Batu Sembilan Village

Batu Sembilan Village Batu Sembilan Village

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Batu Sembilan VillageABSTRACTBatu Sembilan is a new village located in Cheras. There are many stalls andshops foods and drinks in the village. Most villagers are Buddhists and Taoists. Thereare also several churches there. Two of the main concerns brought up by villagers arevandalism and narrow roads in the village. Finally, some suggestion are discussed toaddress the concerns in the the Batu Sembilan New Village.2

Batu Sembilan VillageHISTORYSince 1945 the Chinese population has reached 40,000 and the village becamecenter of attention to the government. The government had to spend about RM300million per year in order to have a good defense system and weaponry to curbcommunism.In the September 1948, Sir Henry Gurney was appointed as a British HighCommissioner in Malaya. But not long after that, he was murdered in October of1951, by a group of the communists in Bukit Fraser. On 21st March 1952, LieutenantGeneral Sir Harold Briggs was then appointed to head the emergency operation inMalaya. He also took over Sir Henry Gurney’s duties. He has in-depth experience inguerrilla warfare was an asset to fight the communists. In Malaya, a total of 572,917people have been moved to the 480 villages from June 1950 until the end of 1952.The Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) contributed a lot in establishmentof the new village. At that time, MCA President who originated from the Selangorbranch, Tun Lee Hau Shik announced that the MCA had spent RM65, 345 to buildand develop the new villages since June 1950. By November 1951, about RM55, 000was used to build a school at the Batu Sembilan New Village dan Batu Sebelas NewVillage.3

<strong>Batu</strong> <strong>Sembilan</strong> <strong>Village</strong>ABSTRACT<strong>Batu</strong> <strong>Sembilan</strong> is a new village located in Cheras. There are many stalls andshops foods and drinks in the village. Most villagers are Buddhists and Taoists. Thereare also several churches there. Two of the main concerns brought up by villagers arevandalism and narrow roads in the village. Finally, some suggestion are discussed toaddress the concerns in the the <strong>Batu</strong> <strong>Sembilan</strong> New <strong>Village</strong>.2

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