Myanmar Plaza

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Myanmar Plaza
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Myanmar Plaza
LocationYangon, Myanmar
Coordinates16°49′42″N 96°09′18″E / 16.8282°N 96.1550°E / 16.8282; 96.1550Coordinates: 16°49′42″N 96°09′18″E / 16.8282°N 96.1550°E / 16.8282; 96.1550
Opening date5 December 2015
DeveloperHoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL)
OwnerHoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL)
No. of stores and services~100
No. of anchor tenants3
No. of floors5

Myanmar Plaza (Burmese: မြန်မာပလာဇာ) is a large shopping mall in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma).[1][2] The plaza consists of retail outlets, including home appliance and electronics stores, lifestyle shops, and beauty and fashion shops, and a 4,000 square metres (43,056 sq ft) food court with cafes, fast food, dining and teashops. The pavilion also holds a 2,000 square metres (21,528 sq ft) outlet for Marketplace, a grocery store.[3]

History[]

Myanmar Plaza was completed in 2015 and opened on 5 December 2015. It is owned by Vietnam’s Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL).[4] The Myanmar Plaza is part of the Myanmar Centre, a $440-million mixed-use development with office towers, a hotel and residential apartments.

In 2016, The Spanish-owned Meliá Yangon, a five-star hotel attached to the plaza, was completed.[5]

In the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'etat, Myanmar Plaza has been the target of anti-coup protesters.[6] On 7 April 2021, a small grenade was launched inside the mall.[7] On 25 November 2021, the mall's security team courted significant criticism after using force to break up a flash mob protest staged inside the mall.[6] In response, protesters launched an ongoing boycott movement against the mall.[8]

Location[]

Myanmar Plaza is part of the Myanmar Centre and located on five-storey building on Kabar Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon, at the intersection of Kabar Aye Pagoda Road and No.1 Industrial Road.[9]

Events[]

Myanmar Plaza has a large promotion hall (inside and outside) to hold events.[10] The center hosted the 2016 Toyota Vios official launch event in 2016.[11]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Yangon (Rangoon)". Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Myanmar (Burma)". Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Myanmar Plaza to Open on December 5th". Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Myanmar Plaza Open for Business". Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Yangon's Vietnamese Development Lands Melia Hotel". Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Shoppers Boycott Myanmar Plaza After Attack on Anti-Regime Protest". The Irrawaddy. 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  7. ^ "Myanmar coup, from March 30 to April 17: Opponents of junta unveil Suu Kyi-led unity cabinet". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  8. ^ "Yangon mall eerily empty after guards brutalize anti-violence campaigners". Coconuts. 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2021-12-19.
  9. ^ "New International Style Shopping Plaza in Yangon". Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  10. ^ "A Sneak Peek Inside Myanmar Plaza". Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Toyota Vios Official Launch Event at Myanmar Plaza". Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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