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Public Space

The parts of Kuala Lumpur that belong to everybody: five-foot ways, night markets, free parks and the hour of rain that reorganises the day.

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Explainer

The five-foot way, or kaki lima, is the covered strip where the shop meets the street in Kuala Lumpur. This covered strip, a remnant of British…

Where to go

Malaysian street markets are not a uniform shopping experience - the timing of each and what they sell depends heavily on which neighbourhood hosts…

Where the law stands

In Malaysia, photography is generally allowed in public streets, but the right to shoot photos narrows rapidly once you move onto property that is…

Where to go

In Kuala Lumpur the answer is nearly always a shopping centre, a rail station, or one of the city council’s own blocks in a park or municipal…

Where to go

Kuala Lumpur's network of green spaces can be daunting to navigate. With city parks, lake gardens, and forest trails all falling under public…

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