Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, KL, as it is known by the locals, is Malaysia's capital city, settled about 5000 years ago. After a strong Hindu Buddhist influence 2000 years ago, Islam had become the main religion by the early 14th century. The first Europeans to arrive were Portuguese, overthrown by the Dutch in1641 and then Britain became the dominant power in the early 19th century. There were difficult times during World War 2 with Japanese occupation. In 1957 the Federation ...
