The oppositions of Low Yat 2

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Opposition 1
MCA publicity bureau chairman Datuk Chai Kim Sen stood by his
partys position that the proposal by rural and regional
development minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri would only create
further racial divide in Malaysia.

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Opposition 2
Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah pointed out that Among others, we need to
improve the production of the Malays, and to inspire the Malays and nonMalays to work together in smart partnerships. The only way to reach both
aspects is by facilitating Malay-non-Malay business partnerships. This way, a
new community of entrepreneurs would be established,

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Opposition 3
It the supermarket should not be only a bumi supermarket. In our multi-racial
society, it should be a multi-racial supermarket. There are no race differences
here, Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said, adding that such an attempt would only
serve to widen the gap among the races

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Opposition 4
Mara chairman Tan Sri Annuar Musa expressed regret that the plan to open the
business centre on the third floor of the Mara building had been turned into a race
issue, saying businesses could not succeed if products were marketed only to one
race.
We want to emulate the success of Low Yat Plaza. It is being referred to in a
positive manner, that of a successful business model, Bernama reported him as
saying at a press conference.

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Opposition 5
To us, as the owners of Plaza Low Yat, we would first ask that our name
and our brand be respected." People should also understand that to us, the
Low Yat name holds a value that goes far beyond its brand ownership or
intellectual property Low Yat is our late grandfather, the Low Yat group
said.

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Opposition 6
You can see clearly the many people who are attracted to the mall. It is a
perfect reflection of the beautiful mixture of all the races and classes, Low
Yat Group general manager Nyat Chin said.He added that the mall was not
exclusive to the elite or any class of society or race. Separately, Nyat also
said that the mall did not condone counterfeit products or any breach of intellectual property rights.

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