Tears for Fraser’s Hill: A Malaysian tragedy

Picturesque: Fraser Hill’s little township has a quaint miniature clock tower at its centre and beautiful mock Tudor and colonial-style old buildings. Rather than adding a huge resort, wouldn’t it be a better idea to maintain this built heritage to make it an even more unique worldclass attraction? — Filepic/The Star

THERE has not been a day since July 20 that I have not thought about what else we can do to stop a 181-room, 15-storey resort from being built on Fraser’s Hill – and eventually killing it.

I am far from being dramatic. There are just too many concerns raised not only by me and the Persatuan Alam & Warisan Bukit Fraser but also by many other NGOs; wildlife researchers; environmental consultants, lawyers and policymakers; ecotourism planners and even lawmakers. I have spent so much time working on the matter that I was even speaking to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the phone in my sleep, explaining my concerns. (The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah is the Sultan of Pahang.)