanded for a few hours in the police station for questioning and was subsequently released. The Malay youth then came back with a group of accomplice to carry out what was seen as a revenge attack on the Chinese shopkeeper and ransacking his mobile phone shop. The commotion drew the attention of surrounding shopkeepers and patrons who were mostly ethnic Chinese and responded by beating up the Malay youths. News of Malays getting bashed up by the Chinese rapidly spread like wildfire via the social media and the incident was quickly blown out of proportion into what was one of the most large scale racial clashes in Malaysia in recent times. Malay groups ravaged shops in the Low Yat Plaza and also carried out attacks on anyone perceived to be ethnic Chinese in the Bukit Bintang area. Numerous ethnic Chinese people in the vicinity who were unrelated to the incident were hurt in the attacks. The incident highlights the fragile social fabric in Malaysia which has led many to believe that racial harmony has deteriorated over the years.

Transportation

The interior of the mall.

The shopping center is accessible within walking distance north of Imbi Station of KL Monorail.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PLAZA LOW YAT". Wonderful Malaysia. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Lucky diners win big". New Straits Times. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Plaza Low Yat, Kuala Lumpur".
  4. ↑ "A visit to Low Yat Plaza, Kuala Lumpur's shady electronics mall". ZDNet. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2014.


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