I was born in Kuala Lumpur and grew up there. In fact:
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The high school I went to is right next to the new tallest skyscraper in Asia.
That tall white pole/tower seen at the edge of the park is Kuala Lumpur Tower on top of Bukit Nanas ("Pineapple Hill"). Locals used to call it "Mahathir's erection" after the Prime Minister of Malaysia at the time. He had a penchant for grandiose projects.
For those who don't know, "Kuala Lumpur" means "mud estuary" in Malay because the city is literally built on mud. For these skyscrapers to be built, massive engineering works had to take place including huge foundation rods, water drainage, etc. My dad knew one of the engineers in the
Petronas Twin Towers, which was built on the old grounds of a horse racing circuit from colonial times - it was notoriously muddy. When they drilled a hole for the pylon foundation, the entire concrete pylon disappeared into the hole and sunk without a trace. You might question the wisdom of building Asia's tallest building at the time on such a site, and this was confirmed when one of the towers started leaning during construction. It cost many millions to repair that.
There is another story about Mahathir being responsible for the design of the Petronas towers. Apparently the original design called for a flat roof, similar to the WTC twin towers in New York. But he requested a change to a spire so that it would be taller.