Jalan Alor is the most popular spot in Kuala Lumpur. My uncle lived and operated an economy food stall there many years before. For a small town girl like me, when I had to travel by cab to visit him I never had to worry about giving directions to get there. It is a popular spot for hawker food and in the past, it was known to be a red district area.
Recently, DBKL’s Road Naming Committee decided to rename Jalan Alor (groove or lane) to Jalan Kejora (Venus) and the old road sign was replaced.
Many people are upset about it and questioned this change. Some traders and residents of Jalan Alor even started on a signature campaign to protest against it.
So, will the DBKL’s Road Naming Committee get their way with it? That depends on the sentiments of the people living there if not in the whole of Malaysia. How hard will they work on getting the mayor of Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur or Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), Ab Hakim Borhan, to revert this decision?
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