Archive for the ‘Shopping’ Category

Berjaya Times Square Shopping Mall, Kuala Lumpur

Posted by pktan on May 2nd, 2007
File Under: Kuala Lumpur, Shopping

Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur is the largest shopping mall in Malaysia at 3,450,000 square feet providing more than 700 individual shops and various retail anchors. Currently housing the biggest Borders Bookstore, Metrojaya Department Store, Cold Storage Supermarket, Ampang Superbowl and the largest IMAX Theatre in South East Asia. Not to be missed is Cosmo’s [...]


Bintang Walk, Kuala Lumpur

Posted by pktan on May 2nd, 2007
File Under: Kuala Lumpur, Shopping, Sights

For both shopaholics and coffee-sipping night owls, Bukit Bintang is one of the hippest streets in the city. It’s a perfect place for people-watching over a latte between bouts of bargain-hunting.
A wide pedestrian walkway running the length of the street has transformed it into an exciting rendezvous point with open air cafes and restaurants.
The many [...]


Central Market Shopping, Kuala Lumpur

Posted by pktan on May 3rd, 2007
File Under: Kuala Lumpur, Shopping

Pop into Kuala Lumpur Central Market to pick up a host of local handicraft and other quirky souvenirs. It’s little wonder that this art deco market is top on every traveller’s list. It offers a genuinely local feel and, most importantly, friendly prices. Remember to hone your bargaining skills first!
My pick is Collectables Centre (G43) [...]


Central Market, Kuala Lumpur

Posted by pktan on May 2nd, 2007
File Under: Kuala Lumpur, Shopping, Sights

This fine example of Kuala Lumpur’s architectural heritage also doubles as an air-conditioned arts and crafts market and shopping at Central market is the best way to discover the place.
Need refreshment or a tasty Asian meal? Much of the upstairs as well as outside is given over to pubs and restaurants with great atmosphere. [...]


Chinatown, Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur

Posted by pktan on May 2nd, 2007
File Under: Kuala Lumpur, Shopping, Sights

Petaling Street, the centre of Kuala Lumpur’s original Chinatown, maintains much of its traditional atmosphere, particularly at night when vendors fan out their merchandise along the street.
This quaint cluster of makeshift shops in the middle of town bustles with life and resounds of bargain from noon until night. It is a great place to stroll [...]


How to bargain and haggle in Malaysia

Posted by pktan on May 2nd, 2007
File Under: About Malaysia, Shopping

Street Market: Chinatown
How to bargain and haggle in Malaysia (Shopping)
To bargain and haggle is a tradition in Malaysia as in many other neighboring countries. Unfortunately most Americans and Europeans are uncomfortable with it at best, and tried to avoid it totally. However a market shopping trip in Malaysia is never complete without a “bargain and [...]


Komtar, Penang

Posted by pktan on Jun 4th, 2007
File Under: Penang, Shopping, Sights

Komtar Penang
KOMTAR (Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak) was named in honour of the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, the late Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein. At the time of its construction, the complex was the largest urban redevelopment project undertaken by the Malaysian Government.
It was designed to meet the growing demand for civic, administrative, commercial, and [...]


Kuala Lumpur Map - Shopping and Entertainment

Posted by pktan on Jun 9th, 2007
File Under: Kuala Lumpur, Map, Shopping

Kuala Lumpur Map Navigation
Places of Interest | Museums | Hotels | Shopping & Entertainment | Misc
1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A
1B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B
1C, 2C, 3C, 4C, 5C
1D, 2D, 3D, 4D, 5D
1E, 2E, 3E, 4E, 5E
Kuala Lumpur Map
Shopping and Entertainment
5B Ampang Park Complex
5B Ampang Plaza
4D Berjaya Times Square
3A Big A Supermarket
4D Bukit Bintang Plaza
2C Campbell Shopping Complex
5B City Square
2C Coliseum Restaurant
2E Duty Free Emporium
4D Imbi [...]


Lot 10 Shopping Mall, Kuala Lumpur

Posted by pktan on May 3rd, 2007
File Under: Kuala Lumpur, Shopping

Lot 10 Shopping Mall is a fashionable rendezvous that caters for upmarket shoppers and is linked to Sungei Wang Plaza by a covered pedestrian bridge. This huge shopping mall, with its distinctive green and blue striped facade, has numerous chic restaurants where the city’s hip crowds like to hang out.
Its anchor tenant, Isetan, a Japanese-owned [...]


Low Yat Plaza, Shopping, Kuala Lumpur

Posted by pktan on May 3rd, 2007
File Under: Kuala Lumpur, Shopping

Low Yat Plaza was voted the best IT Mall by readers of HWM Malaysia, Plaza Low Yat is the place to be for anything related to computer software, hardware, electrical & electronics products, audio-visual equipment, handphones, digital cameras, gadgets and gizmos etc. Its numerous retail outlets and spacious IT Hypermarket enable shoppers to shop and [...]


Masjid India Shopping, Kuala Lumpur

Posted by pktan on May 3rd, 2007
File Under: Kuala Lumpur, Shopping

A makeover is taking shape here as part of the Malaysia’s beautification and upgrading project. Don’t fret; all is not lost despite the covered walkways and paved paths. Little India’s vibrant character is very much alive.
Vendors lug bales of sarees through the traffic and past shops heaped with gold, traditional medicines and gaudy glass [...]


Mid Valley Mega Mall, Shopping, Kuala Lumpur

Posted by pktan on May 3rd, 2007
File Under: Kuala Lumpur, Shopping

Mid Valley Mall is located in between the Federal Highway and Jl Bangsar. Way back when it was constructed, everybody dismissed it as a failure because of its proximity to Federal Highway - the place where they breed traffic congestions. But NOW, the congestion to get into Mid Valley Mall is even worst that the [...]


Night Markets, Pasar Malam, Shopping, Kuala Lumpur

Posted by pktan on May 2nd, 2007
File Under: Kuala Lumpur, Shopping

A galaxy away from the shopping malls are the night markets. Vision KL Magazine publishes a regular update on where and when the best markets are, here are a couple of my favourites:
1. The best nightly one in my opinion is the one at PETALING STREET (Chinatown Kuala Lumpur). It starts at about 7 P.M. [...]


Shopping in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Posted by pktan on May 2nd, 2007
File Under: Kuala Lumpur, Shopping

Shopping in Kuala Lumpur is a shopping paradise with an eclectic spectrum of retail opportunities, from air-conditioned mega shopping malls right through to the frenetic street markets. Prices are excellent in both and haggling is the norm in the street markets and even in some of the shopping malls, where bulk discounts are also on [...]


Shopping in Selangor

Posted by pktan on May 13th, 2007
File Under: Selangor, Shopping

With its proximity from Kuala Lumpur, Selangor has a few of Malaysia’s leading shopping malls. Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall, One Utama Shopping Mall and Shah Alam Shopping Mall are just the highlights of them.
Night Markets, held in some residential areas once a week, is an excellent way to experience the local culture. There are nine [...]