The government has taken down an “anti-climb” metal fence surrounding Padang Merbok in Kuala Lumpur, in a move that newly minted Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh called “returning the field to the rakyat”.

This was slightly over three years after the fence was installed by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) when the federal government was under Perikatan Nasional leadership.

Yeoh said the move was proof of...