A retired Istana Budaya official is in the process of transforming a 62-year-old traditional Malay house in Pahang into a "living canvas” to preserve Malay architectural heritage.
Badrul Zaman Abdul Jalil, 61, who was deputy director of the Design Division at Istana Budaya and has over three decades of experience in design and art, said the wooden house, located in Kampung Tampin in Benta, Lipis, holds special significance for him as it was built by his late father Abdul Jalil Lebai Hassan, a religious teacher.
