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• 36 Hours in Kuala Lumpur by NAOMI LINDT December 20, 2009 With its looming skyscrapers, stellar cuisine and thumping night life, the Malaysian capital has emerged as one of Southeast Asia’s most alluring metropolises. (read article)
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• Introduction to Kuala Lumpur by FROMMER'S November 20, 2006 Kuala Lumpur (or KL as it is commonly known) is more often than not a traveler's point of entry to Malaysia. As the capital it is the most modern and developed city in the country, with contemporary high-rises and world-class hotels, glitzy shopping malls, and international cuisine. The city began sometime around 1857 as a small mining boomtown created by the industrial revolution's hunger for raw materials. Fueled by tin mining in the nearby Klang River valley, the town grew under the business interests of three officials: a local Malay ruler, a British resident, and a Chinese headman (Kapitan China). The industry and village attracted Chinese laborers, Malays from nearby villages, and Indian immigrants who followed the British, and as the town grew, colonial buildings that housed local administrative offices were erected around Merdeka Square, bounded by Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin and Jalan Kuching. The town, and later the city, spread outward from this center. (read article)
• Vestiges of a Grand Life by DAVID E. SANGER April 16, 2000 (read article)
• Towering Savings in Kuala Lumpur by DAISANN MCLANE August 23, 1998 (read article)
• Landmarks of Kuala Lumpur by BARBARALEE DIAMONSTEIN; BARBARALEE DIAMONSTEIN IS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE TELEVISION SPECIAL ''THE LANDMARKS OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY,'' TO BE TELEVISED ON WWOR. September 23, 1990 (read article)