Committed to Malaysia s built heritage

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Boost for Heritage
by Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid
In March 2004 the Ministry of Culture, Arts & Heritage was
created. Badan Warisan Malaysia welcomes this move, which
reflects the Governments growing commitment to preserving
our nations cultural heritage. Most important of all, this is a
clear acknowledgement of the fact that our heritage does not
exist principally as a tourist attraction, but is the embodiment
of the history and values of the Malaysian people.
W h e re does this leave the proposed heritage legislation?
The legislation (which took the form of an Amendment to
the Town & Country Planning Act, 1976) received its first
reading in Parliament on 6 November 2003, before the
dissolution of Parliament. Had it been passed, it would have
given state governments and local authorities the ability to
c o n t rol development within historic are a s .
Since then, the Minister of Culture, Arts & Heritage, YB
Dato Seri Utama Rais Yatim, has proposed a stand-alone
Heritage Bill, which would address both tangible and
intangible heritage and which will supersede the pro p o s e d
2003 Amendment to the Town & Country Planning Act.
In the meantime, the State and Local Governments are
engaged in drawing up Structure Plans and Local Plans which
will determine land use for the next decade. We remain
concerned that further delays in the promulgation of an
appropriate bill will erode the already fragile state of our
heritage and a massive and irreplaceable part of our heritage
will continue to be lost without legislative protection.
The Badan will continue to educate the public on the meaning
of heritage conservation. To many people, it would mean
only preserving the faade of selected pre-war shophouses.
But heritage is much more than this. First, it is not exclusively
about the distant past. It is a living thing. We are creating it
daily. The twin towers, KLIA and Putrajaya are all part of our
heritage. Second, it is often not just selected buildings, but
whole environments. Third, it is not just shophouses but also
vernacular buildings. It is also about the people who live in
them: their traditions, values, crafts, trades and ways of life.
Today, the biggest single threat to our heritage is our modern
c u l t u re of disposability. Our throw-away society is marg i n a l i s i n g
the past. Despite increasing governmental and public
concern, in the absence of effective legal protection, our
cultural heritage continues to disappear at an alarming rate.
As the nations leading heritage non-government org a n i s a t i o n ,
we believe that there must be a shared vision for the nations
h e r i t a g e c o n s e rv a t i o n w h i c h i s u n d e r s t o o d a n da c c e p t e d w i d e l y.
To shape this vision and to define the framework which pro m o t e s
and nurtures the nations heritage, we have begun a process
to establish a set of conservation principles The Stonor
Principles for the protection, preservation and promotion of
our heritage. We hope, that once completed, these principles
will provide the framework within which heritage conserv a t i o n
and preservation in Malaysia is articulated and practised.
Extract Statement from President, Annual Review 2003-2004
K L C M Revisited
by Chen Voon Fee
p roved to be a continuing good business venue, why was
is going to demolished? UDA, the land and building owner
came out quickly with the assurances that the Kuala
Lumpur Central Market was in fact, to be kept intact. It
t u rned out to be an enforced sale by Danaharta to repay
a bank loan.
Sigh of re l i e f !
Sometime later, a surprising call came from a Mr. Lim,
re p resenting the putative new owner, having tracked me
down via the architectural network. The caller said they
would like to re s t o re the KLCM back to its original concept.
Would I help? Why, cert a i n l y !
I went back to see how far the KLCM had gone off its
original concept. Approaching from the N i.e from the
confluence of the Sg Klang & Sg Gombak, the first view
was the semi enclosed riverbank Benteng caused by the LRT
c o n c rete superstru c t u re rising up, blocking the visual and
physical connection of the KLCM with the river and the
Dayabumi. It has destroyed the landscape pedestrian mall
which was the outdoor extension of the KLCM, one of the
attractive features of the original concept. Short of the
demolishing the concrete wall, is the good feng shui
totally lost? A great pity if it were !
The box housing Kuala Lumpurs largest room remains as
we had left it - in its original design. The art deco colour
scheme had been faithfully kept. 2 decades ago applied
bright colour was startlingly new. Modern buildings were
mostly uncoloured and left finished in the materials they
w e re built in. Looking back, we did the right thing. The
colours enhanced T. Y. Lees ingenious elevation. Was he
conscious that he used the same device to elevate the
new wet market that was first used by Palladio in Vi c e n z a s
Civic Hall? (The building is the Palazzo Della Ragione
(Basilica) Piazza dei Signori, Vicenza. It was his first public
commission. He was entrusted to rebuild the partly
collapsed loggia in 1545. The device he used, known as the
'serliana' originated in antiquity, revived by Renaissance
Old trade
B a c k g round: when the
news first appeared in the
p ress that the K.L Central
Market (KLCM) was up
FOR SALE, letters
immediately followed
e x p ressing concern that the
c i t y s, in fact, the country s
first successful re-use of
a major public heritage
building was thre a t e n e d
again. 18 years after the
old wet market, scheduled
for demolition, re-opened
as Kuala Lumpurs own
Covent Garden and
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e n t i re place was given a good spring cleaning and spru c i n g
up. The entire service infrastru c t u re needs to be upgraded.
How does KLCM measure up against todays conserv a t i o n
s t a n d a rds? In the heyday of local conservation there was
h a rdly the time, scholarship and methodology commonly
employed today. Authenticity was an unknown word and
concept. Its fitness of purpose was not off the mark, fro m
wet market to cultural mart. Yet, rushing headlong into
the battle to save from demolition and reuse, KLCM was
a milestone and achieved even a benchmark.
The window of opport u n i t y
existed in that short
economic downturn of
mid-1980s with the overbuilt
c o m m e rcial spaces was
successfully exploited
together with the political
will that existed. Public
opinion was heavily in
favour with the early
campaigns fought by pro x y
for Badan Warisan Malaysia,
b e f o re official re g i s t r a t i o n
and formation.
Without doubt, it has been
a commercial success, used
over and over to exemplify,
illustrate and convince recalcitrant owners not to tear
down their heritage buildings. It was the first large scale,
c o m m e rcial development using a leased public building by
a private developer, albeit an enlightened one. The form u l a
can be repeated, especially for inner city urban sites to
p re s e rve the grain and human scale of old town centre s .
R e f e rence:
Ideas and Trends in Conservation and Adaptive Reuse of Existing
Building - KL Central Market : A Study Majalah Akitek volume 3 & 4 ,
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a rchitects, popularised through Serlio's publication. Hence
the name. The device allows the architect to absorb the
i rregularities of an existing stru c t u re to produce a visual
image of unity and strength. T. Y.Lee used a similar device
to deal with the irregular trapezoidal site of the KLCM
to produce an overall visual symmetry in the 4 unequal
faades.) The symmetry is not regular or repetitive. No
two faades are alike, yet is the casual visitor conscious of
this? Not unless after close study.
Inside, the free standing
6 clusters of 2-storey shops
remain in their diff e re n t i a t e d
2-tone colour scheme. The
continuous central skylight
remains as the dominant
axis, deliberately bre a c h e d
at the centre by the central
stairs and hydraulic lift
under the barrel vault. The
latter subtly directs one
u p w a rds to the roof while
adding a secondary cro s s
axis, meant to direct towards
Benteng and the river. This
has become more import a n t
with the loss of the river
v i e w. The loss could be re c o v e red by re-locating the
Benteng outdoor dining up onto the rooftop. The roof was
one part of the original plan that was not fully developed in
1986 nor had it been. Both the land and the river sides of
the rooftop on either side of the central skylight could be
redesigned from the present under usage. It would give a
new nightlife to the KLCM.
One of the most glaring falling off was the tenancy mix.
The original developers were conscious of what that did
NOT want another shopping mall. Endless rows of
aluminium-framed, glazed boxes lining long, boring
c o rridors selling similar wares. No large anchor tenants
either but an interesting mix. The small traders using the
refurbished market stalls were pioneers, so were the art i s t s .
Some tenants must go. KLCMs special role as the citys
cultural market place has to be re-thought and re s t o red
for the 21st century. No harm, too, would be done if the
Footprint of KLCM seen in the KL
Market Square Heritage Trail map
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Kelantan
Members visit 24th to 26th July 2004
A flight of less than an hour transported members from
the grid-locked traffic of Kuala Lumpur to the relaxed
e n v i ronment of Kota Bharu, the state capital of Kelantan.
Lunch introduced us to our first taste of the excellent but
sinful Kelantanese food made ultra rich with generous
additions of both coconut milk and sugar. After this fueled
with calories we were ready for the first stop on the packed
i t i n e r a ry. This was a visit to a goldsmith; a small workshop
w h e re intricate jewellery is crafted by hand using an
a s s o rtment of simple tools. We were able to observe the
p rocess which is exacting
and consequently very
time consuming. Looking
t h rough pattern books we
could see that many designs
still incorporate traditional
floral motifs along with
m o re c o n t e m p o r a ry
geometric shapes.
This visit to a traditional craft workshop was also an
i n t roduction to the number of cottage industries that
a re still thriving in Kota Bharu. Many of these are family
c o n c e rns with the expertise being passed down from one
generation to another.
During our visit to Kelantan the wealth of the crafts along
with the tempting home style cooked food became the
outstanding features of the trip, as observed by some of
the following part i c i p a n t s .
Kris Workmanship
by Terence Daley
For many centuries the seafaring Malay encountered both
the perils of the sea, a range of cultures and diverse people
during both trade and sea passage. In addition to his
developed art of diplomacy a defensive deterrent was
essential. This was provided by a combination of team spirit
and individual proficiency at close quarters with the most
sophisticated of weapons the common kris (keris sempana).
For the detterent to be effective it was made conspicuous
by the sampir kris (large embellished top of the sheath).
F rom this focal point elaborate manners assured an
acquaintance of peace, respect and good intent.
This marriage of the common kris with good manners
spans Malay history and today resides in Malaysia. We were
f o rtunate to view and handle the outstanding work of our
host Nik Rashidee Nik Hussein. This included fine examples
of hulu keris (grip), sarang keris (sheath) and sampir keris
(top of sheath) which he had made for his clients existing
mata (blades).
Dave Henkel (curator Northeast Malay States, Asian
Civilisations Museum, Singapore ) a highly respected authority
on the kris delivered an informed lecture on its history and
among other things the influence of religious beliefs on its
e m b e l l i s h m e n t .
The Kite Workshop
by Megan McCrae
Among the interesting places we were able to have
access to through Badan Warisan was a small kite making
workshop attached to a home shop. We were very
f o rtunate to see a demonstration of the meticulous way
in which the kite making craft is perf o rmed traditionally.
Prior to our arrival at the shop we were warned that the
v e ry elderly craftsman did not always have the strength
(or inclination) to give a demonstration, so we were all
delighted to have the opportunity to see him at work.
The Batik Cap Workshop
by Tina Schlag
craft, time-consuming and a long, old process which needs
a rtistic patience and dedication from the maker. A special
characteristic of Batik is the hair line detail or cracking
which is a work of chance only achieved when the wax
cracks and the dye penetrates through. Materials used for
Batik are normally cotton, silk, line and at times viscose
rayon. Batik dyes must be cold dye. The wax is a mixture of
t h i rty percent beeswax to seventy percent paraffin wax. The
p reparation of the wax is the most important factor in the
making of Batik.
A wax pattern is applied to the cloth.
photo: Joanna Adamson
Farish A Noor
Farish A Noor one of the
authors of "The Spirit of
Wood" delivered another
l e c t u re on the selection and
use of wood. He covere d
the separate re q u i re m e n t s
and customs for each of the
hulu keris, the sarang keris
and the sampir keris.
Goldsmith. photo: Joanna Adamson
A superb example of a kris
from Nik Rashidee Nik Husseins
collection.
Batik is a way of decorating
cloth by covering part of it
with a coat of wax and then
dyeing the cloth. The wax
a rea keeps its original
colour and when the wax
is removed the contrast
between the dyed and
undyed area makes the
pattern. Batik is a fascinating
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Making Kero p o k :
Step 1: Raw materials
Locally caught ikan parang or ikan tamban are cleaned;
head and entrails removed but bones and scales remain for
added roughage and bone-strengthening calcium. Kero p o k
is said to be originally made from ikan parang and this
type, usually lighter in colour, is more expensive compare d
to the kind made from ikan tamban. Ikan parang keropok
is also said to be more subtle in taste.
Step 2: Mixing the materials
The cleaned fish are ground together with flour from sago
roots and starch in a small locally-made grinding machine
with rollers inside not unlike a mini ice breaking machine.
Ice is added to the mixture to maintain the condition of
f i s h - f l o u r- s t a rch mixture. A little "sweetener"/ flavour
enhancer (suspiciously called "Ajino.." or gula) dissolved
in water is added.
The amount of sago flour and starch ground together with
the fish is measured according to the type of keropok to
be made. Keropok lekor re q u i res 2 parts of sago flour and
s t a rch for each part fish; this amount of flour gives a puff y,
c rusty finish on the outside when the sausage shaped
dough is deep fried in vegetable oil. Keropok potong
re q u i res a little less flour as it is thin and dried when deep
fried. It's made from equal parts flour and fish to give it
that crispy cracker finish. Keropok losong has the most
amount of fish with one and a half part fish to each part
f l o u r. It does with less flour because it is steamed and tends
to be a little heavier on the palate.
Kelantan's Krunchy Keropok
by Lam Kok Liang
What trip to the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia would
be complete without kero p o k ?
Our bus pulled up at small shed along Jalan PCB which
stood for Pantai Cahaya Bulan or Moonlight Beach Road
(this road was formerly called Jalan Pantai Cinta Berahi or
Beach of Passionate Love Road, possibly renamed to re f l e c t
recent public pre f e rence for things lunar). Before this, we
had visited a kite shop and as it was getting anxiously close
to morning tea time many of us welcomed the sight and
slight aroma of this stop.
Know your Kero p o k :
K e ropok is a seafood paste made from shrimp, squid or,
m o re popularly, fish. The shop we visited made mainly fish
k e ropok or keropok ikan and here 3 types were made
n a m e l y :
a ) K e ropok lekor, a popular sausage-like, finger sized
k e ropok often sold in pasar malam deep fried with
a moist centre and taken with a sweet chilli sauce
b ) K e ropok potong, as the name implies, this kind of
k e ropok is cut into 2mm thick slices which are then
deep fried into crispy fish crackers taken also with a
sweet chilli sauce. Keropok potong is sold dried and
uncooked in plastic bags
c ) K e ropok losong, named after the village in Te re n g g a n u
w h e re it was first concocted, is not unlike the kero p o k
lekor in appearance but is steamed or boiled instead of
deep fried.
Examples of the dried and the sausage keropok.
Keropok loaves.
Of course many of us could not resist the opportunity to
shop and a few kites were bought along with a number
of highly coloured shadow puppets made of the skin of
(to me at least) an unknown animal. Given the age of the
craftsman and the lack of younger apprentices in this craft,
I believe we were very lucky to have the chance to see this
master of a dying art .
Step 3: The dough
The ground fish-flour
m i x t u re is then hand
f o rmed; sausage shaped
for keropok lekor and
losong and loaf-like for
k e ropok potong.
K e ropok potong "loaves"
a re then passed through
to a village-made electric
guillotine to emerge as thin
slices. These are spread out
on basket-woven mengkuang trays and sun-dried at the
back of the shop for a few days. When dried hard, these
k e ropok potong slices are packed into air-tight plastic bags
and sold.
Step 4: Cooking
At the back of shop, keropok losong is cooked in a larg e
gas steamer. Keropok lekor is sometimes sent out uncooked
but for our visit, a basketful of that and keropok potong
w e re deep fried in vegetable oil for sampling which
p romptly sparked off yet another shopping and feeding
f re n z y.
D o n t forget the chilli sauce!!
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Cycle and Carriage
by Datuk Paddy Bowie
Cycle and carriage seems a quaint and unlikely
n o m e n c l a t u re for a company that distributes the pre s t i g i o u s
M e rcedes Benz cars at the luxury end of the auto market.
If you have ever wondered how it got that name you have
to go back to the turn of the century Malaya. Cycle and
C a rriage had set up in Singapore in 1899 and had import e d
the very first car into country in the year 1906 - a Benz
reputed to have had only two gears and, if rumour is to be
believed, no reverse. But we have to go further back to one
Chua Cheng Bok, the companys founder who bestowed
the name Cycle and Carriage on it for sentimental re a s o n s .
Chua Cheng Bok came to Malaya as did so many of his
compatriots, fleeing the hardships and the War Lords of
Imperial China. They dispersed throughout the Nanyang,
the South Seas, seeking their fortune. Today they constitute
the unique force of the Overseas Chinese to be found
in just about every country in the Asia Pacific, a diaspora
bound by their Guan Xsi long before We s t e rn business
coined the word network- and becoming known as the
Jews of Asia.
Chua Cheng Bok no doubt arrived here in a somewhat
u n s e a w o rthy craft - alone without benefit of education,
money or kin. The migrants were received and given shelter
by the Chinese Clan Association, usually in the cro w d e d
shophouses around the old Market Square. Sinkeys the
local populace called them. This is how the First Ancestor
of so many of todays thriving Chinese corporations start e d
life. Their aim was to found not just a business but a family
business - a family fort ress. The only security the migrants
could find in a land of strangers lay in material wealth.
Thus the Overseas Chinese came to re p resent the merc a n t i l e
class faithful to the commercial instincts of their race when
the bamboo curtain of Communism closed off China itself
to the outside world.
Many of todays now affluent families keep a shrine in
what has become the ancestral home in the land of their
adoption. The historic houses to be found notably in
M a l a c c a s Heeren Street now Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lok,
will bear testimony. For Chua Cheng Bok it was Bok House
built in 1920 - along Ampang Road, that we know better
today as Le Coq dOr. The choice of name is again curious,
its origins unknown, and invariably mispronounced as Lay
Coq dOr - French was not taught in the local schools.
It was a long and hard journey from Market Square to Bok
House. Cheng Bok first got a job in a shop selling spices.
But this was not enough. It filled the rice bowl but would
never amass the capital, however modest by todays
s t a n d a rds to supplement his income, and that he needed
to start a business. But having several hours left in the day
he took himself off to Red Light Corner at the junction
of Ampang which was lit at night to prevent any traffic
colliding in the dark. Chua Cheng Bok used the lamps that
had been installed to mend overnight the vehicles of that
era cycles and carr i a g e s .
Cheng Boks break came when he heard of an Englishman
up country whose tin mine was going bust and who was
about to sack his workers and re t u rn to England. He took
over the ailing mine. He was probably fairly well acquainted
with tin mining since Kuala Lumpur was founded on it. Ti n
mining activity was concentrated in lower Ampang a kind
of unru l y, Wild West - or Wild East community in those
days. The Colonial Government having allowed in the
migrants to develop the tin and the rubber industries
then proceeded to ignore them. They established their own
system of law and ord e r, which the origin of that special
species - the Capitan China. Cheng Bok could not pay his
tin workers but gave them accommodation and food with
the promise of profit sharing if things came good a
f requent practice in Chinese business. The mine pro s p e re d
and Cheng Bok and his brother were able to found a
Bok House
Cycle and Carriages operated from 1905 at this building on
Jalan Lebuh Pasar Besar, then known as the Old Federal
Stores. photo: Jennifer Harvey.
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business in Singapore and Malaya. Cheng Bok called it
Cycle and Carriage as a mark of gratitude to its humble
origins. A postscript to the story is that he voluntarily paid
the English tin miner, now in England, a pension for the
rest of his life.
The symbol of his success came with his building Bok
House to which there is romantic legend attached. It seems
he wished to marry a rich mans daughter form one of the
houses down Ampang. But the father did not consider him
good enough because of his lowly origins. To impress him
or to spite him Cheng Bok, when he in turn joined the
league of wealthy Chinese, built an even grander house
a c ross the road. We see here an example of migrant history.
The earlier generations remained apprehensive in what was
still an alien, potentially hostile land. Even up to comparatively
recently this migrant mentality persisted. Wealth was
displaced in portable prosperity - the jewellery sported
by the wives rather than in bricks and mortar i.e. they
w e re poised if necessary for flight.. It was the subsequent
generations who finally put down roots, built their gre a t
mansions and later diversified their traditional business into
c o n s t ruction. They had made their commitment. You cant
after all put a high rise in a suitcase and run with it. The
Overseas Chinese had become the Malaysian Chinese.
Bok House became part of the Chinese Heritage of Kuala
L u m p u r. Le Coq dOr the restaurant was opened in1958
and operated 43 years till 2001 when sadly it was closed.
In its time it was an institution comparable with the even
earlier Coliseum in the then Batu Road, the latter more a
Colonial pre s e rve. The writer fondly remembers both fro m
her earliest days here the antiquated Hainanese waiters,
the tired table cloths, the delicious food especially
the sizzling steaks cooked over firewood, and the
bacon sandwiches, (now banned as not halal). In both
establishments it seemed as if time had stood still.
Now thanks to a quirky clause in Chua Cheng Boks will,
Bok House stands empty, its fate unknown. But Cycle and
C a rriage flourishes.
Views of the grand mansion through the ornate wrought iron entrance gates.
Watercolour painting of Bok House
by Chin Kon Yit, featured in
Kuala Lumpur A Sketchbook.
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Brickfields is one of the oldest suburbs of Kuala Lumpur
and its eponymous name indicates the cause of its
development. Formerly Brickfields was a jungle area known
by the distance Batu Limabelas (15th Milestone), that it was
f rom Damansara. Yap Ah Loy, the entre p reneurial Capitan
China of Kuala Lumpur, was one of the first to establish a
brickfield and kiln in the area. This was to produce bricks
for the Singapore market, but the prohibitive cost of fre i g h t
p revented the venture from being profitable. However, the
d i s a s t rous year of 1881, which saw the overc rowded town
of Kuala Lumpur experiencing a devastating fire in January
and unprecedented flooding in December, was the impetus
for a rebuilding programme. Implemented by the Resident-
General Frank Swettenham, this major plan created an
o v e rwhelming demand for bricks with Brickfields becoming
the major manufacturing centre.
At one time there were as many as seventeen kilns in the
Brickfield area, producing sufficient material to replace
the attap houses with buildings constructed from brick
or wattle with tile roofs. During 1884 the number of brick
dwellings increased from four to 234! But by the early
1 8 9 0 s the number of kilns had been reduced to seven.
The demand for bricks was revived when the Public Wo r k s
D e p a rtment opened its own factory in 1894, to pro v i d e
materials to be used in the construction of the major
o fficial edifices of Kuala Lumpur that surround Dataran
M e rdeka.
Railways have also had a close association with Brickfields.
This was due to Swettenham initiating a rail link between
Klang and Kuala Lumpur to overcome the transport
p roblems particularly of the tin mining interests, who
needed to convey the ore to Port Klang. Inaugurated in
1886, the line proved to be successful and was an incentive
for a major expansion of the rail network. As a consequence
Kuala Lumpur became the rail centre, providing workshops
and marshalling yards in Brickfields. To meet the incre a s e d
labour demands, experienced railway staff were re c ru i t e d
f rom Ceylon, where the British had developed an
established railway system. A number of Ceylonese were
also employed in the civil service and settled in Brickfields
w h e re purpose built government housing was pro v i d e d .
Known colloquially as The Hundred Quarters some of
these two storey houses can still be seen on Jalan Rozario,
and are one of the oldest examples of terrace housing in K.L.
Now development in Brickfields is again spurred on by the
railways with the recent Kuala Lumpur Sentral development
located where the old KTM quarters and warehouses once
stood. Unveiled in 2001 the new station was heralded as
the stimulus of bigger and better things to come. The
a rea has been transformed into a modern transport a t i o n
hub, with the convergence of four mass transit systems: the
KTM, both the Putra and Monorail lines and an Express Rail
Link to the KL International airport. The Suasana Sentral
Condominium and Sentral Office Suites are now both well
e s t a b l i s h e d . The recent opening of two hotels marks a n o t h e r
phase in this development, which is due for completion in
2007 and will also include a shopping centre that will be a
comparable size to Suria, KLCC.
By 2007 Brickfields will have undergone a major makeover
that according to a Minister in the Prime Ministers
D e p a rtment will see Brickfields turned into a tourist hub
and (would) take on a carnival-like atmosphere. The
f requently employed expression defining the future of
Brickfields is that it will be converted into a Little India.
So what will happen t o t h e h a p h a z a rd j u m b l e o f s h o p h o u s e s ,
older stru c t u res and residences that give Brickfields its
distinctive neighbourhood character? Will they be
abolished? Will Brickfields be able to retain any semblance
of its history? Do not look for the small kampongs within
Brickfields, they have already been demolished and re p l a c e d
by temporary car parking lots.
A short walk around Brickfields is all that is re q u i red to
gain a sense of the diversity of the area. A unique feature
is that it has Chinese, Buddhist, Hindu, Protestant and
Brickfields in Transition
by Diana Cooper
Butterfly window,
a detail of a
shophouse on
Jalan Scott.
Tamil Methodist Church, Jalan Sultan Abdul Samad.
Buddhist Maha Vihara Temple, Jalan Berhala.
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Catholic religious institutions built within a few metres of
each other. In 1894 the Buddhist Maha Vihara Temple laid
its foundation stone, the Sri Kandaswamy Temple was
established in 1902, the Vivekananda Ashram in 1904, the
Catholic Church of the Holy Rosary in 1903 and the Zion
Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1924. Equally numerous are
the schools from the Methodist College, Methodist Girls
School, La Salle, Brickfields government school and the
Vivekananda school to mention a few.
A major landmark of Brickfields is the YMCA which has
been in the area since 1905. Located close by is the
Malaysian Association for the Blind. These associations are
indicative of the social aspect of Brickfields, which also has
the Gurney Training Centre and Rumah Harapan, a school
for mentally challenged children. Another aspect of
Brickfields not to be ignored is the food - it is banana
leaf paradise.
Brickfields has with stood the name change of its main
s t reet from Jalan Brickfields to Jalan Tun Sambathan, seen
the development of condominiums in its very centre and
yet retained its neighbourhood character. So maybe
Brickfields has the resilience to absorb further more radical
changes while still remaining in essence a very individual
p a rt of Kuala Lumpur.
Early in December 2004, a group of members conducted
a trial run of a comprehensive walking tour of the
Brickfields area. There are plans to produce the Walk
in a written form to enable members to discover more of
the area at their own leisure. Likewise the Bukit Nanas walk
that was explored by members at an earlier date will also
be published early 2005.
Vivekananda Ashram,
Jalan Tun Sambanthan.
Galeri Sri Perdana
by Diana Cooper
Sri Perdana, the residence
of the former Prime Minister
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad
b e f o re he moved to
Putrajaya, has been
c o n v e rted into a National Gallery and has been open to
the general public since December 2003.
F o rmerly Sri Perdana was owned by the Malaysia Mining
Corporation and was the residence of their chairman, when
it was known as Sri Timah. The Government purchased the
p ro p e rt y, sited on five acres of land in Damansara Heights
in 1982 to make it the official residence of the Prime
M i n i s t e r. Sri Timah had to be demolished when stru c t u r a l
defects became apparent during the conversion pro c e s s .
Dr Mahathir and his family lived at Sri Perdana from 1983 to
1999, when the Federal Government administration moved
to Putrajaya. In August 2000 Sri Perdana was handed over
to the National Archives for conservation and as a place of
re f e rence, as well as a tourist destination. So how has the
National Archives converted and conserved the former home
and official residence of Malaysias fourth Prime Minister?
Galeri Sri Perdana comprises three levels. The lower gro u n d
section with the main kitchen and laundry room re m a i n s
u n a l t e red. Level one entered across a red carpet includes a
l o b b y, meeting room, banqueting hall and kitchen, small
t h e a t re and guest bedroom. The second level has a family
kitchen, dining area and bedrooms. Here is also the balcony,
with a stunning view of Kuala Lumpurs skyline, where Dr
Mahathir and Dr Siti Hasmah took breakfast. However a
l a rge area of this level has been converted into an exhibition
space displaying collections of crystal, pewter, wood and
other items donated to Dr Mahathir, alongside enlarg e d
family photographs.There is no information about how this
a rea was previously used.
Only minor alterations and renovation work has been carr i e d
out at Sri Perdana since it was vacated in 1999, so the
visitor is seeing the house very much in its original state. But
i n f o rmation available at Galeri Sri Perdana is perf u n c t o ry
which is surprising since the project was conducted by the
National Archives. For example the Lobby is an elegant ro o m
decorated with carved wood paneling, but inform a t i o n
given to the visitor only states that this is local wood. In the
Ante-Lounge however we are informed that the decoration
of the plaster ceiling is attributed to hand printed design of
central Uzbek artist. A brief account of the original house
describes it as having colonial and post colonial influences
and that the present building has adopted traces of these
design elements. But what these characteristics are, along
with many other details are not shared with the observ e r.
Visiting Sri Perdana raises the issue of what role do buildings
have when their original purpose for which they were built
alters or becomes redundant? Exiting by the short driveway,
I had a good view of the large garden and what would have
been a private outdoor eating area, it was then that Sri
P e rd a n a s potential to be utilised as a new green lung
of Kuala Lumpur became appare n t !
Admission free, open Tues - Sun 10am to 5pm
Crest on the entrance gates
to Galerie Sri Perdana.
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The Historic Monuments of Macao
by Laurence Loh
The Historic Monuments of Macao is the title of the
dossier for World Heritage Listing submitted by the Peoples
Republic of China to the World Heritage Committee,
UNESCO, Paris, France. This is being evaluated for 2005.
The criteria chosen by the State Party to describe the
Outstanding Universal Values of the nominated site as
re q u i red by the Operational Guidelines of the Wo r l d
Heritage Convention are as follows:-
1 . The Historic Monuments of Macao are the oldest
E u ropean architectural heritage existing in China today.
Together with the Chinese traditional arc h i t e c t u re, they
stand witness to the successful coexistence of East-We s t
cultural pluralism and the embodiment of East-We s t
a rchitectural traditions.
2 . They are examples of expressions of Chinese folk beliefs
and of Christianity in China and the Far East.
3 . They are the best examples of the cultural exchange
between the West and China.
4 . The original urban character of the Monuments is well
p re s e rved as a whole. It reflects the evolution process
of a unique multicultural community.
The application will be assessed based on the above
criteria chosen by China.
Twelve sites have been selected to re p resent the values
described in the criteria:-
1. A-Ma Te m p l e
2. Moorish Barr a c k s
3. M a n d a r i n s House
4. St Josephs Seminary Building and Churc h
5. Dom Pedro V Theatre
6. Leal Senado Building
7. Holy House of Merc y
8. Ruins of St. Pauls
9. Na Tcha Te m p l e
10. Sections of the Old City Wa l l s
11. Mount Fort re s s
12. Guia Fort ress, including the Guia Chapel and
Guia Lighthouse
These re p resent a group of buildings linked by a route set
within a historical urban layout that dates back to the early
days of Macao. They are legally protected by buffer zones
that have been gazetted and conservation guidelines
a d d ress issues of height and building densities that are
designed to complement the historic setting. Conserv a t i o n
funds and incentives ensure that the state of conserv a t i o n
of all historic stru c t u res within the zones is excellent.
L a u rence Loh, our Deputy President, was given the honour
and onerous task of being the Site Evaluator for UNESCO,
under the management of ICOMOS, the designated
p rofessional organisation responsible for the evaluation of
all cultural sites under the World Heritage Listing exercise.
It would be of interest to note that he is the first of two
ICOMOS members in Malaysia and the first Malaysian ever
to have led a World Heritage evaluation mission.
The mission was conducted over 4 days from 14 to 17
September 2004 and was hosted by the Cultural Institute
of Macao. It was an intensive programme which re q u i re d
visits to all the individual sites to check on their state of
c o n s e rvation, authenticity and integrity and site management.
The extent and logic of the Buffer Zones had to be
reviewed and this was carried out on foot. Meetings were
held with all the stakeholders and players from govern m e n t
agencies to owners of the sites, individuals with knowledge
of the sites, NGOs and private citizens. Laure n c e s objective
was to check the veracity of the facts off e red in the dossier,
and to make recommendations. Aspects covered were
Cultural Values, Authenticity, Buffer Zones, Legal Pro t e c t i o n ,
Conflict Resolution, Management, Conservation, To u r i s m
Impact and Interpre t a t i o n .
The recommendations at this point in time obviously re m a i n
confidential. This is only the first step in the evaluation
p rocess. There is a technical committee that has to meet to
discuss the values and merits of the nominated pro p e rt y,
the views of other ICOMOS experts on specific aspects of
h i s t o ry and culture to be considered, a review by the Wo r l d
Heritage Committee and the final Inscription to be debated
and aff i rmed, rejected or deferred at the World Heritage
Committee Annual Session in July 2005. Suffice to say,
for the site evaluator it was a very huge experience and
l e a rning process resulting in an increase in expertise which
will be added to the sum total of conservation knowledge
within BWM and in Malaysia in general.
Ruins of St. Pauls Guia Lighthouse
Leal Senado Building
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What is World Heritage Listing?
by Diana Cooper
Badan Warisan members often hear the term Wo r l d
Heritage Site, but what exactly does this mean?
World Heritage Sites are defined as being of outstanding
universal value and it is this universal application that
makes the concept exceptional. World Heritage Sites are
c o n s i d e red to belong to all the peoples of the world, and
e v e ryone should have open access to them re g a rdless of
w h e re they are located.
World Heritage Sites were established under the terms of
the Convention Concerning the Protection of Wo r l d
C u l t u re and Natural Heritage adopted at the 17th General
C o n f e rence of the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO ), held in 1972. Thre e
years later the World Heritage convention came into being,
with the objective of promoting understanding and
co-operation among nations to conserve World Heritage
sites both natural and cultural.
1978 saw the first World Heritage Listing when twelve
sites were chosen. Quito, in Ecuador with 320 hectares of
spectacular buildings, plazas and monuments was the first
site selected. The following year forty four places were
designated World Heritage Sites.
In July 2003 there were in total 754 sites: 149 natural,
582 cultural and 23 mixed sites of outstanding universal
value. A further 34 were added this year (2004).
How are sites selected?
To be included on a World Heritage List, sites must satisfy
c e rtain criteria.
Cultural criteria states that it is an outstanding example of
a type of building or arc h i t e c t u re, or landscape that shows
an important historical landmark. Natural criteria, relate to
the geological context and the biodiversity of an are a .
The application to be considered for Heritage Listing must
come from the country itself; U N E S C O does not make any
recommendations for listing. Included in the application
t h e re has to be a detailed plan of how the site is managed
and pro t e c t e d .
Once a year the World Heritage Committee meets to
examine the nominations on technical evaluations. These
a re provided by two advisory bodies: International Council
on Monuments and Sites (I C O M O S) and the Wo r l d
C o n s e rvation Union (I U C N) .
P rotecting Sites
Once a site is given World Listing it is not for perpetuity.
To maintain the prestige and credibility of the award,
recipients must show how they are conserving the site and
the eff o rts they are undertaking to raise public aware n e s s .
So sites can be deleted from the list. What can be given
can be taken away: hence a heritage site in Sicily, Italy, for
example is under consideration to be removed from the
list, due to proposed inappropriate development. A list of
World Heritage in Danger is now issued annually.
World Heritage Sites in Malaysia
P resently Malaysia has two Heritage Sites both in Eastern
Malaysia, and both selected because of their unique natural
c r i t e r i a .
1 ) Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak.
H e re you will find the largest known natural cave
chamber in the world which is recognised for its high
biodiversity and karst features and is home to millions
of swiflets and bats.
2 ) Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park,
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
This area has been identified as the centre for plant
diversity for Southeast Asia.
P roposed Sites in Malaysia.
G e o rge Town, Penang and Malacca are making a joint
application to be designated as World Heritage Sites.
G e o rge Town has 10,000 pre-war shophouses, 400 acres
of the inner city have been zoned as heritage areas, with
a plan to make a further 600 acres a buffer zone beyond
the heritage area, but this has recently been challenged by
developers. The U N E S C O Asia-Pacific re p resentative visiting
Malacca in 2001 observed that there had been over 20
demolitions of historic prewar houses in the city. But
applying for UNESCO World Heritage status is not solely
about protecting and conserving stru c t u res, it also refers to
maintaining traditional trades and businesses and there f o re
the communities and life force of these cities.
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Badan Warisan Malaysia
aims to create aware n e s s
and public support for
c o n s e rvation so as to ensure
the survival of our built
heritage and to influence
policy to create a
c o n s e rvation-friendly
e n v i ronment. This is
i m p o rtant to maintain
contact with our history
and our roots, and to allow
society to have a sense of
continuity and of place. By
understanding our buildings, their history and evolution, we
understand the path of societys development. This is even
better appreciated when areas and whole streetscapes are
c o n s e rved so we can immerse ourselves in their, and our
own, history. A conservation-friendly environment will be
conscious of the all-encompassing nature of real conserv a t i o n .
This will include the conservation not only of buildings but
also areas, items of daily use, culture, re c o rds of people, not
only prominent personages but also the ord i n a ry souls who
make up the majority of the community, and of course the
natural environment which envelops and sustains everything.
The natural enviro n m e n t
f rom which any society
develops influences the
whole fabric of life. It
d e t e rmines the style of
housing, the materials used,
the clothing worn, the
food eaten, the means of
t r a n s p o rt, everything about
lifestyle. Modern urban
dwellers have become detached from the enviro n m e n t ,
f rom their natural heritage; have lost that harmony with
and understanding of nature so much a part of rural and
indigenous communities. The cost of this detachment is as
high as, possibly higher than, the cost of detachment fro m
our built and cultural heritage.
R a i n f o rests form the predominant, although by no means
the only, natural communities in Malaysia. They provide a
multitude of benefits. Our torrential tropical rainfalls are
held in rainforests to be slowly released into rivers and
s t reams and the atmosphere. Rainforests prevent these
heavy downpours from seriously eroding the land, fro m
depleting the soil of nutrients and their abundant micro b e s
decay and recycle dead plant and animal material to
renourish the soil. By regulating river flow, rainforests
p rotect our coastlines and mangroves, important bre e d i n g
a reas for marine life. Large amounts of carbon are held
in the growth of rainforests and this carbon sink helps
to reduce the greenhouse effect and maintain climatic
balance. There appears to be an almost limitless supply of
useful material in the rainforest, timber, rattans, bamboo,
f ruit, vegetables, medicinal and aromatic plants, cord a g e
and twine, resins and beeswax and more are discovered all
the time. The most important bank in the rainforest is the
gene pool, that concealed re s e rve of genes to assist in
plant breeding programmes to further increase the useful
materials that can be sourced from forest products. There
a re also social, re c reational and tourist benefits to be
obtained from forests.
These are tangible benefits, which everyone can appre c i a t e .
An equally important reason for conserving our natural
heritage is purely aesthetic. The grandeur and majesty of
tracts of unspoiled wilderness have immense potential to
i n s p i re and bring inner contentment. These expanses of
n a t u re give a sense of place, belonging, history and
recognition of the future. This alliance with nature has
p rompted us to plant and
attach attractive plaques to
t rees to commemorate
events and to recognise the
memorable deeds of brave
and courageous people, with
the expectation that we are
p roviding for the future
generations, milestones in
h i s t o ry, to be admired and
a p p reciated. Part of what makes us human is our ability to
a p p reciate the beautiful, to spend time contemplating our
s u rroundings and convert i n g practical, everyday items into
things of beauty. The homes of people of all cultures
contain practical items decorated in some way to make
them a pleasure to use and to look at. The surroundings of
our homes reflect the same desire to combine the practical
and beautiful our gardens. City living naturally re s t r i c t s
the type of planting possible but native species will
undoubtedly bring the best results. Indigenous plants are
easier to gro w, provide homes and food for insects,
b i rds and other animals and give that wonderful sense of
belonging. In Malaysia the recognition of the components
of the forest is glaringly
evident in the multitude
of places and streets with
plant names Ipoh,
Petaling, Pudu, Ta m p o i ,
Telawi, Tempinis, Merlimau,
Berangan, Binjai, Jelutong,
Kulim, to name just a few.
How meaningful if these streets and towns were planted
with the trees whose names they carry.
When conserving built heritage, entire areas and their
contents is the ideal. This is not always possible, in which
case the most significant individual buildings are selected.
C o n s e rvation of the natural environment is similar, larg e
e n t i re tracts must be conserved. When expansion of our
urban areas dictate certain clearing activities, we should
do our best to conserve what we can and supplement
with replanting natural species to fill the areas.
Our Complete Heritage
by Puan Sri Susan Jalaluddin
Herb & spice garden to complement
our Rumah Penghulu
Food for insects, birds and other
animals with enough left over for
the people.
Gift Shop
Our Gift Shop has a variety of unique handmade craft items
such as tikar (mats) from dyed sake (pandanus) leaf strips
and kelumpeng (pouches) embellished with fine curlwork
by the Semelai, one of the Orang Asli groups residing
mainly around Tasek Bera in Pahang. There is also jewelry
items including necklaces, beaded belts and bracelets by
the Rungus, residing in Kg Tinangol, Kudat, Sabah. These
a re contemporary jewelry items are made from many types
of seeds which are cultivated or wild harvested. All these
items have been purchased directly from the art i s a n s .
In addition, we have re c e n t l y received a small selection
of donated as new Selangor Pewterw a re and Kelantan
s i l v e rw a re (including goblets, vases, and other decorative
items) which are going at less than half price. We
continue to have a selection of books on history, culture
and arc h i t e c t u re, postcards and greeting cards, as well as
1940s 1960s local h a rdwood furn i t u re, art i f a c ts and
b r a s s w a re which have been restored or refurbished. Revenue
e a rned from our Gift Shop supports our work in heritage
c o n s e rv a t i o n .
Why Volunteer
Do you have free time? Do you have an area of special
i n t e rest in heritage or administration? Why not volunteer
for Badan Warisan Malaysia?
Our volunteers will work with the Secretariat staff to perform
a variety of tasks ranging from being a re p resentative on
a technical committee, to perf o rming interesting tasks
like re s e a rch, customer services, guiding, information
management, events planning, conducting educational
workshops and general back-office support activities.
Volunteering has two major benefits. There is an economic
benefit as volunteering makes an important economic
contribution to society. Activities undertaken by volunteers
would otherwise have to be funded by private capital.
Volunteering reduces the burden on our spending. But
m o re importantly perhaps, volunteering helps build stro n g
and cohesive communities as it fosters trust between
individuals and helps develop norms of solidarity and
re c i p rocity which are essential to stable communities.
By helping build this social capital, volunteering plays
an important ro l e .
T h rough volunteering, older people stay more active and
healthy physically, mentally and socially while young people
l e a rn at an early age to share their skills and learn from the
experiences of more senior members of their society.
If you would like to volunteer and share your time and
experience and can spare a few hours each week, or
month, please contact Elizabeth or Ee Lin on 03-21449273
or email heritage@b a d a n w a r i s a n . o rg . m y.
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In an eff o rt to promote this sense of natural heritage in
an urban environment, BWM is currently filling the gard e n
with plants of cultural, historic and economic significance.
It is an attempt to increase awareness that the built, cultural,
historic and natural heritages go hand in hand, that there
a re not only tangible and economic benefits in conserv a t i o n
but also sheer pleasure in appreciation of beauty and a
sense of continuity and place, which must only increase
our humanity.
More Trees
by Puan Sri Susan Jalaluddin
The garden continues to
g row and expand. There are
now 15 new trees, 3 new
species, needing sponsors.
The new trees are :
Brownea sp. this is a beautiful, small tree with a spreading
low crown and drooping branches. The flowers are flame-
pink and hang like lanterns. Brownea is not native to Malaysia
but has long been a popular road-side and garden tre e . There
are 2 of these trees growing well at the back garden.
Syzigium aromaticum the clove tree. We re c e n t l y
obtained 7 of these attractive and culturally significant
t rees. Six have been already planted near the Malay House.
G a rdenia carinata this is a beautiful native tree, found
t h roughout the country but most common in the nort h ,
especially Kedah. It is commonly called Randa or Chempaka
Utan, a small tree whose flowers open pale cre a m - y e l l o w
and deepen to rich egg-yellow. The fruits have a sweet,
pulpy mass and are often eaten by kampong childre n . .
These trees will be planted along the Stonor fence.
If you would like to sponsor one of these trees please send
your donation of RM25 to the Secre t a r i a t .
Some of our members who visit the office will have noticed
that the 5 Pulai trees near the Malay House have been cut
down which may seem strange since we are trying to build
up a living collection of significant trees. These trees had to
be removed because they are very weak and were continu-
ally dropping branches on both the Malay House and the
main building and causing damage to the roof. They have
a l ready been replaced with clove trees and other suitable
t rees will be added in time.
Spice in the air - one of the clove
trees in our garden
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Bentong
Members trip 5th September 2004
Ted Miless house
Ted Miles
Chinese Town Hall. photo: Diana Cooper.
Typical shophouse faade
in the town centre.
photo: Diana Cooper.
Sungai Perting Dam.
photo: Andy Drinkwater.
Ted Miles (diarist and letter writer)
welcomed members to his 1930s house,
a former estate managers bungalow,
which he has lived in for the last fort y
years. Following lunch we walked aro u n d
the Sungai Perting Dam before re t u rn i n g
to Bentong, to explore the ex-tin mining
town, which was developed by Loke Ye w.
T h e re are plans to repeat this event early
in 2005.
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Mubin Sheppard Memorial Prize 2005
The Mubin Sheppard Memorial Prize was set up to
honour the memory of the late Tan Sri Dato Dr Haji Mubin
S h e p p a rd. It was first launched on 8 Feb 1996. It aims to
stimulate students awareness of, and re s e a rch into, the
c o n s e rvation of Malaysias built heritage. Between Marc h
1997 and December 2004, five cycles of the competition
have been completed.
Badan Warisan Malaysia invites entries for the Mubin
S h e p p a rd Memorial Prize 2005 (Cycle 6). Submissions
will be considered in the following categories:
1. M e a s u red Drawings
2. Case Study
3. T h e s is / D i s s e rt a t i on/ Topical Study
4. C o n s e rvation Area Study
Within each category, the Jury Panel may select
and designate:
Wi n n e r
Merit Aw a rd
Honourable Mention
Each Prize will be in the form of a cash award, (the amount
to be decided by the Jury Panel), together with a Cert i f i c a t e
of Aw a rd. Badan Warisan Malaysia re s e rves the right not to
a w a rd the Prize for any reason it deems fit.
The Competition is open to full-time, part-time and
o ff-campus undergraduate or postgraduate students
studying at any recognized tert i a ry institution in Malaysia
and overseas as long as the re s e a rch in about the
a rc h i t e c t u re or site in Malaysia.
The criteria for review include:
Originality of re s e a rc h
P recision of re s e a rch methodology
Sound analysis of subject matter
New knowledge / craft / constru c t i o n
Quality of writing and language
M e a s u red Drawings will, in addition, be assessed on
their accurate re p resentation of existing conditions as
well as clear understanding of the historical building
methods and measure s .
For full details and an application form,
please contact Intan at
Tel: 03 2144 9273,
Fax: 03 2145 7884,
Email: info@b a d a n w a r i s a n . o rg . m y,
w w w. b a d a n w a r i s a n . o rg . m y.
Submission deadline 17 June 2005.
UNESCO's Asia-Pacific Heritage Aw a rds for Culture Heritage
C o n s e rvation recognize the eff o rts and contributions of
individuals and organizations within the private sector,
including private-public partnerships, who have successfully
re s t o red and conserved stru c t u res and buildings of heritage
value in the Asia-Pacific region.
2004 UNESCO Asia-Pacific
Heritage Awards Winners
This project was praised for demonstrating that historic
s t ru c t u res can be saved, re s t o red and re c o v e red for
continued use in the community. The project exemplifies
excellence in conservation practice applied to larg e - s c a l e
monuments and is a model for the revitalization of historic
s t ru c t u res throughout the nort h e rn regions of Pakistan.
T h ree Aw a rds of Distinction were off e re d :
The Lakhpat Gurudwara which was praised for the
sophisticated understanding demonstrated in both technical
and social aspects of the conservation process and practice.
St Ascension Cathedral was praised for successfully
restoring this historic and sacred building, with exemplary
c o n s e rvation practice, in particular the emphasis on the use
of appropriate materials and techniques, with attention to
original details and the methodical removal of incongru o u s
additions.
The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel was praised
for restoring the distinct rustic character of this
significant historic building, the focal point of the ru r a l
community of Mullewa, which through the commendable
technical execution of the project, set a standard for the
restoration of similar buildings in the re g i o n .
Five Aw a rds of Merit and eight Honourable Mentions
w e re awarded.
F u rther information about the Heritage Aw a rds can be
found on www. u n e s c o b k k . o rg/ c u l t u re/ h e r i t a g e a w a rd s .
The Aw a rd of Excellence
in the UNESCO 2004 Asia-
Pacific Heritage Aw a rds
for Cultural Heritage
C o n s e rvation went to Baltit
F o rt in Karimabad village in
the Hunza region of Pakistan.
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Events Calendar
Exhibitions
8 to 16 January 2005
Recent Works: An exhibition of Paintings and Digital Art
by Karen Nunis Blackstone
24 to 31 January 2004
Faculty Show by Art & Design Department,
New Era College
M a rch 2005
An exhibition of Calligraphy, Mirro r-work and Textiles on
wood by Dr Amir Zekgro o
25 April 31 May 2005
Old Malaya exhibition and sale of furn i t u re
June 2005
120 years of Malayan Railways a photographic exhibition
by Eric Peris, Bob Teoh, Soraya Yusof, Arthur Teng, Chan Kin
Wah and Syed Zainal Rashid with ceramic artist Alex Ta n
Visit and Trips
J a n u a ry April
View of a re s t o red 1960s house, Kuala Lumpur
YBhg Dato and Datin Richard Curtis have agreed to
open their home to a visit by members of Badan Wa r i s a n
Malaysia which will also include a viewing of Datos
extensive cartographic collection.
Visit to the Loke Tomb, Kuala Lumpur
S a t u rd a y, 29 January 2005. 9am
We are planning a trip to view the Statue and Tomb of
Loke Ye w, recognised as one of the founder fathers of
Kuala Lumpur.
Limited places available.
Day trip to Klang
We encourage members to join us on this special trip to
Klang to visit the Istana Alam Shah and Masjid Sultan
S u l e i m a n .
Day trip to Bentong
This is a repeat of the trip made to Ted Miles planters
house, Bentong town and the Perting Dam.
Other trips planned for 2005 include visit to Teluk Intan,
Sabah (Sandakan and Kota Kinabalu), Ipoh, the
H y d roelectric Station in Ulu Langat and a repeat of the
Brickfields walk.
Badan Warisan Malaysia
Council Members
Tan Sri Dato Seri (Dr) Ahmad Sarji bin Abdul Hamid,
P re s i d e n t
Ar Laurence Loh, Deputy Pre s i d e n t
Christopher Boyd, H o n o r a ry Tre a s u re r
Dato H S Barlow, H o n o r a ry Secre t a ry
Datuk Haji Abdul Rahim Abdullah
Ar Helena Aman Hashim
Ishak Ariff i n
Datuk Haji Ismail Adam
Dr Chandran Jeshuru n
Dato Ir Lee Yee Cheong
Ar Jimmy C S Lim
Ar Lillian Ta y
H o n o r a ry Council Members
Datin Amar Elizabeth Moggie
Datin Valerie Albakri
Datin Waveney Jenkins
Tuan Haji Ar Norzam Darm i n
S e c re t a r i a t
Elizabeth Cardosa, Executive Dire c t o r
Lim Ee Lin, Heritage Centre Manager
Intan Syaheeda Abu Bakar, Information Off i c e r
Chan Sok Yee, Office Maintenance
8 Heeren Street Centre Manager
John Marcian Cavalho
Buletin Wa r i s a n
Diana Cooper, Editor
Badan Warisan Malaysia Company No. 104798-A
2 Jalan Stonor, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03 2144 9273
Fax: 03 2145 7884
Email: heritage@b a d a n w a r i s a n . o rg . m y
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Opening hours
O ffice: Mondays to Saturdays 9 am to 6 pm
Exhibition Centre: Mondays to Saturdays 10 am to 5.30 pm
R e s o u rce Centre: Tuesdays to Saturdays 10 am to 4 pm
Rumah Penghulu tours: Twice daily Mondays to Saturd a y s
at 11 am & 3 pm (Other times by prior appointment)
8 Heeren Street Heritage Centre
8 Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock
75200 Melaka
Tel / Fax: 06 281 1507
Email: 8heeren@b a d a n w a r i s a n . o rg . m y
Opening hours
Tuesdays to Saturdays 11 am to 4 pm