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In June 2010, the eastern wall of the Pudu Prison complex was demolished to make way for a road-widening project. By
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As Kuala Lumpur entered the 1990s, concerns were raised about the viability of the prison's location on prime real estate. Security was a major issue due to the prison's proximity to fast-rising commercial developments such as Imbi and Bukit
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seized and held two members of the prison staff as hostages over a period of six days. The siege was resolved when
Malaysian police stormed the prison. They successfully rescued the hostages and subdued the prisoners without loss of life. Chua was hanged for another crime he was detained for in Pudu
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petitioned by conservationists and the general public. These remaining features have been incorporated into the fountain park forming part of Mitsui
Lalaport Mall, which now occupies the site of the prison.
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struck the prison and killed a number of inmates. The epidemic peaked in August 1895, coinciding with an unusually dry weather, resulting in 126 recorded cases, including 68 fatalities in that month alone.
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smaller jails throughout Kuala Lumpur, totalling about 500, were relocated to Pudu Jail in May 1895. The first governor of Pudu Prison was Lt. Col. J.A.B. Ellen.
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from a vegetable garden in a nearby village. The cholera epidemic was put under control by the end of August 1895, as fresh water was carried from reservoirs in
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using 19th century spelling), was built on the site of a former
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occasionally roaming around, was close to Kuala Lumpur's then central business district (it was about one mile from
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