Kuala Lampur, May 11 -- There are cities that age gracefully.

Brickfields is not being allowed to.

Brickfields is being left to rot in broad daylight, one black garbage bag at a time, while the people responsible for keeping Kuala Lumpur clean behave as if this is perfectly normal.

Look at these pictures.

This is not one stray packet of nasi lemak thrown by some irresponsible idiot after breakfast. This is not a "small cleanliness issue." This is not something that can be solved with one motivational poster about civic consciousness and a smiling mascot holding a broom.

This is garbage piled on the pavement. Garbage blocking pedestrian paths. Garbage sitting under road signs. Garbage in front of restaurants. Garbage where people walk...