Kampung Siam, a 200-year-old settlement in Penang, is set to disappear as development takes over. Despite an 11-year legal battle, courts ruled in favor of landowners, forcing residents to vacate.
Kampung Siam
Once home to 10 traditional houses, only a few remain near the historic Siamese and Burmese temples on Burma Road. Nai Boon Phrom Sararaksh, 49, and his father Ninn, 85, are among the last residents, holding a garage sale to part with Siamese artefacts before their 180-year-old home is demolished. “This is painful, but we must move on,” Nai Boon said, clutching his grandmother’s glass jars one last time.
Cover Photo: Not the kampung that is torn down. Wikipedia/Wat-Chaiya-Mangkalaram
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