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Teronoh
Teronoh (or Tronoh, Ternoh) ( Jawi: ترونوه; ; Tamil: துரோனோ) is a small tin-mining town in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. The town was said to have been founded by the Minangkabau of Talu, a village located in present-day West Pasaman, Sumatra; the community erected a ''surau taruno'' in which young men would be expected to be housed there while starting their own families, which Tronoh would be named after. The tin-mining industry boom during the early 20th century saw Tronoh, a town believed to be old, grow from a small village into a major town. The mines in the area included Teronoh South Ltd., Tronoh Extended Ltd., Chung Thye Phin's Phin Tak Mine (also known as the Phin Tak Kongsi) and Chia Tek's Lee Yeoh Mine, all of which were acquired by Foo Choo Choon's Tronoh Mines Ltd. between 1912 and 1921. A railway line linking the town and Ipoh was completed in 1909 and used to transport tin ore. The tracks were dismantled by the Japanese during World War II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chung Thye Phin
Chung Thye Phin ( zh, t=鄭大平 / 鄭太平, p=Zhèng Dàpíng / Zhèng Tàipíng, s=郑大平 / 郑太平; 28 September 1879 – 2 April 1935) was a Chinese in Malaya, Chinese Malayan business magnate, planter, miner, bureaucrat, and philanthropist who served as the last Kapitan Cina of Perak and Malaya. He was reported to be the richest man in Penang.The Straits Times, 31 March 1935, Page 1, National Library of Singapore microfilm reel NL2360 The son of tin-mining magnate Chung Keng Quee, he was a pioneer in the Tin mining in Malaysia, tin-mining industry through the introduction of modern equipment and tin-mining techniques in Perak under Western assistance. He was also known for pioneering the cultivation of Roselle (plant), roselle fibre for the production of ropes and twines, with the creation of the Sweet Kamiri Estate at Sungai Siput.The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884–1942), 2 September 1922, Page 11 – NEW MALAYAN INDUSTRY. – That success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinta District
The Kinta District is a Districts of Malaysia, district in Perak, Malaysia. It contains the state capital Ipoh. Kinta is the most populated district in Perak and also the seventh most populated district in Malaysia. Kinta houses Ipoh, Perak's largest city and state capital while Batu Gajah is a seat in Kinta district. History Kinta District was once famous for its tin, being one of the major tin producers in the 18th century. The discovery of substantial tin deposits in the Kinta Valley attracted a diverse influx of immigrants, particularly from China, who sought their fortunes in the lucrative mining trade. A Malayan Railways, railway line linking Ipoh and other town in Kinta such as Pusing, Papan, Siputeh and Tronoh was completed in 1909 and used to transport tin ore. The tracks were dismantled by the Japanese during World War II and were never rebuilt. Shortly after the war ended, the tin industry deteriorated in Kinta. 'Ex-Panglima Kinta Zainal Abidin'', Panglima Kinta Abdul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surau
A surau is an Islamic assembly building in some regions of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, used for worship and religious instruction. Generally smaller physical structures, their ritual functions are similar to those of a mosque, they admit men and women, and they are used more for religious instruction and festive prayers. Surau mostly depend on grassroots support and funding and can be compared to the Arab zawiya. In the Minangkabau society of West Sumatra, Indonesia, they are built on high posts and maintain pre-Islamic traditions of a men's house. In contemporary usage, "surau" is often used to refer to either a small mosque or a designated room in a public building (such as a shopping mall, a university, or a rest stop along a highway) for men or women to perform salah. Indonesia Surau among the Minangkabau of West Sumatra date to pre-Islamic times, as men's communal accommodation. The first such surau is believed to have been built in the late 17th century, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lumut, Malaysia
Lumut is a coastal town and mukim in Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia, situated about southwest of the state capital city of Ipoh, north from the town of Sitiawan. It is the main gateway to Pangkor Island before established Marina Island Pangkor as second gateway, and noted for seashell and coral handicrafts. This once little-known fishing town has since become the home base of the Royal Malaysian Navy and the site of the biggest naval shipbuilder in Malaysia, Boustead. Toponymy Lumut in Malay means moss, lichen, or seaweed. In its early days, the beach was said to be rich in moss, so the local people called it Lumut. History Lumut has a sheltered jetty. A large Hockchew community moved from there to Sitiawan. The estuary was formerly characterized by damp mossy soils on reddish earth. Tin and lumber were transported there by elephants and sampans, from as far away as Kinta. It was once part of the Straits Settlements by virtue of the Pangkor Treaty of 1874 until it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipoh
Ipoh (, ) is the capital city of the Malaysian States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Perak. Located on the Kinta River, it is nearly north of Kuala Lumpur and southeast of George Town, Penang, George Town in neighbouring Penang. As of the Census in Malaysia, 2020 census Ipoh had a population of 759,952, making it the List of cities in Malaysia by population, ninth-largest city in Malaysia by population and the fourth most populous state capital, after Johor Bahru, Shah Alam and George Town, Penang, George Town. In recent years, Ipoh's popularity as an international tourist destination has been significantly boosted by efforts to conserve its British Empire, British colonial-era architecture. The city is also well known for its Ipoh cuisine, cuisine and natural attractions, such as its limestone hills and caves within which Buddhist temples were built. Ipoh's location between Kuala Lumpur and George Town, Penang, George Town has made it a major land transportati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayan Railways
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) (; Jawi script, Jawi: ) or colloquially referred to simply as KTM, is the main rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia. The railway system dates back to the British colonial era, when it was first built to transport tin. Previously known as the Federated Malay States Railways (FMSR), the Malayan Railway Administration (MRA), and the Malayan Railway, Keretapi Tanah Melayu acquired its current name in 1962. The organisation was corporatised in 1992, but remains wholly owned by the Malaysian government. History In 1948, the FMSR was renamed the Malayan Railway. The railways had been devastated by the Japanese invasion of Malaya, and efforts were taken to rebuild the two main lines, but many branch lines were abandoned in the process. The MR began to modernize the equipment with the ordering of diesel locomotives and railcars to replace steam-hauled services, and the first diesel locomotive entered service in 1957. The railcars entered service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foo Choo Choon
Foo Choo Choon ( zh, t=, s=胡子春, p=Hú Zichūn; 30 July 1860 – 27 March 1921), a Hakka tin miner, revenue farmer and businessman from Penang and Perak was, in his time, said to have been the richest Chinese man in the world.Chinese Business Enterprise By Rajeswary Ampalavanar Brown Published by Taylor & Francis, 1996 , ; pp. 58 He was called the "Tin King" and 'the Carnagie of the Orient'. Although his own father was born in Penang, Foo Choo Choon was born in Yongding, in the Fujian province. At thirteen years of age he accompanied his father, Foo Yu Chio ( zh, t=, s=胡玉池, p=Hú Yùchí; 30 July 1860 – 27 Mar 1921), to Malaya where he studied at Penang and worked his uncle's mines in Perak.Re-examination of the "Chinese nationalism" and Categorization of the Chinese in Malaya: The Case of the Chinese in Penang, 1890s-1910s by SHINOZAKI Kaori, Ph.D. student, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences University of Tokyo Email: [email protected] at The Penang Story – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Pasaman Regency
West Pasaman Regency () is a regency ''(kabupaten)'' of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 3,887.77 km2, and it had a population of 365,129 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 431,672 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 450,050 - comprising 227,838 males and 222,232 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Pasaman Barat Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1312) The seat of the regency administration is the town of Simpang Ampek. Administrative districts West Pasaman Regency is divided into eleven districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ... (''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census Biro Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
