Bangsar South

Healthcare

The LifeCare Diagnostic Medical Centre was opened in mid-2012. The University Malaya Medical Centre is nearby.

Public transportation

The development is connected to the Kerinchi LRT station via a pedestrian bridge, and the Universiti LRT station on the Kelana Jaya line.

Shopping

• KL Gateway Mall
• Nexus
• The Sphere
• The Vertical
• The Horizon

Name change issue

The name of Bangsar South has been an issue of controversy in light of the 2018 Malaysian general election. Parti Keadilan Rakyat politician Fahmi Fadzil, who was in the running for the Lembah Pantai parliamentary seat in which the area was included in, used the name change in his election campaign to distinguish Bangsar South and Kampung Kerinchi residents. As Kampung Kerinchi is the original name, used by Indonesian immigrants during British Malaya, he argues that the name should not be changed, which caused stirred discussion on social media. Bangsar South used to be known as Kampung Kerinchi until the name was changed by the Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur in 2012 to reflect its upgraded image.

Kampung Kerinchi name supporters, who consisted mainly of long-time settlers in the area, argued that the name change has been made directly by DBKL and politician in fast track without formal consultation or cooling period from neither new Bangsar South residents and old Kampung Kerinchi residents, and that the name should be kept for the sake of nostalgia. On the other hand, Bangsar South name supporters; mostly property investors and new owners of Bangsar South property, expressed dismay due to potential loss of investment in the area, as the name change to "Bangsar South" was part of the successful re-branding that has attract investors. Others argued that while the name change is encouraged, there are issues such as rising gentrification in the area that needs to be solved first.

After the general elections, MP Fahmi Fadzil who won the seat for Lembah Pantai, worked with DBKL to rename the area Bangsar South and the surrounding area as "Kampung Kerinchi". He has since clarified that this was caused due to a confusion that Bangsar South occupied a larger area, and was re-defined to only refer to the commercial development in the area.

References

References

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6. (3 October 2018). "Bangsar South or Kampung Kerinchi: A lesson in branding".
7. Augustin, Robin. (May 4, 2018). "‘Bangsar South’ means nothing, give us back ‘Kerinchi’, say residents".
8. "Change Bangsar South back to Kerinchi? 'Irrational', says estate agent".
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10. (21 January 2019). "Bangsar South/Kampung Kerinchi issue was due to confusion | New Straits Times".