KUALA LUMPUR: Kampung Baru must be developed to keep up with modern times but its Islamic spirit and Malay characteristics should be retained, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
He said there was a time when people associated Kuala Lumpur with Kampung Baru and vice versa, but the situation has changed drastically as the iconic Malay settlement that is over 100 years old is now dwarfed by skyscrapers.
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