With only a few hours left before they will have to say their final farewells, the retailers remaining at Ampang Park today rushed to clear off all that is left of their wares.

From the entrance steps all the way to the top floor, shopkeepers vied for the attention of the flurry of last day visitors, with cries of "Last day sale!" "All must go!" and "Come in and shop!"

Their cries had to compete with the booms and crashes of goods being moved and parts of the building’s structure being removed.

If visitors were unaware that today is indeed the last day for Kuala Lumpur's oldest shopping mall, signs on its doors spelled out "Clearance sale" "Major discounts" and "Finishing stock...