References

• Diari Si Froggie (April, 2012), Penjara Pudu 2, Retrieved from http://www.diarisifroggie.com/2012/04/penjara-pudu-2.html
• Wikipedia (April, 2014), Pudu Prison, Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pudu_Prison
• Wow.my (2013), Ketahuilah Potret Misteri Banduan Terakhir Penjara Pudu, Retrieved from http://woww.my/ketahuilah-potret-misteri-banduan-terakhir-penjara-pudu/

Lesson Learned from Pudu Prison

     From Pudu Prison stories, what we can learn is do not try to commit a criminal offense as we will regret. As in Last Room, the prisoners was cried, shouted and lamented, regreted in what they have done before.
    But, what they have regret is no longer useful anymore..
    Other than that, our history should not be forgotted as it is the beginning of the country. Just like Pudu Prison, it should not be demolished. It may be turned into a museum, just like another country has did. In that museum, all people can learn the Pudu Prison history and take a lesson from it. 
    Still, all of that is not longer useful, as Pudu Prison has been demolished..

Pudu Prison Now

    In June 2009, government has finally decided to demolish Pudu Prison as it is said to interfere the economic growth in Kuala Lumpur.

People gathered at Pudu Prison

    A lot of people tried to block this project, as Pudu Prison was one of Malaysia's heritage. But the government decided to continue it because Pudu Prison is not something to be proud of.

During the demolish

Pudu Prison in 2013

    After a year, in June 2010, the eastern wall of the Pudu Prison complex was demolished to make way for a road-widening project. And by December 2012, all the buildings within the Pudu Prison complex were completely demolished, with only a part of the exterior wall and main gate still standing.

         To be said that prison site will be developed, and a hotel will be built. 

Guess who are the guests of that hotel? Hopefully, it is not the spirit of Botak Chin, Mona Fandey and other prisoners........

Prisoners.....

      During the year 1960 until 1996, Pudu Prison has claimed the lives of many people. About 180 prisoners has died in Pudu Prison. It not been included prisoners who have committed crime as drug crimes,killing other people and kidnap people.
      During Japanese time, there are a lot of people has been killed in Pudu Prison, including chinese people, who became prisoners of war. There are many horror stories that has been told by the warden.
      Crying sound, shouting and others are the example of horror sounds that always be heard during late night.

Brain Geoffrey Chamber and Kevin Barlow

      Two citizens of Australia,  Brain Geoffrey Chamber, 28 dan Kevin Barlow,27, became the first foreigner that has been sentenced to death, at dawn, 7 July 1986 for drug trafficking in Bayan Lepas Airport, Pulau Pinang in 1983.

Botak Chin during arrest

      Wong Swee Chin (Botak Chin) was the most famous criminals who were hanged in Pudu Prison for firearms offenses. Botak Chin has attracted attention from public because he is said to rob from the rich to be apportioned to the poor.

Mona Fandey - Witches 

      Mona Fandey also been arrested in Pudu Prison before she transfered to Kajang Prison to sentenced to death. A lot of weird things happened when she was in Pudu Prison..

Last Room.......

         Last room or 'Bilik Akhir' is a specified room for prisoners to be placed for their last day before they serve a sentence to death.

    A lot of stories from warden, that say the night before punishment, the prisoners will cry and shouting. Regretting their past mistakes. And those cries and shouts still can be here eventhough they are already dead.........

   According to the warden, during evacuation process is carried out, they often heard muffled voices screaming and calling for help. And the voices of weeping is from that Last Room.......

    Mystery of a beautiful woman potrait, weeping and lamenting sound, the sound of people walking during late of night still can be heard......

    That beautiful woman's potrait to said was the work of one of the last room prisoner.

Mystery Potrait 

    One of the former inmate of Pudu Prison, only known as Nasyitah told about the horror story of Mystery Potrait.

    "She is very good at drawing. She drew a photo of herself at the wall of Last Room before she sentenced to death. Warden told the lamp of that room will be switched off and that room will be in the dark. And during that time, that Mystery Potrait will be like luminous, and looks alive....."

       A lot of people claimed they saw shadows roaming from another room to another room.... Some of them also claimed that Mystery Potrait will 'cry' when the day of suspension and punishment getting closer........

Punishment Room

Hallway of Last Room 

Punishment Room

Last Room

The door of Last Room

The History of Pudu Prison

    Pudu Prison as known as Pudu Jail was a prison in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The location was in Jalan Hang Tuah, adjacent to Hang Tuah Monorail Station.

Pudu Prison Building

The view of Pudu Prison

    Pudu prison built on 1891 to 1895 during the colonialism of British. This prison built for confining 600 of prisoners.

    New blocks being built and contained 130 of cells with the capacity of 2000 prisoners. In 1985, about 6,500 of prisoners was loaded in Pudu Prison. It caused over-loaded of prisoners in Pudu Prison. 

    Because of over-loaded problem, Pudu Prison was transferred to Sungai Buloh Prison.

    In 1984, an inmate named Khong Yen Chong used some 2,000 litres of paint to create an impressive mural of tropical scenes. It measured some 860 feet by 14 feet and was mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest mural in the world. Khong, as an inmate, was not able to complete the mural. He returned later as a free man and volunteered his time to complete his masterpiece.

Khong Yen Chong - inmate of Pudu Prison

    In 1996, after 101 years as a prison, Pudu Prison was formally closed and the inmates were moved to Sungai Buloh and Kajang prisons.

    On 3 May 1997,Pudu Prison was opened for public tour and visit. More than 1.7 millions was spent by the government to change Pudu Prison to be tourist attraction. Most of the expenses was to build Memoribilia and History Records Showroom.

Outside of the Pudu Prison Building