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Kampong Batu Destination Guide

Explore Kampong Batu in Malaysia

Kampong Batu in the region of Perak is a town in Malaysia - some 142 mi or ( 228 km ) North-West of Kuala Lumpur , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kampong Batu

Current time in Kampong Batu is now 03:04 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kuala Lumpur " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Nakhon Si Thammarat, Medan, Tak Bai, Su-ngai Kolok, and Hat Yai. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Nakhon Si Thammarat . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Kampong Batu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

2012中秋節江南Style快閃@太平湖Gangnam Style FlashMOB@Lake Garden, Taiping

4:48 min by 翔 王
Views: 15356 Rating: 4.59

TPG MOB™ 2nd of Fantasy Moon Festival Gangnam Style FlashMOB 是當下最流行的快閃,pure trance和大家的合作一起舉辦。 非常感謝Taiping Studio和幾個大公司的支持、所有隊員的合作~ 注:此影片為本人使用手機以觀眾角度拍攝,非官方託人錄製。 ..

My Life Story

2:08 min by 92hoon
Views: 542 Rating: 5.00

LPC Line Dancers Choreographer: CH Lim-Naidu Music: The Story Of My Life by Michael Holiday 48 count, beginner dance with 1 tag & 2 restarts ..


Honey and The Moon

4:44 min by Jae7yo
Views: 518 Rating: 5.00

This is my first video. After STPM, we all(classmates frm U6A,U6C,U6D) have a trip at Maxwell Hill Taiping. ..

Cameron Highlands Bcc8's photos around Tanah Rapa, Malaysia (nice place in cameron highland)

2:17 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOW4
Views: 327 Rating: 5.00

Preview of Bcc8's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these videos: ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kamunting Detention Center

Kamunting Detention Centre is a prison camp located in Kamunting, near the town of Taiping, Perak, in Malaysia. The prison is used by the government to detain and interrogate persons arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA). The detention is also known as Malaysia's Supermax prison or Maximum security prison. It is alleged that this is the site where the Malaysian authorities would hold up political prisoners, usually from the opposition, and conduct torture against detainees.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 4.91 100.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Prisons in Malaysia

Kamunting

Kamunting is the biggest satellite town in Taiping's Larut, Matang dan Selama district, Perak, Malaysia. It is also the biggest industrial town in Taiping and is famous mainly for being home to the Kamunting Detention Center a prison camp for detainees under the Internal Security Act, many of whom are held without trial for an indefinite period.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 4.88 100.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in Perak, Terrorism in Malaysia

2009 Perak bus crash

The 2009 Perak bus crash was an accident that happened on December 26, 2009 at 1.23 am on a Sani Express bus which carried 48 people. The incident happened when the bus was heading from Klang to Kangar skidded and crashed into the divider of Malaysia’s North-South Highway in this capital of northern Perak state which resulted 10 passengers being killed. The driver of the bus, Mohamed Kamil Mohamed Rashid (37) has been charged with reckless driving.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 4.99 100.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 2009 in Malaysia, 2009 road accidents, Bus accidents in Malaysia

Taiping War Cemetery

The Taiping War Cemetery (Malay: Tanah Perkuburan Perang Taiping) is the final resting place for Allied personnel who were killed during World War II, particularly the Malayan Campaign and the Japanese occupation of Malaya. Servicemen who died after the war or during their posting in northern Malaya prior to the Malayan Emergency are also interred here. The cemetery is located in Bukit Larut, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia and was erected and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 4.86 100.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Cemeteries in Malaysia, Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries

Taiping Prison

Taiping Prison, originally called The Perak Prison and better known as "Taiping Gaol", was established in 1879 and is the first and oldest modern prison complex in Malaysia. It was also the largest prison complex at the time. In 1881 Seikh warders were brought in to assist Malay warders and vocational trainers were brought in from Hong Kong to introduce useful industry in the prison. In 1882 there was an exercise to place prison inmates into categories. In 1889 a European warder was appointed.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 4.86 100.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: British Malaya, History of Perak, Prisons in Malaysia