Architecture and Urban Form in Kuala Lumpur

Gambling participation and policies in Malaysia

“…In this study, 4.4 % of the general Malaysian population were categorized as problem gamblers while 10.2 % were moderate-risk gamblers (Loo and Ang 2013). This prediction signifies that approximately 246,400 Malaysians in Selangor are potentially problem gamblers while 571,200 Malaysians in Selangor are moderate-risk problem gamblers.…”

“…Prevalence of problem gambling in Malaysia was determined using the largest state of Selangor (population of 5.6 million; Department of Statistics Malaysia 2010 ) with a proportionate stratified random sampling method and Problem Gambling Severity Index as a community prevalence estimate (Ferris and Wynne 2001 ; Loo et al 2011 ). In this study, 4.4 % of the general Malaysian population were categorized as problem gamblers while 10.2 % were moderate-risk gamblers (Loo and Ang 2013 ). This prediction signifies that approximately 246,400 Malaysians in Selangor are potentially problem gamblers while 571,200 Malaysians in Selangor are moderate-risk problem gamblers.…”

“…Although state-specific, the results suggest that Malaysians are participating in gambling activities and the prevalence rates are comparatively on the higher end of the spectrum—i.e., 4.4 % (Loo and Ang 2013 )—compared to other Asian populations, which report problem gambling rates ranging from 1.4 to 2.5 % (Blaszczynski et al 1998 ; Fong and Ozorio 2005 ; Winslow et al 2015 ). More support is needed in the advancement of research, treatment and policies to protect potentially vulnerable Malaysian gamblers and their families.…”

Old Market Square as a Container of Diasporic Meaning in Chinese Kuala Lumpur

“…Studies that focus on urban space as diasporic space (Loo, 2013; Lou, 2017; Panos & Montagna, 2012) are perhaps one of the very last to join the stable that include studies in the fields of sociology (Sales, D’Angelo & Lin, 2011; Sales, Hatziprokopiou, et al, 2009), cultural studies, history and literature (Wong, 2016), linguistics (Wang, Koh, Riget & Shoniah, 2016) and media (Lu, 2015). A study on the Chinese diaspora in Boston argued that Chinatown Park was the outcome of a re-interpretation of diasporic into something identified by the western city (Lou, 2017).…”

“…Loo’s (2013) book is arguably the first academic book to examine the relationship of Malaysia’s large Chinese minority to the politics of architecture and urbanism in Kuala Lumpur. It is also one of the few academic books to situate Chinese diasporic spaces at the centre of the construction of city and nation.…”