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The Pulai River (Malay: Sungai Pulai) is a river in Johor, Malaysia. It runs from Mount Pulai in Kulai District until Tanjung Pelepas, draining into the Tebrau Straits. At its mouth lies the single largest seagrass bed in Malaysia, [2] which extends all the way to Pulau Merambong. Sungai Pulai is also a mangrove forest reserve. [3]
Sungai Nibong is a residential neighbourhood within the city of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. It lies near the eastern coast of Penang Island, about 8.6 km (5.3 mi) south of the city centre. Sungai Nibong is best known as the site of the annual Penang Island Festival, more popularly called 'Pesta Pulau Pinang' in Malay.
A timber raft on the Barito River with housing for the workers (ca.1905-14). The Barito River is the second longest river in Borneo, Indonesia after the Kapuas River with a total length of 1,090 km (680 mi) and a drainage basin of over 80,000 km 2 (31,000 sq mi) in South Kalimantan, Indonesia.
A seated Bodhisattva carved in terracotta, from site 21/22. The Bujang Valley (Malay: Lembah Bujang) is a sprawling historical complex and has an area of approximately 224 square kilometres (86 sq mi), with the discovery of a set of new iron smelting sites, Sungai Batu site enlarging the settlement area to 1,000 square kilometres (390 sq mi).
Sungai Lalang used to be served by rail service in the 1920s with its own railway station. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In 1975, communist had attempted to blow up a section of the railway in Sungai Lalang, which had caused a five and a half hour long curfew order issued to people in Kampung Baru Sungai Lalang as the officers were deployed to try to catch the ...
Cheonggyecheon in 1904. The stream was named as Gaecheon ("open stream") after the first refurbishment project to construct a drainage system during the Joseon period. The work, which included dredging and bolstering the banks of the stream and building bridges, was carried out every 2–3 years during this period from the reign of Taejong, the third king of Joseon.
The river, known as the Linggy, as depicted in The Malayan Peninsula (1834) by P.J. Beghie. Details of masonry of the fortifications at Fort Supai.. The Linggi, alongside the Muar, played a key role as trade routes since the era of the Malacca Sultanate around the 15th century, as well as the main entry points for the Minangkabau people to enter what is now known as Negeri Sembilan.
Jalan Sungai Pinang runs through the riverine neighbourhood. The Malay and Indian villages along the Pinang River date back to the 18th century, possibly predating Captain Francis Light's arrival on Penang Island in 1786. [3] Sumatran traders had arrived at the river's estuary in the 1780s and established settlements like Kampung Rawa and ...