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Pudu Prison (Malay: Penjara Pudu), also known as Pudu Jail or Pudu Gaol, was a prison in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Built in phases by the British colonial government between 1891 and 1895, it was located along Jalan Shaw (now Jalan Hang Tuah). [2] The construction began with its 394-metre prison wall at a cost of 16,000 Straits dollars. The wall ...
Throughout the following decades after it occurred, the Pudu Prison siege was known to be one of Malaysia's shocking crimes and its first, yet unprecedented incident of a prison hostage situation, and the infamy of Chua endured through time. The prison itself eventually went defunct, and the prison building was demolished by 2012. [53]
There they were imprisoned in Pudu Prison. Barlow continued to profess his innocence. [21] Pudu Prison had been built in 1895 to hold about 700. By 1986 it held around 6,000 prisoners, almost 50 of whom were drug dealers sentenced to death. [19] The appeal started on 16 December 1985.
It houses Pudu Sentral (Kuala Lumpur's oldest bus station) and formerly Pudu Prison. Pudu Market (Malay: Pasar Besar Pudu) is one of the largest wet markets in Kuala Lumpur. Adjacent to it is Jalan Pasar (Pasar Road) where there are shops selling electronics components and devices. During colonial rule, Pudu was known as Pudoh. [1]
Bukit Bintang City Centre, also known as BBCC for short, is a 19.4 acres (7.9 ha) mixed-use development on the former site of Pudu Prison in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.The development is located at the south western end of Bukit Bintang, bordering with the Pudu district along Jalan Hang Tuah (formerly Jalan Shaw) and Jalan Pudu.
Wong Swee Chin, known professionally as Edmund Tan / Louis Ling / Botak Chin (3 March 1951–11 June 1981) was a Malaysian criminal and gangster. He rose to fame as one of the most notorious and dangerous gangsters during the 1960s and 1970s.
Sungai Buloh Prison (Malay: Penjara Sungai Buloh; Chinese: 双溪毛糯监狱) is a prison complex in Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia and the largest prison complex in Malaysia. Its construction started in 1992 and ended in October 1996, and it was formally opened in November 1996 to replace Pudu Prison in Kuala Lumpur. The prison also features a ...
The Malaysian Prison Department (Malay: Jabatan Penjara Malaysia; Jawi: جابتن ڤنجارا مليسيا ; Chinese: 马来西亚监狱局), is a department under Malaysia's Ministry of Home Affairs responsible for prisons where offenders sentenced by the courts are held. These prisons also serve as detention and recovery institutions.