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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 77699, member: 636"] Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that the historic colonial mansion Seri Negara needs to stop being some elite hangout and actually belong to regular people. The government just finished fixing up the place after decades of it either getting ignored or turned into a private venue that nobody cared about. Anwar mentioned how the building used to represent British control over the country, and even after independence, it just sat there on a hill, reminding everyone who used to run things. He wants schools and average citizens walking through instead of keeping it locked down for rich politicians. The site played a big role in drafting the constitution back when Malaysia was getting its independence sorted out. Anwar pushed back against the idea that freedom came easily, saying kids need to learn their ancestors fought hard for it instead of thinking everything got handed over nicely. [/QUOTE]