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In the News (Thu 16 Feb 12)

  
  My Far East - Perak
Batu Gajah, a former colonial administration center, is 20km (12.4 mile) from Ipoh.
The English were renowned for building on the highest ground and on the road to Batu Gajah road, at the top of a nearby hill, can be seen the past old colonial bungalows and century-old tropical trees that lead to the regal District Courthouse, built in 1892 during the reign of Sultan Idris.
Batu Gajah was also the place of the infamous interrogation centre used by the Japanese in Wordl War 2, now the local prison.
www.myfareast.org /Malaysia/perak   (3168 words)

  
 Batu Gajah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Batu Gajah (population 34,000) is a town located in the state of Perak in Malaysia, about 24 km from Ipoh, the Perak state capital.
The name Batu Gajah, which literally means elephant stone in the Malay language, is presumably derived from some stone formations discovered in the area.
A former colonial administrative center, the town retains a number of imposing colonial buildings, notably a former district courthouse.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Batu_Gajah   (135 words)

  
 Roll of Honour - Overseas - Batu Gajah, Malaysia - Little Acre
The Cemetery at Batu Gajah is called God's Little Acre after the memorial cross erected by The Perak Planter's Association and others to commemorate the Communist Emergency 1949-1960.
Batu Gajah prison is still in operation today after many years.
Buried at Batu Gajah but later exhumed and cremated at Sek Keng Cheng Crematorium, Kuala Lumpur and ashes returned to the UK.
www.roll-of-honour.com /Overseas/batugajah.html   (1093 words)

  
 Tsunami News for Batu, Indonesia
Batu Feringghi and Tanjong Tokong are two popular beaches in Penang Island which was hit hard by tsunami tidal waves Sunday.
When the tsunami hit the popular Miami Beach in Batu Ferringhi, S Tulasi, was sleeping in a room behind her father's western food outlet along the beach.
At Unawatuna in Sri Lanka, Koh Phi Phi in Thailand and Batu Ferringhi on...
danger.mongabay.com /earthquake/2004/Batu.html   (6048 words)

  
 REDANG ISLAND, Pulau Redang, Terengganu, Malaysia / Redang Reef Resort/Redang Kalong/Redang Lagoon/Redang Beach/Redang ...
These embedded rocks look very much like the rears of an elephant and therefore are called Batu Gajah (elephant rocks) by the local.
Batu Gajah is believed to be the marine elephants or Gajah Laut which were turned into stones due to some unknown reasons.
Not far from here is another group of rocks, the Batu Tok Kong which, is a worshiping place for some devotees due to the belief that there are Orang Bunian reside here.
www.pinganchorage.com.my /redang_island.htm   (1129 words)

  
 Graves of the Britains Smallwars.
Up until 1980, the Batu Gajah cemetery had been badly neglected and vandalised and if it had not been for the Officer Commanding Police District (OCPD), Superintendent R. Thambipillay, who took it upon himself to do something about the situation that prevailed at that time, all would have been lost.
Last year's visit to Batu Gajah, Perak, West Malaysia for the annual commemorative service June 2000 was attended by many from around the world so I have included extracts from the Australian Malaya and Borneo Association and also the UK, NMBVA Southern Source Magazine personally sent to me by Angus Fraser.
The ceremony held at Batu Gajah was superbly organized and attended by approximately 300 people.
www.britains-smallwars.com /gt/Graves.htm   (2414 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A 34-year-old father and his 7-year-old son have been hospitalised for fever and are suspected of being infected with influenza at Batu Gajah Hospital in Perak following checks in two villages where the H5N1 virus was found.
"The father and son were among 298 people from 68 households in Batu Gajah which were checked by medical teams on Mar. 16.
During the examinations, the father and son were sent to the Batu Gajah Hospital for further tests," The Star newspaper quoted Chua as saying.
www.vnanet.vn /NewsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=33&NEWS_ID=191174   (184 words)

  
 Ipoh
It is thought to be due to the water from the limestone hills.
Encapsulated forever in a moment in time is the odd, misplaced figurine of Kellie in his planter's suit and topee among the sixty deities on the temple roof.
Few temples around the country actually owe their existence to a colonial expatriate like this insignificant temple in the outskirts of Batu Gajah.
www.malaysiasite.nl /ipoheng.htm   (1793 words)

  
 Fairway's Turf Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Perak Turf Club is the custodian of a Perak racing tradition dating back to 1886 when the first meeting was held at Taiping, then the state capital.
Ten years later, according to available records, the Kinta Gymkhana Club held its first meeting at Batu Gajah with the running of the Perak Derby.
In due time meetings at Batu Gajah faded out and Ipoh became the main centre of racing, although the Perak Gymkhana Club and Taiping Turf Club were to carry on racing at Taiping for many years until the Japanese invasion.
www.turfonline.com /turfclubs/perak_turf_club.asp   (302 words)

  
 Hillside Penang Malaysia
I met the present occupier of my old married quarter, quite an emotional meeting, and we visited all the old tourist venues, I found that all my favourite watering holes were all gone, who remembers the Spaniards Inn, Cartwheel, and my particular favourite the Garrison's Inn.
I was with the RAAF Police in Malaysia from 1968-1972, and lived at 128 Jalan Gajah.
PS: My hairdresser went to Penang for her honeymoon in 1998 and I asked her to take some photo's of 52 Jalan Gajah, for memory's sake, and the only thing that had changed was an airconditioner hanging out of the wall.
www.penangpage.com /tgbungah/hside.html   (11097 words)

  
 The Star, Malaysia : Kinta Nature Park bird sanctuary under threat
BATU GAJAH: The return of the tin mining industry to the Kinta Valley is good news for tin miners, but it is not so for the Kinta Nature Park bird sanctuary here.
Digging for tin ore is expected to start soon at a former mining pond in the park, located at Kampung Pisang, here, which has not been gazetted a nature park and wildlife sanctuary.
Lim said the state government should continue with its earlier plan to include the park in a tour package of historical Batu Gajah, which includes the Clearwater Sanctuary Golf Resort, Kellie’s Castle, the Tin Museum in Chenderong and Gua Tempurung in Gopeng.
www.ecologyasia.com /news-archives/2005/jan-05/star_050116_1.htm   (445 words)

  
 Kirpal Singh on His Family and Early Years   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Though I was born in Singapore, the first seven years of my life, from about June 1949 to about December 1956, were mainly spent in the state of Perak (some five hundred miles north of Singapore) in the then Federation of Malaya.
My grandmother was a widow but had lived in the area from about 1911 when she had come out from India as a young bride of sixteen.
So when you were born, I took you up to Batu Gajah to stay with your grandmother and your mother and I separated.
www.postcolonialweb.org /singapore/literature/poetry/singh/bio1.html   (286 words)

  
 Malaya
One member went as far as to have his photograph superimposed against the Cross of Sacrifice at Batu Gajah, when by his own admission he had never been there.
I found this distressing and insulting to my mates, who are buried there, also to the many people who travel from around the World to attend the annual commemorative service that is held at Batu Gajah.
The large fl marble Roll of Honour plaques at Batu Gajah and Western Road, Penang and Terendak military are in good condition, so are the Crosses of Sacrifice at Batu Gajah and Cheras Road K.L. Not forgetting the three Roll of Honour plaques that are in the entrance portal of the Kamunting Road cemetery.
www.nmbva.co.uk /malaya.htm   (1096 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/fariqvonhavoc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Batu Gajah, Perak MY Student Rick (Kelab Gimnastik Cikgu Taib)
Batu Gajah, Perak MY Epileptic Student Attack (Kelab Nasyid Kot)
Batu Gajah, City of Caterpillar, Perak MY Undercover Observer
profile.myspace.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=3690958&Mytoken=D63BFDE6-FFE9-46B7-B6DECF47D07D18DD1447550750   (1194 words)

  
 New Straits Times: Choice of old ginger or `cili padi' for voters in hot seat of Batu Gajah@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
New Straits Times: Choice of old ginger or `cili padi' for voters in hot seat of Batu Gajah@ HighBeam Research
Choice of old ginger or `cili padi' for voters in hot seat of Batu Gajah
- Voters in the hot seat of Batu Gajah are being offered an "old ginger" or a cili padi in this general election.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:92195794&refid=holomed_1   (216 words)

  
 The Star, Malaysia : Re-making Kinta Valley
One such wetland is the 900-hectare Kinta Nature Park in Kampung Pisang, Batu Gajah, which is being developed by the state following a Malaysian Nature Society proposal.
Located near the park are the Clearwater Sanctuary Golf Resort, Kellie’s Castle, the Tin Museum in Chenderong, Gua Tempurung in Gopeng and the historic Batu Gajah town itself.
Mazidah said the park was easily accessible via the North-South Expressway and the Lumut Highway that connects to Pangkor Island, another tourist haunt.
www.ecologyasia.com /news-archives/2002/aug-02/thestar_20020823_1.htm   (622 words)

  
 phorum - Hakka Chinese Forum at Asiawind - My village under Japanese occupation
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state of Perak, they cycled to Batu Gajah where there was an army barracks
Batu Gajah because they wanted the residents in Pusing to know that they
www.asiawind.com /forums/read.php?f=1&i=8934&t=8934   (717 words)

  
 Prof. Dr. Hamdan SUHAIMI
Dr. Hamdan Suhaimi was born in Batu Gajah, Perak, Malysia in 1961.
He received his Ph.D., in Chemistry from the University of Missouri, USA.
Up to now, he has authored and co-authored more than 200 research articles in journals and seminars.
www.worldbank.org /wbi/qcs-1/participants/suhaimi.htm   (181 words)

  
 Welcome to Sisters In Islam Website - Justice, Equality, Democracy and Diversity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
-SE went to Batu Gajah and Ipoh Religious Department (RD) (where the marriage had taken place) to get the copy of MC.
Batu Gajah RD issued a new marriage certificate (based on the facts which SE could remember)
Why was SE would able to get the new MC after intervention by third parties ?Where is her right as an individual?
www.muslimtents.com /sistersinislam/PressConf/case2.htm   (1487 words)

  
 Malaysia - golf Courses
In addition, w ith each course depicting a style or them highlighting its natural surroundings, one can indulge in challenging rounds enhance by Malaysia's natural beauty.
A golfer has to cross 2 lakes to get to the green.
Especially planned for all levels of golfers with 5 sets of tees.
www.vanitytours.com /golf/malaysgc.html   (2130 words)

  
 :: TMNET :: Products - Streamyx - Selected TMpoint
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Batu 14 1/2, Jalan Melaka Kendong, 78000 Alor Gajah,Melaka
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www.tm.net.my /html/htm/where_to_apply/kedai_telekom_streamyx.htm#pp   (494 words)

  
 BGGH Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Address: 36, Jalan Sulaiman, 31000 Batu Gajah, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
Batu Gajah Gospel Hall is situated in the town centre of Batu Gajah, in the state of Perak, Malaysia.
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www.geocities.com /Heartland/Valley/7897   (71 words)

  
 Lee Flowers - Malaysian Flowers Shop - Flower Delivery Terms
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Ayer Itam, Balik Pulau, Batu Feringgi, Bayan Lepas, Bukit Mertajam, Butterworth, Kepala Batas, Kubang Semang, Nibong Tebal, Penaga, Penang Hill, Perai, Permatang Pauh, Pulau Pinang City, Simpang Ampat, Sungai Jawi, Tanjong Bungah, Tasek Gelugor, University Sains Malaysia
If you couldn't find the area that you want the flowers or gifts to be delivered to or if you have any doubts about the delivery areas, please feel free to
www.leeflower.com /deliveryterms.htm   (851 words)

  
 Kellie's Castle, Ipoh area, Feb/06 - photos of sightseeing in Perak on Worldisround
Sightseeing in Perak - travel photos - About 40 kms south of Ipoh along the road that leads to Batu Gajah, a 'castle'...
About 40 kms south of Ipoh along the road that leads to Batu Gajah, a 'castle' suddenly appears on a ridge which slopes down to a river that borders the road.
If you're just a passerby & not specifically looking for it, you may not believe your eyes.
www.worldisround.com /articles/289262   (505 words)

  
 Kellie's Castle: A Great Folly? -- ThingsAsian Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kellie's Castle which is located in Batu Gajah, Perak may not be as famous as the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, but both buildings have many other similarities.
Just as the Taj Mahal represented the undying love of a Moghul King, Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal, Kellie's Castle too has a tragic love story of its own.
Travel Information: Kellies's Castle is located on a ridge by the river along the Batu Gajah - Gopeng Road.
www.thingsasian.com /goto_article/article.1894.html   (1013 words)

  
 West Malaysia - Peninsular Malaysia Maps Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Batu Feringgi - Telik Bahang - Pantai Acheh
Parit Buntar - Batu Gajah - Sitiawan - Teluk Batik - Lumut - Bagan Datuk - Tambun -
Segamat - Gunung Ledang - Tangkak - Pagoh - Muar - Batu Pahat -
www.abcmalaysia.com /maps/wmsia_map.htm   (446 words)

  
 Miscellaneous images May-Jun 2001
The picture on the right had a diffirent color balance as it was in the direct morning sunlight.
This shy and jumpy bird (and its mate) was feeding near their nest in Batu Gajah.
Several other digiscopers shared the same feeling as me - too difficult to get a good shot at it.
members.fortunecity.com /kaisoon/Albums/06-misc/06_misc.htm   (249 words)

  
 Blogger: Email Post to a Friend   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In my attempt to find an address in my hometown Batu Gajah, I decided to turn to the one thing that had always delivered the goods - Google.
Apparently not many people, excepting probably my dad, from Batu Gajah announce their addresses on the Net.
Quote Lokes: "That must be the world's worst search ever."
www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=5493210&postID=107116005959133931   (99 words)

  
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 sekak.blogspot.com, 1st Web Blog Catur Indonesia
Putih : Raja di petak e1, Gajah di petak c1 dan Kuda di petak g1.
Ka6 17.Kc6 Ka7 18.Nc4 Ka8 Selama Raja Hitam berada di sudut petak terang (berlawanan dengan warna petak Gajah), maka "beliau" tetap aman!
Raja, Gajah dan Kuda harus bekerja sama dengan baik untuk membatasi dan menggiring Raja Hitam ke sudut papan.
sekak.blogspot.com   (1116 words)

  
 Golf Courses of Malaysia - World Golf
Set in the cool wooded hills of Bangi, this course features undulating fairways, well placed bunkers, waterways and an island green.
Address: Batu 13 1/2, Jalan Kuala Selangor, 47000 Sungei Buloh
Courses featuring oil palm, Angsana and Acacia trees with boulders, outcrops, bunkers, dips and 30 acres of lakes.
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