Elders born and raised in Kampung Sungai Baru have expressed their desire to remain in the village as it has been their home all their lives.

They are among the residents left in the area who have refused to move to make way for redevelopment, sharing that it was not about the compensation but a matter of home and heritage.

Reminiscing on their memories of growing up in the urban village, a septuagenarian only known as Kak Mai and her neighbour Rugayah Said recalled a time before the area was known as...