Lee: Malays were given lots in Petaling Street


PETALING JAYA: Malays and Indians were given lots for trading in Petaling Street when the area started operations in the early 1970s.

Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye (pic), the former MP for Kuala Lumpur Bandar, said he was there when the lots were handed out.

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