IN 1981, a pre-dawn fire razed a small wooden community hall located on Jalan 1, Kampung Baru Salak Selatan, Kuala Lumpur.
What followed was a grassroots revival led by a group of youths in their 20s and 30s. Guided by then-Kuala Lumpur mayor Tan Sri Elyas Omar, they held a fundraising campaign to rebuild the space for the neighbourhood.
