The 155-year-old Thean Hock Keong Temple is seeking to reinstate the lane’s original name, Dragon Temple Lane, to distinguish it from the intersecting main coastal road, Jalan Pantai Bersih. Founded in 1871, the temple holds significant heritage value, with Dragon Temple Lane recorded as its registered address. As recently as 2023, government correspondence – including a letter approving nearly RM200,000 in restoration aid – recognised Dragon Temple Lane as the temple’s address. State infrastructure committee chairman Zairil Khir Johari pointed out that Dragon Temple Lane was never formally gazetted. “The state has never considered renaming the whole of Jalan Pantai Bersih,” he said.

Source: The Star January 26, 2026 01:48 UTC