Editors Note: First published in print in 2013, the enduring relevance of this piece is still evident today in February 2020, with the conservation of Malaysia’s historic buildings remaining a hot topic in public discourse. «The challenge is how to balance urbanisation and the encroachment of development the life as before,» he said. «Conservation is the act of buying time, giving space for people to sort out and manage change at a controlled pace».
«We looked at the timeline and how the town grew, and we marked the iconic buildings within the town – which were a Hindu temple, a rubber plantation and a couple of big houses.
Even the private developers realised that it is actually profitable to restore old buildings … They realise that tourists would like to see old buildings, that are well preserved and conserved
This article was written by JONH GRAFILO
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