Kuala Lampur, May 7 -- We recently help to organise a rather unique Raya event. Not so much about the programme itself, which is filled with cheers and laughter - and food, of course - of a typical Malaysian Raya do, but its uniqueness lies with the guests.

They are the elderly residents at the National Leprosy Control Centre (NLCC) in Sungai Buloh.

The event was organised and hosted by the Sungai Buloh Settlement Heritage Society (SBSHS), of which we are a part of, with the aim of preserving and promoting NLCC as a unique living heritage to a wider audience. As a voluntary organisation, SBSHS plays a role in fostering spirit and respect within the involved community, particularly the marginalised ones.

Leprosy is caused by the bacteri...