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t. e. The Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Commission ( KLWCC ), also known as the Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal ( KLWCT ), is a Malaysian organisation established in 2007 by the country's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad to unilaterally investigate war crimes. [1] [2] The KLWCC was instigated as an alternative to the International Criminal ...
Federal Hill, Kuala Lumpur. Federal Hill ( Malay: Bukit Persekutuan) is a low-density and affluent residential area in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This residential area was developed during the British colonial era. Federal Hill is covered by an 18-acre (0.073 km 2) secondary forest. It is bordered by Lebuhraya Sultan Iskanda to the northeast ...
Church of the Holy Rosary is a Catholic church situated at Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Kuala Lumpur, and is considered one of the finest examples of neo-gothic architecture in Malaysia. History [ edit ] In the early 1900s, the French missionary Father Francis Emile Terrien, who administered to the Chinese Catholic community in Kuala Lumpur, was given ...
National Mosque of Malaysia. / 3.14194°N 101.69167°E / 3.14194; 101.69167. The National Mosque of Malaysia ( Malay: Masjid Negara Malaysia) is a mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It has a capacity for 15,000 people and is situated among 13 acres (53,000 m 2) of gardens. Its key features are a 73-metre-high (240 ft) minaret and a 16 ...
Kapitans of Kuala Lumpur. Yap Ah Loy was a Kapitan of Kuala Lumpur and is considered the founder of the city. The title was abolished in 1902, when Yap Kwan Seng died. 1858–1861: Hew Siew (丘秀) 1862–1868: Liu Ngim Kong (刘壬光) 1868–1885: Yap Ah Loy (叶亚来) 1885–1889: Yap Ah Shak (叶致英) 1889–1902: Yap Kwan Seng (叶观盛)
The Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair ( KLIBF; Malay: Pesta Buku Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur) is an annual book fair held in Malaysia since 1981. [1] It initially moved between locations until the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur became its official venue.
The Battle of Kuala Lumpur was a battle between Japanese invasion forces and the British forces in Kuala Lumpur, in the then capital of the Federated Malay States, a British protectorate. Starting in late December Japanese began bombing the city;ground forces reached the city by 11 January 1942. The battle was part of Empire of Japan's ...
Sentul is a former railway hub famous for its old-world charm, historical temples and prewar shops. [1] During World War II, Sentul was one of the last towns in Kuala Lumpur that was heavily bombed by the British B-29 planes without any warning on 19 February 1945. The bombing targeted two rail complexes managed by Marai Tetsudo, the Japanese ...