We could repurpose abandoned mall in Malaysia for storage space rental, student housing, immigrant worker temporary housing, exhibition space or higher learning institute.
The real question here:
If we do repurposing, could our shopping mall topology survive without central unit air conditioning?
Think carefully most of shopping mall has 20-30 years of bank loans financing plans. Considering the high connectivity of Industrial Revolution 4.0,
Do you think shopping mall could sustain for another 10 years?
