Fate of Kuala Lumpur’s historic ashram hangs in the balance


Swami Vivekananda’s bronze statue stands in front of the Vivekananda Ashram in Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Kuala Lumpur. The ashram was built to honour Vivekananda, who visited Malaya in 1893. — filepic

AS WE sum up the year, StarMetro takes a look at some of the issues that dominated headlines throughout 2015.

This year, we saw the Government overturn unpopular decisions such as the multi-million ringgit Menara DBKL 2 redevelopment project.

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