More than just a hotel: Inside the Low family’s mission to preserve The Federal Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 — The Low Yat Group is one of Malaysia’s largest privately-owned groups, with diversified businesses including property development, hospitality and...
The group which was founded by the late Tan Sri Datuk Low Yat back in the 1940s actually started as a construction company and has since grown into a large conglomerate with them owning several high value properties in Australia and Japan and also a couple of iconic landmarks in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.
This is of course referring to the seven-storey tech haven, the Plaza Low Yat in Bukit Bintang as well as Malaysia’s first international hotel,The Federal Kuala Lumpur, which just reopened its door recently following a first-phase revamp.
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- Oct 24, 2026
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- Oct 25, 2026
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