SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA, March 17, 2008: The Sri Maha Mariamman Hindu temple was demolished last November, ordered torn down by the authorities as it stood in the vicinity of the Rimba Jaya squatter settlement. Now, a new site for Temple in Kampung Rimba Jaya, Padang Jawa, has been approved.
Mayor Mazalan Md Noor said the temple would be rebuilt soon on a 10,000sq feet land near the Keretapi Tanah Melayu quarters, a much bigger site than the original temple.
The developer has been directed by the state government to provide the land and US$ 12,500 — the cost of the building construction.