Shah Alam, Selangor
Kompleks PKNS Shah Alam is Shah Alam's first shopping complex, opened in 1976 by Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS), the Selangor State Development Corporation established in 1964 to build the new state capital. In the 1980s the complex set a record as the longest shopping centre in Southeast Asia, and from 1981 to 1988 it also housed the offices of the newly formed Shah Alam Municipal Council before the council moved into its own purpose-built headquarters, Wisma MPSA. PKNS Real Estate Sdn Bhd (PREC) has managed the complex since 2012. Home to nearly 400 shop lots and offices, it remains synonymous with Malay fashion, batik, custom tailoring and Muslimah wear, alongside gold jewellery, Hajj necessities and affordable local food.
1 August 1964
Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS), the Selangor State Development Corporation, is established under the Selangor State Development Corporation Enactment 1964, later becoming the agency that builds Shah Alam as Selangor's new capital.
1976
Kompleks PKNS begins operations in Shah Alam's Seksyen 14, becoming the city's first shopping complex.
1981
The newly formed Shah Alam Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Shah Alam), established 7 December 1978, relocates its offices into Kompleks PKNS after operating from a Section 3 shophouse.
1980s
The complex sets a record as the longest shopping centre in Southeast Asia, a legacy of PKNS's ambitions for the new state capital's retail core.
1988
The Shah Alam Municipal Council moves out of Kompleks PKNS into its own purpose-built 28-storey headquarters, Wisma MPSA.
2012
PKNS Real Estate Sdn Bhd (PREC), the property arm of the complex's original developer, takes over management of Kompleks PKNS.
Longest shopping centre in Southeast Asia record
In the 1980s the complex held this regional record, reflecting the scale PKNS built into Shah Alam's first shopping centre as it developed the new state capital.
Shah Alam's first shopping complex
Opened in 1976, it predates most of the city's later retail development and was built as part of the same PKNS-led push that raised the mosque, state museum and civic square nearby.
Former seat of Shah Alam's municipal government
From 1981 to 1988 the complex doubled as the offices of the newly formed Shah Alam Municipal Council (MPSA), before the council moved to its own tower, Wisma MPSA.
Malay fashion and batik hub
Nearly 400 shop lots make it one of the region's best-known destinations for batik, songket, custom tailoring and Muslimah fashion, alongside gold jewellery and Hajj necessities.
PKNS Real Estate management
Since 2012 the complex has been managed by PKNS Real Estate Sdn Bhd (PREC), the property arm of PKNS, the state agency that originally built it.
It began operations in 1976 under Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS), becoming Shah Alam's first shopping complex.
Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS), the Selangor State Development Corporation established on 1 August 1964 to develop Shah Alam as the state's new capital.
Yes. In the 1980s it held the regional record as the longest shopping centre in Southeast Asia.
Yes. From 1981 to 1988 it housed the offices of the newly formed Shah Alam Municipal Council (MPSA), which had previously operated out of a shophouse in Section 3, before the council relocated to its own tower, Wisma MPSA.
PKNS Real Estate Sdn Bhd (PREC) has managed the complex since 2012, as the property arm of PKNS, the state agency that built it.
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