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TANJONG RAMBUTANUTAR NEW VILLAGE COMMUNITY PROJECT REPORTNAME OF NEW VILLAGE:TANJONG RAMBUTAN, PERAK.Project carried out by:Student Name Student ID CourseYear /Semester1. Ezreena Jasmine Simon 09ABB01778Banking andFinance Y 3 T 12. Gogulamathe Shamugam 08AJB07087 Journalism Y 3 T 23. Swapna Mohanen 09ABB00380Banking andFinance Y 3 S 24. Yogenajegan Naganathan 09ABB02042 Accounting Y 3 S 1DATE OF COMPLETION:APRIL 20111

TANJONG RAMBUTANHISTORYTanjong Rambutan is a Malay village that historically was opened by migrant Malays fromthe upper Perak in Lenggong and Kuala Kangsar via Sungai Siput and Kanthan. This eventdates back from 1750 to 1800 when the land was opened for paddy farming and tin mining.In 1892, Tanjong Rambutan was a successful village of about 2000 people mainly employedin the tin mines. There were small mining settlements of Malays and Chinese in TanjongRambutan and the different cultures led them to different method of extracting ore. TheChinese used the open paddocks and the Malays hollowed out holes to extract the richestpatches.Due to pessimistic report by the Kinta district Magistrate in January 1893 which labelledTanjong Rambutan was located on a bad site, the residents voluntarily moved to the upperreaches of Kinta River a mile away, the new Tanjong Rambutan village which was a mileaway from the old Tanjong Rambutan town. With the tin mining industry came about someinfrastructure development such as the railway tracks on 1 June 1897, roads, public offices, acourt and police station under one roof, post office and a telegraph office were built for thepeople’s convenience.Tanjong Rambutan is well known for its waterfall and the water resources which supplieswater to Ipoh. The pipes were first installed in the 1890s and then replaced in 1920 and 1949.Amongst many infrastructures, the most significant was establishment of the Federal LunaticAsylum in 1911 which accommodates retarded and mentally ill patients. Its name waschanged to Central Mental Hospital in 1928, and further revised to Hospital Bahagia UluKinta in the 1970s, and that name has remained until today.In 2008, it was the 100 years anniversary for Tanjong Rambutan Hospital Bahagia, which isthe oldest psychiatric hospital in Malaysia. The development of infrastructures has created awide range of job opportunities for the people in Tanjong Rambutan.2

TANJONG RAMBUTANPOPULATION AND HOUSINGTanjong Rambutan New Village has a population of approximately 20, 000 people whichincludes all the races from Malay, Chinese, Indian, Sikh and migrated people from Indonesia,and Bangladesh. The table below is the estimated figures of the number of buildings inTanjong Rambutan.Housing Numbers DescriptionGovernment Institutes Many Institusi Pendidikan, TransitJabatan Hal Ehwal. GiatMara ,Kolej Pembantu Perubatan, RumahSri Kenangan etc.Flats More than 50 Lembah Permai- 35 units, Camp-15 units, Near Hospital Bahagia- 8unitsVillage 29 Including 5 aborigine villagesMosque 4Sikh Temple 1 Gurdwara SahibHindu Temple 9 Arulmigu Samayapura MariammanChinese Temple (Tokong) 5Church 2 Methodist churchSchools 8 1 secondary, 7 primaryIndustrial/Factories 18 textile, ice-cream, wooden factoryBanks 2 CIMB, BSNJewellery Shop 2 Including 1 pawn shopPetrol Station 5 2 PETRONAS, 2 ESSO, 1 CaltexCyber Cafe 6Massage Parlours 1 Near Jalan Putra3

TANJONG RAMBUTAN** Only estimated figures. Information collected from Tanjong Rambutan police officer (Sub InspectorKamarrudin, Chief Police of Tanjong Rambutan.ECONOMIC ACTIVITIESSince 1982, the economy of Tanjong Rambutan revolved around tin-mining. At present, thecommercial and industrial sectors are the main driving forces of Tanjong Rambutan’seconomy.Daily consumables items can be obtain conveniently from the many retail shops located allover Tanjong Rambutan. Some of them are small scale supermarkets such as Pasarayaku,Perniagaan Chip Fatt, Pasar Ekonomi, Kedei M.Ali etc.Apart from that, the local people also run businesses such as renting DVD’s, optical shops,shoe shops, polyclinics, medical clinics, automobile shops and etc.Snap shot of morning market4

TANJONG RAMBUTANShop lots in Tanjong RambutanOne of the well known Polyclinics in Tanjong RambutanBesides that, Tanjong Rambutan local folks run many small stalls along the road sides sellingvarious types of food and drinks such as fried bananas or known as pisang goreng, fruit stalls,rojak buah, coconut water, sugar cane water and etc. Most Malays in Tanjong Rambutan arethe ones involved in the small business.5

TANJONG RAMBUTANScrumptious pisang goreng in a full plastic bag costs RM 2.She has been running this business for almost 4 years.6

TANJONG RAMBUTANFruit stall by the road sideMajor Banks are also available here such as Bank Simpanan National (BSN), and CIMB.There is also an industrial area housing 18 factories including textile, packaging and alcohol,beverages, wood and etc.Tanjong Rambutan also has an administration district. Some of the government offices thatare situated in this town are the Land and District Office, the Public Welfare District Office,the District Information Office, Police Station and also the Post Office. Besides that TanjongRambutan has its very own Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB).Police Station in Tanjong Rambutan7

TANJONG RAMBUTANTenaga Nasional Berhad, Tanjong RambutanThe Tanjong Rambutan railway station which is situated in the town is now operated with afew food stalls. However, the ticketing booth and the railway signboard remain as the railwayline connects Singapore to Butterworth.Food stalls beside the railway track8

TANJONG RAMBUTANRailway trackEDUCATIONThere is only one secondary school SMK Tanjong Rambutan, and 7 primary schoolsconsisting of 2 Tamil primary school SJK(T) Tanjong Rambutan and SJK(T) LadangChangkat Kinding, 3 National (Malay) primary schools SK Tanjong Rambutan, SK SeriTanjong, and SK Methodist, and 2 Chinese primary school SJK(C) Tat Choi, and SJK(C)Changkat Kinding.9

TANJONG RAMBUTANSJK(C) Tat ChoiSJK (T) Tanjong RambutanSMK Tanjong Rambutan was built on October 17, 2000. During the first year of the school,they had encountered few problems such as low enrolment, shortage of teachers, and staff.Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist Tanjong Rambutan (picture) is located just beside theMethodist church of Tanjong Rambutan. This primary school only has one session per daywhich is the morning session.10

TANJONG RAMBUTANSK Methodist Tanjong RambutanThe name of the current principal is Pn. Paizah Binti Alias, Pn. Hjh Mosfirah bt Jafar is theDeputy Chairperson, Vice chairperson is En. Ab.Rasid bin Mohamed Hasan, and twoteachers holding secretary posts which are En. Samshir bin Mustafa, and Pn. Nor Esah btIsmail.11

TANJONG RAMBUTANSK Methodist Tanjong Rambutan’s UPSR achievement, year 2004 to 200912

TANJONG RAMBUTANSOCIAL, CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICESSocial life in Tanjong Rambutan is reflected by the construction of the Chinese temple, theGurdwara, the Hindu temple and the mosques which are built lined on one side of the road.This shows that the community living there is harmony.In the year 1895, two Chinese temples in Tanjong Rambutan were built, both dedicated to theGoddess of Mercy. The first was a cave temple called the Nam Lung Ku Miu, at GunongLayang Layang which had an artifact, a bell shaped pendant object, dating 1870. The secondwas the Kun Yam Miu, a Hokkien temple also dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy as well.In 1910, during the British occupation in Malaya, 2 ½ acres of land was allocated for a Hindutemple to be built, whereas another 9 ¼ acres of the land were gazetted as cemetery for thelocal Hindu community. In 1982, the temple's wedding hall was officiated by the formerMinister for Works and presents MIC president Dato Seri Dr. S. Samy Vellu.Arulmigu Samayapura Mariamman, Tanjong Rambutan hindu templeAround the late 1910s, there were a few Sikhs who were dairy farmers and bullock cartdrivers. Some of the Sikhs also worked in the mental hospital that was established later atTanjong Rambutan. Around 1919, these Sikhs established a Gurdwara Sahib at the present13

TANJONG RAMBUTANsite, which is about 100 feet x 400 feet in size. This was a single storey wooden structure witha tiled roof. The Gurdwara Sahib land was gazetted as a Sikh Temple Reserve Grant Number290 dated 17th January 1919.New features of Gurdwara Sahib, Sikh TempleThis Gurdwara Sahib was used for nearly 50 years before it was demolished in 1969. Thefoundation stone of the new two-storey Gurdwara Sahib Building was laid by Sant BabaSohan Singh Ji of Malacca on 16th November 1968. H.R.H. Sultan of the State of Perak,Sultan Idris Al Mutawakkil Alallahi Shah officially declared open Gurdwara Sahib on 17thOctober 1969.14

TANJONG RAMBUTANTOURISM VALUEThe small village of Tanjong Rambutan in Perak seems to have its own attractive places inmore natural sense. Kinding Eco Resort Park, National Stud Farm, Family Farm and TheRoots Resort Tanjong Rambutan are some of the special places which are hotspots for localand international visitors to visit Tanjong Rambutan almost every year.Kinding Eco Resort ParkKinding Eco Resort Park is an integrated development in Malaysia to be on the forefront ofthe Green Global Evolution. This resort ensures to preserve the lush greenery and majesticvista of Kinding Heritage. The quality of lifestyle towards natural environment and ecologysurroundings makes the Tanjong Rambutan as a village of temperament.The trip to Kinding Eco Resort Park will take approximately 30 minutes from Ipoh headingnorth towards Tambun, a well-known place for its pomelo farms. From the Pantai PuteriHospital on the left hand side, head straight until Tanjong Rambutan.At Kinding Eco Resort Park, the visitors and residents will be ensured to get back to natureand a chance to experience and observe for themselves on the migratory birds and insects thatvisit during certain months of the year. A real opportunity to have an eye-opening and fun15

TANJONG RAMBUTANexperience can be sensed, especially during activities such as hiking through the forest andlooking out for wildlife.In addition, residents and visitors of Kinding Eco Resort will enjoy with the servicesprovided in the resort. Boating, spa treatments, swimming, open park near lake side and manymore will definitely give the pleasant feeling to stay longer.16

TANJONG RAMBUTANNational Stud FarmThe National Stud Farm, located in Tanjong Rambutan, is about 16 km north-east of Ipoh,which takes about half an hour drive from Ipoh.A view of the National Stud Farm’s entranceClose shot of the signboardThe National Stud Farm is the only stud farm in Malaysia. It is the idea of our first Malaysia'sPrime Minister, the late Tunku Abdul Rahman. This place was established to conduct studieson the viability of setting up a stud farm to breed local thoroughbred horses.Throughout these years, the National Stud Farm has been continuously recognized as asuccessful breeding centre in the region with the finest equine facilities for breeding17

TANJONG RAMBUTANthoroughbreds is set in 120 acres of rolling pastoral land. There are currently 200 thoroughbred racehorses on the farm and a number of these racehorses are exported.Family FarmFurther walk in the neighbouring area brought us to know better about Ms. Sue, owner of aprivate family farm. This farm is situated at Kg. Sungai Tonggang, Tanjong Rambutan justbesides National Stud Farm.Passion towards animals especially horses inspired Sue and her husband, Chin to start thisfamily farm as a sort of fulfilment to their hobby. Sues’ 30 years of involvement in thisprivate farm stirred her to come up with the idea of opening a mini zoo. She is currently inthe process of gathering animals such as duck, chicken, goose, quail, birds, turkey and parrot.This private farm is under temporary contract from Jabatan Pengairan and Saliran NegeriPerak (JPS). Sue and her husband got the temporary permit on this land from local authorityand it will last until Malaysian government comes up with future development plan. To our18

TANJONG RAMBUTANthe chance to witness stunning fireflies surrounding the area at night. Any type of functionheld in this place will only cost RM200 for unlimited people in a group.Sue is also a member and volunteer of Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(SPCA). This proves her passion towards animals as well as her contribution and interest inthis field.Samurai (picture) a horse from Australia is now under the care of Ms. Sue. Samurai is aracing horse and had won couple of games for past few years. This 49 years old horsedropped its demand in the market of horse racing. For that reason, Samurai is the only horsewhich Ms. Sue takes care currently. Monthly expenses for Samurai can shoot up to RM1000.Previously, Sue had 4 more horses but because of the cost of taking care is expensive she soldthem off.20

TANJONG RAMBUTANSamurai is now 49 years old, still an active and sociable horse. Samurai loves attention and isvery friendly towards visitors.The Roots- Perak Eco ResortsThe Roots situated near Tanjong Rambutan, is brand new eco-resort near Kinta Hills. Thisresort can easily be reached by road from Ipoh, which is about 12km away. The rootessentially is a location for mostly International schools to organise fieldtrips to Malaysia.21

TANJONG RAMBUTANThis is a great place for trekking and bird watching. Other activities include snorkelling,white water rafting, cave exploration and high rope challenges and fresh water stream surveysat the resort. Coupled with the adventure activities, visiting students will get to know aboutMalaysia's background, culture and history as well as biological insight into rainforest andmangrove ecosystems and making it an unforgettable and inspiring educational experience.The Roots is fully private-funded and a protected spot for school fieldtrips to be organised.All guests will enjoy the security offered in the private grounds and the exciting feeling ofbeing so close to nature and local culture.PROBLEMSSome of the problems that people at Tanjong Rambutan currently face are in terms ofhospital facilities. For any emergency and serious cases in Tanjong Rambutan have to go tothe Ipoh General Hospital. Most people having minor illness will go to clinics located nearbyTanjong Rambutan.According to the police officer from Tanjong Rambutan police station, Tanjong Rambutan’scriminals usually are sent to Ipoh prison. This is because Tanjong Rambutan police stationonly has a lock up and not a prison. Most of the time, Tanjong Rambutan’s lock up will beoccupied by drug addicts for a short period of time. From the information we gained, thesedrug addicts normally loiter at dumping sites few kilometre away from police station.22

TANJONG RAMBUTANUsually, they collect recycle items such as steels, aluminium, tin, wire, cable and many moreto be sold off for money. Besides, drunkards can be seen hanging around this sites and seemsto be collecting anything as long it can be exchanged for money. Minor problems amongteenagers such as gang fighting are not serious. Social problems and small crimes happenanywhere said one of the Tanjong Rambutan police officers.Tg.Rambutan’s police officer explaining and providing information during interviewsessionBesides, throughout this journey we also noticed few constructions (Picture) were on goingalong road sites. Due to this, traffic congestion interrupts certain places because most of theroad is closed or under construction making it slow and hard for drivers to use the roadssafely. Air pollution is high near the construction area.Construction under progress near KTMB Tanjong Rambutan23

TANJONG RAMBUTANRECOMMENDATIONAs from what we can see, Tanjong Rambutan problems are nothing compared to other bigcities like Kuala Lumpur, Penang or even Ipoh. However, this doesn’t mean crime can takeits place here.Hence, we would like to suggest some recommendations to help improve Tanjong Rambutanto be a better place to live in. The government’s role is important to solve some of theproblems especially on the construction sides. Clear rules and regulations must be providedby the higher authority and supervision must be done daily or from time-to-time by the trafficpolice to make ensure the road safety.Health facilities must be brought up to the government so that they can allocate morehospitals. This can be done by highlighting the issue to the media such as writing it innewspapers or to TV3 programme (Aduan Rakyat). Optimistically, this matter can reach andraise the awareness of higher authorities to help Tanjong Rambutan villagers.Parents’ involvement in controlling their children also is a way to keep the teenagers awayfrom social problem. Campaigns for educating and creating awareness among the parents andchildren can be one of the solutions to help reduce negative social activities in TanjongRambutan. A proper education for drug addicts and drunkards can at least help to let themenjoy their life in a better.In a nutshell, Tanjong Rambutan has more than just a Mental Hospital which always strike inthe minds of many individuals. Tanjong Rambutan is a small, peaceful, surrounded withgreenery and well-mannered people. Within a short period of time, this new village hasdeveloped a lot in terms of its infrastructures, economy, and tourism value. TanjongRambutan is a place that should be explored by everyone around the world especiallyMalaysians.DISCLAIMER:Information contained in this report was compiled by the University’s students on voluntary basis. Although every effort has been made to check the accuracy ofthe report, the University accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any errors or omissions, if any, the University reserves the right to make changes on theinformation at any time without prior notice.Should there be any queries regarding contents of the report, please contact:Department of Soft Skills CompetencyTel: 03-79582628 ext 8274 (Klang Valley Campus)05- 4688888 ext 2297/2299 (Perak Campus)24