Plaza Low Yat

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{{infobox shopping mall

| name = Plaza Low Yat

| image = Low Yat Plaza, Imbi, Kuala Lumpur.jpg

| caption = The northern and main entrance of Plaza Low Yat

| location = Imbi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| coordinates = {{Coord|3|8|38.44|N|101|42|37.80|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| opening_date = 1999

| number_of_stores = ~400

| number_of_anchors = 2

| floor_area = {{convert|28,800|sqm|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=https://www.star2.com/living/2019/08/04/lyc-mall-plaza-low-yat/|title=Celebrating two decades of revolutionised shopping|publisher=Star2.com|access-date=30 August 2019|date=4 August 2019}}

| floors = 7

| publictransit = {{KLRT color code|MR|5}} Imbi Monorail station

| website = {{url|plazalowyat.com}}

| mapframe-wikidata = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 15

}}

Plaza Low Yat is a shopping centre specializing in electronics and IT products in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.{{cite news |title=How to shop like a boss at Low Yat Plaza | url=https://www.stuff.tv/my/features/how-shop-boss-low-yat-plaza |publisher=Stuff Magazine |date=21 July 2015|access-date=21 September 2018|author=Tshiung Han See}} In 2009, Plaza Low Yat was named “Malaysia’s Largest IT Lifestyle Centre” by the Malaysian Book of Records.{{cite news |title=PLAZA LOW YAT | url=http://www.wonderfulmalaysia.com/plaza-low-yat-shopping-mall-kuala-lumpur.htm |publisher=Wonderful Malaysia |access-date=14 July 2015}} 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.{{cite news |title=Lucky diners win big |url=http://www.nst.com.my/streets/central/lucky-diners-win-big-1.479045 |publisher=New Straits Times |date=8 February 2014 |access-date=26 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302225418/http://www.nst.com.my/streets/central/lucky-diners-win-big-1.479045 |archive-date=2 March 2014 }} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.travelfish.org/blogs/malaysia/2012/07/14/plaza-low-yat-kuala-lumpur//|title=Plaza Low Yat, Kuala Lumpur|website=Travelfish.org|access-date=3 December 2017}} 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.{{cite news |title=A visit to Low Yat Plaza, Kuala Lumpur's shady electronics mall| url=http://www.zdnet.com/a-visit-to-low-yat-plaza-kuala-lumpurs-shady-electronics-mall_p7-7000005521/#photo | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012233335/http://www.zdnet.com/a-visit-to-low-yat-plaza-kuala-lumpurs-shady-electronics-mall_p7-7000005521/#photo | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 12, 2012 |publisher=ZDNet |date=10 October 2012 |access-date=26 February 2014}}

Incident

=2015 Low Yat riot=

{{Main|2015 Plaza Low Yat riot}}

The Plaza Low Yat was the site of a riot in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/greglopez/2015/07/17/low-yat-riot-in-malaysia-racial-or-something-else/|title=Low Yat Riot In Malaysia -- Racial Or Something Else?|first=Greg|last=Lopez|website=Forbes.com|access-date=3 December 2017}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://english.astroawani.com/malaysia-news/low-yat-brawl-how-it-all-started-65802|title=Low Yat brawl: How it all started|first=Suganthi|last=Suparmaniam|website=Astro Awani|access-date=21 September 2018|date=14 July 2015}}

Transportation

File:Low Yat Plaza interior1.jpg

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

Accolades

See also

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