UM's Hidden History?

Question

I'm heading to the University of Malaya next week for a conference. Heard whispers about some seriously old, maybe even haunted, buildings on campus, the ones tucked away, not the shiny new ones. Anyone know any good (or spooky!) stories about the older parts of the university? I'm especially curious about the original admin building

filippina · Answer

the old admin building is the one near the museum, right? the campus calls it the muzium building now. it was built in the 1900s when this whole area was still rubber estate, so some of those corridors are older than the university itself. security wont let u in past 6pm and tbh the guard stories are mostly about stray dogs not ghosts lol. if u want actual history walk to the rimba ilmu gallery nearby, theyve got old photos of the original campus

anneliesschneller · Answer

theres a block near the law faculty everyone forgets, the old asrama tunku kurshiah area... those colonial bungalows along jalan pantai dalam there were staff quarters in the 50s, some still standing. if ur conference is at the main campus just walk the road behind the dewan tunku canselor, quieter than the muzium side & u can still see the original louvered windows & blackwood staircases. ask the jaga at the surau there, uncle has been on campus since the 70s & will tell u which rooms teachers refused to use after dark... mostly rat stories tho not hantu lol

centahenze · Answer

original admin building is the muzium building, but most ppl dont know the real old stuff is up the hill at bangsar gate side. the dewan tunku canselor was built around 1966 & the concrete still has the original brunei marble, looks nothing from outside. if u can talk ur way into the senate room theres a portrait of the first chancellor that staff swear the eyes follow u, classic lah but fun. for actual hauntings most of the stories sit with the old science block near the railway line, guards wont do night rounds there alone

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