Take the following as truth: Melaka (Malacca), easily reached by air or express bus from KL, was Malaysia's first city, built on the trading empires of spices and textiles and a history soaked in the blood of battles as rival colonial powers challenged each other to take hold of the port.
Then the following statement: "Melaka is home to 22 million people, most living in abject poverty." is true, false, or inconclusive?