Myanmar Plaza ( my, မြန်မာပလာဇာ) is a large

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Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

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(Burma). The plaza consists of retail outlets, including home appliance and electronics stores, lifestyle shops, and beauty and fashion shops, and a food court with cafes, fast food, dining and teashops. The pavilion also holds a outlet for

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, a grocery store.

History

Myanmar Plaza was completed in 2015 and opened on 5 December 2015. It is owned by

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’s Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL). 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

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-owned Meliá Yangon, a five-star hotel attached to the plaza, was completed. In the aftermath of the

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, Myanmar Plaza has been the target of anti-coup protesters. On 7 April 2021, a small grenade was launched inside the mall. On 25 November 2021, the mall's security team courted significant criticism after using force to break up a

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protest staged inside the mall. In response, protesters launched an ongoing boycott movement against the mall.

Location

Myanmar Plaza is part of the Myanmar Centre and located on five-

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building on Kabar Aye Pagoda Road,

Bahan Township Bahan Township ( my, ဗဟန်း မြို့နယ်, ) is located in the north central part of Yangon. The township comprises 22 wards, and shares borders with Yankin Township and Mayangon Township in the north, Sanchaung Township and K ...

, at the intersection of Kabar Aye Pagoda Road and No.1 Industrial Road.

Events

Myanmar Plaza has a large promotion hall (inside and outside) to hold events. The center hosted the 2016

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official launch event in 2016.

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