During the Budget 2011 Presentation, Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak announced the RM5 billion Warisan Merdeka development in three phases over 10 years, starting with the 118-storey Menara Warisan. Besides the 118-storey Menara Warisan, Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) will be building two blocks of 40-storey service apartment, a block of 40-storey hotel with 7-storey of commercial spaces and 5 levels of basement for car parks.
The Warisan Merdeka development will be built on the site of Taman Merdeka Negara (Taman Tunku) and National Heritage Sites area (Stadium Merdeka and Stadium Negara).
Taman Merdeka Negara (1958), together with Chin Woo Stadium (1953), the Merdeka Stadium (1957) and the Stadium Negara (1962) belongs to the Rakyat. They are for public use, enjoyment and reflection and they represent the commemorative legacy of our pre-and post-Merdeka history. Collectively, the hill with its park, stadiums and surrounding communities, was once a sustainable civic space as a whole.
We, the rakyat, are disgusted that not only will our public space be stolen from us but that the proposed structure and the accompanying development will forever change the historical and cultural landscape of the Merdeka Heritage and the history of our nation forever.
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Reclaim Merdeka Park 