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Batu Pahat landmarks in Dataran Penggaram at Jalan Rahmat. The name Batu Pahat means "chiselled rock" in Malay.The origin of this name can be traced back to a local lore in the 1546, when the invading Siamese troops led by Admiral Awi Di Chu were chiselling rocks at a rocky spot in the coastal village of Kampung Minyak Beku, in hope of getting fresh water during their siege on the Malacca .
The Batu Pahat District is a district in the state of Johor, Malaysia. It lies southeast of Muar , southwest of Kluang , northwest of Pontian , south of Segamat and Tangkak District . The capital of the district is Bandar Penggaram .
Taman Bukit Pasir is a township in Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia. This township is mainly for finance, banking, and commercial activities. Development of the township began in the early 1990s. Taman Bukit Pasir is located along Jalan Bukit Pasir and Jalan Tan Siew Hoe. The township is developing rapidly.
Sri Gading or Seri Gading is a mukim and parliamentary constituency in Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia, located along Jalan Batu Pahat-Kluang (Federal Route 50). It lies south-east of Batu Pahat town, north-west of Ayer Hitam and west of Yong Peng. It is also a name of one of 14 parishes in Johor.
Yong Peng Town (Bandar Yong Peng) near Tanjung Sembrong in Batu Pahat DistrictDuring the reign of Sultan Abu Bakar of Johor and under the influence of the British rule in the 1870s, a policy was initiated to modernise Johor and increase tax revenue by opening up more of the forest and swamp area for plantation purposes (initially for spices such as pepper and gambier; then followed by rubber).
In 1911, the state government of Johor collaborated with the British colonial government to develop a road network from Johor Bahru to Batu Pahat and Muar. [12] As a result, the Batu Pahat–Kluang–Mersing Road was completed in 1919, [9] where the section from Jemaluang to Mersing formed a part of the present-day Federal Route 3. [1]
Gan Peck Cheng (simplified Chinese: 颜碧贞; traditional Chinese: 顏碧貞; pinyin: Yán Bìzhēn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gân Phek-cheng, born 21 November 1966) is a Malaysian politician and kindergarten teacher who has served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Penggaram since May 2013.
Peserai in Batu Pahat District Peserai (also known as Mukim 3 ) is a mukim (administrative division) in the district of Batu Pahat in the Johor State of Malaysia . Administration