Retired teacher’s gallery houses hundreds of Merdeka memorabilia

Treasure trove: Jamal showing old photos of National Day celebrations in the 1950s and 60s, from part of his large gallery collection.

PONTIAN: Tucked in a little village some 20km away from Pontian town lies a gallery filled with memorabilia commemorating the country’s 64 years of independence.

Retired teacher Jamal Ahmad, 56, who now has more than 500 relics in his gallery in Kampung Serkat, started collecting the items from the time he was 16 years old.