| I get uneasy whenever I hear about development plans for places that have a rich history. Malaysia doesn’t have a good reputation for preserving heritage sites and historical places.
Most of the time, profit and short-termism is prioritised ahead of cultural legacy and history.
We also used to have the Pudu Prison that was built by the British in 1891, and it had the longest mural in the world which an inmate painted. It was demolished 10 years ago - only a gate archway now remains.
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