As in many cities or towns in
Malaysia, the parking system in Batu Pahat uses coupons (Zone A in
Johor).
Parking time can be bought from agents who have been given
authority to sell by the Batu Pahat local authority, MPBP.
1 hour=RM0.60; 1/2 hour=RM0.40
Hilly View of Batu Pahat City
Night View of Batu Pahat City
Sungai Batu Pahat
Batu Pahat (also known as
Bandar Penggaram or BP; Jawi: بندر ڤڠڬارام, ) is a city located on the
west coast of the state of Johor
, Malaysia
within a
district of the same name.
It lies
south-east of Muar
, south-west
of Kluang
, north-west
of Pontian
and south of
Segamat
. As of 2008, Batu Pahat is the 12th largest
city in Malaysia in terms of population. In 2006, Batu Pahat city
surpassed Muar town to become the second largest city in Johor
state.
History and etymology
Etymology and legends
The name Batu Pahat means "chiseled rock" in
Malay. The origin of this name can be traced
back to a legend in the 15th century; when the invading
Siamese troops were chiselling rocks at a rocky spot
in the coastal village of Kampung Minyak Beku, in hope of getting
fresh water during their retreat. They were being chased by the
Melaka troops, being led by
Tun Perak, the
famous
Bendahara (Prime Minister) of the
Malacca Empire. In fact, in around 1456, the Siamese army was led
by Admiral Awi Di Chu camped in Batu Pahat before attacking
Malacca.
Another
story goes like this - after capturing Melaka, the Portuguese
built a fortress - "A Famosa" of granite rocks
taken from the mouth of Sungei Batu Pahat. The town acquired
its name, which means "chiselled stone" from the quarries near the
estuary. Renowned for its salted fish in the past, Batu Pahat was
formerly known as Bandar Penggaram, which means town of
salt-makers. In 1893, the present township was founded by Dato
Bentara Luar, Mohamed Salleh bin Perang, acting on the orders of
the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Abu Bakar.
Today, the ancient well can still be found in Minyak Beku, though
little was done to maintain this ancient landmark which gives its
name to the town. For the town's centennial celebration in the
early 90's, a quaint monument depicting a 'floating hand chiselling
a rock' was set up in the town square. It became the landmark of
the town instantaneously. Currently, the newly refurbished town
square is popular with locals to chill out on weekend nights and
also provides a venue for many public festive celebrations.
Batu Pahat is also the home of Puteri Gunung Banang which is a
family member of the traditional fable Puteri Gunung Ledang [5].The
first Malay dragon dance (Chinese culture) troop in Malaya was
formed by Dato' Bentara Luar Mohd. Salleh Perang in Batu Pahat,
only to have its final public performance in 1955, when cultural
exchange gave way to racial politics. [6]
Batu Pahat landmark, stone symbolises
Batu and hammer symbolises Pahat
Recent history
The place of the Parit Sulong Massacre (The Bridge of Pekan Parit
Sulong) was situated in this district. It is located in Mukim
Simpang Kiri at Pekan Parit Sulong. The original bridge has now
been demolished and it was replaced by a new bridge; the plaque of
the massacre exists until today.There used to be a Batu Pahat Bank.
However, in 1963 OCBC created Pacific Bank to acquire 97% of Batu
Pahat Bank. Singaporean businessmen incorporated the OCBC bank in
1919 to serve the needs of the local Chinese community, which
comprise the majority of the town's population. At the time Batu
Pahat in Johore was a center for the production of rubber. OCBC
bought the bank in anticipation of the union between Malaya and
Singapore [7]. Until the 80's, both OCBC and Pacific banks were
still located face to face at the junction of Jalan Soga and Jalan
Rahmat. On the 1 January 2001, Pacific Bank Berhad merged with
MayBank Berhad and PhileoAllied Bank Berhad, after a Malaysian
Government directive.On the 16 October 1980, Batu Pahat police
killed eight members of a sword-wielding mob led by a Cambodian
refugee-cum-cult leader, Ahmad Nasir Ismail, who claimed to be Imam
Mahadi, a sort of messiah. They had stormed the police headquarters
in Batu Pahat, injuring 14 policemen and 9 civilians. The
self-styled Mahadi was among those killed.Batu Pahat celebrated its
100th year of foundation in 1994. The delayed celebration was held
in the city area with street cultural performances at night and
ended with a fireworks display near the Dataran (city
square).
The outskirts of Batu Pahat were severely affected by the
Typhoon Utor-associated floods not only
once, but twice in a span of a month from December 2006 to January
2007 (2006-2007 Malaysian floods). Affected areas include
Senggarang, Sr Gading, Parit Yanni, Parit Ahmad and Parit
Besar.
Geography
Batu Pahat
is situated at 1°51′N, 102°56′E in the state of Johor in southern
Peninsular
Malaysia
. It is located 239 km from Kuala Lumpur
. The closest town to Batu Pahat is Muar, which is located 50 km to the northwest of
this city. The town of Kluang is located
about 52 km to the southeast. Johor Bahru
, the capital of Johor, is located about 130 km
to the south east of the town.
The district itself borders the district of Segamat to the north,
Kluang to the east, Muar to the west and shares a border in the
southeast with the district of Pontian.
The coast of the
Straits of
Melaka
lies to the south.
Subdivisions and administration
The district (
daerah) is further divided into subdistricts
(
mukim. The subdistricts are designated with a number
(Mukim 1 till 12,17 and 18):
1. Lubok (Mukim I)
2. Bagan (Mukim II)
3. Peserai (Mukim III)
4. Simpang Kiri (Mukim IV)
5. Simpang Kanan (Mukim V)
6. Linau (Mukim VI)
7. Tanjung Semberong (Mukim VII)
8.
Sri
Gading
四加亭(Mukim VIII)
9. Minyak Beku (Mukim IX)
10. Kampung Bahru (Mukim X)
11. Sungai Punggor (Mukim XI)
12. Sungai Kluang (Mukim XII)
13. Chaah Bahru (Mukim XVII)
14. Sri Medan (Mukim XVIII)
Batu Pahat is administered by the
Majlis Perbandaran Batu Pahat,
MPBP 峇株巴辖市议会 or Batu Pahat Municipal Council which was upgraded
from the previous (Majlis Daerah Batu Pahat Barat,MDBPB) or West
Batu Pahat District Council.
Batu Pahat district has 525 gazetted villages (kampung-kampung) and
village-clusters (kampung rangkaian) where smaller villages were
annexed to their bigger immediate neighbours for the purpose of
administration. The villages are represented by their Ketua-Ketua
Kampung (village heads), who answer to the Penghulu (subdistrict
chief) administering the Mukim. The Mukim itself however is under
the jurisdiction of the Pegawai Daerah or District Officer. The
district office of Batu Pahat also has five district engineers
(Jurutera Daerah) to oversee all the subdistricts.
Growth in small and medium industries such as textiles, garments
and electronics helped to boost development, and Batu Pahat was
upgraded to town status (Majlis Perbandaran) in 2001, alongside
Muar, Kluang and Skudai.
As of
2008, the government does not have any plans to upgrade Batu Pahat
to a city status (Majlis Bandaraya) yet, although the development
of Batu Pahat has surpassed Alor Star
and Kuala Terengganu
, which have both already achieved city
status.
Demographics
The city of Batu Pahat has a population of more than 200,000 local
residents. There are about 59,587 households with 468,058
population in this district. The most populated mukim is Simpang
Kanan with more than 180,000 people and the least populated is
Bagan with a population of only 4,692.
Overall district-wide population distribution based on gender are
almost equal with a male population of 169,087 and female
population of 166,281. [4]
Batu Pahat city is made up of 37.08% Bumiputeras (mainly Malays),
60.29% Chinese, and 2.54% Indians and other less numerous
races.
Batu Pahat Chinese people usually use
Mandarin as their main communication
language due to the influence by Singapore Broadcast Television,
Mediacorp 新传媒. For dialect speaking, most of Batu Pahat people are
speaking
Southern Malaysia and
Singapore Hokkien but differently from the
Penang Hokkien.
Insight Bandar Penggaram (Batu Pahat City)
Layout of Batu Pahat City
North zone in Batu Pahat city:
- Taman Peserai
- Peserai
- Kampung Muhibbah
- Simpang Lima
- Parit Besar (Bagan) 峇眼
- Semerah
South zone in Batu Pahat city:
- Taman Kemajuan
- Taman Mewah 美华花园
- Taman Kenanangan
- Taman Bahagia
- Taman Bukit Mutiara 伏龙山庄
- Taman Bukit Mutiara 2 伏龙山庄二
- Taman Flora Height 梅花高原
- Taman Bandar
- Taman Bukit Banang
- Ayam Suloh
- Senggarang
- Rengit
Center Zone in Batu Pahat city:
Overall View of Batu Pahat City
(Center Zone)
- Taman Pegawai
- Kampung Merdeka 周来村 (in Hokkien:Jiu1 Lai1)
- Taman Limpoon 林份花园
- Taman Dato Abdul Rahman
- Taman Batu Pahat 峇株巴辖花园
- Taman Sejahtera
- Taman Damai
- Taman Damai 2
- Taman Emas
- Taman Emas 2 万豪苑
- Taman Bukit Perdana 龙华山庄
- Taman Bukit Perdana 2 龙华山庄二
- Taman Perdana 红山
- Taman Inang
- Batu Pahat city centre 峇株巴辖市中心
East Zone in Batu Pahat city:
Overall View of Batu Pahat City (East
Zone)
West Zone in Batu Pahat city:
Lover Bridge Segenting (情人桥)
- Taman Banang Ria
- Banang Height
- Taman Ampang Jaya
- Taman Ampuan 安邦花园
- Taman Joseph
- Taman Sri Pantai 金宝苑
- Taman Pantai 班底花园
- Taman Pantai Baru 新班底花园
- Taman Masjid Tanah
- Taman Dagang
- Taman Zamrud
- Taman Soga 苏雅花园
- Taman Soga 2
- Kampung Satey
- Kampung Petani
- Sungai Suloh
- Segenting
(石文丁)
- Pantai Minyak Beku
- Perigi Batu Pahat
Roads
In the older part of the city, Jalan Penggaram is a street
specializing in garment trading and goldsmiths. These are old but
still functional and well-maintained shop houses that remind Batu
Pahat of its colonial past. Local Chinese prefer to call it "Hakka
Street", probably due to the dominant Hakka population managing the
garment stores. "Japan Street" is Jalan Ismail also located at the
older part of the city.
BP Walk landmark
- Batu Pahat's first main road, mainly finances and banks road.
Normally quite busy from 10 am until 4 pm, during banking hours.
Banks and finances located along the road are 2 Maybank, 2 CIMB
Bank, Am Bank, HSBC Bank, Bank Islam, Am Bank Insurance and Great
Eastern Insurance which is five floors of office. A post office is
also located along the road. "BP Walk" is also situated along the
road.
- Batu Pahat's second main road. Hong Leong bank and OSK Investment
office are also located along the road.
View of Jalan Sultanah
- Carnival hotel located along the road.
Carnival hotel
- Road formerly occupied by Japanese during World War II.
View of Jalan Jenang
- Road formerly mainly on iron and steel business.
- Road mainly for selling clothes. Also named "Hakka Street"
because of the road's dominant
Hakka
population managing the garment stores, especially clothing
shops.
- The Store supermarket, Farson supermarket, Bank Simpanan
Nasional, Toyota Car Service Centre and Pelican Hotel are located
along the road.
- The everyday
Pasar pagi is along the
upper part of the road, where the local authority government, MPBP,
had made a roof along this upper part of the road.
- Batu Pahat main and historical wet market located here.
View of Jalan Syahbandar
- 15 floor bus station located at this road.
Outlook of Bus Station Batu
Pahat
Part of Jalan Abu Bakar; far away one
can see a tall building, Menara MPBP, where Batu Pahat bus station
is located.
- Road with sales of all of Batu Pahat's local famous food.
Entrain of Jalan Pengkai
View of Jalan Mohd Akil
- The trunk road from the city centre to Taman Soga, Taman Dagang,
Taman Soga 2, Taman Pantai, Taman Pantai Baru, Taman Ampuan, Taman
Joseph, Taman Sri Pantai, Taman Ampang Jaya, Taman Banang Height,
Taman Banang Ria, Jabatan Kastam, Minyak Beku and Perigi Batu
Pahat.
- Where SJK(C) Ai Chun (1)&(2) and old Bomba are
situated.
- The main road to SMK Tinggi Batu Pahat (High School Batu Pahat,
HSBP), Hospital Batu Pahat, Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah Batu Pahat
(PPD) and Taman Soga.
- Many of Batu Pahat's government offices are located here, for
example Pejabat Majlis Perbandaran Batu Pahat, JKR Batu Pahat,
Majistret Court, and others.
New style of signboard in Batu
Pahat
- Batu Pahat's most famous hotel, Katerinal hotel, Crystal Inn
hotel, and Noval hotel, and Batu Pahat's most famous and largest
restaurant, Sea View Restaurant all are located along the road. The
peak hour of the road is between 9 pm until 11 pm everyday and 11
am until 11 pm every weekend, because the road is nearby The Summit
and Sea View Restaurant.
- The Summit is located here, main trunk road from Jalan Peserai
(to Muar) to the T-junction at Jalan Kluang.
-
Taman Bukit Pasir township is
located here, main trunk road from city centre to Tongkang Pecah
and Yong Peng, also mainly industrial area in Tongkang Pecah. Wet
World Batu Pahat is also located at Bukit Pasir, place that quite a
lot of tourists like to visit.
Wet World Batu Pahat
- Batu Pahat Mall is located here, main trunk road from city centre
round-about to Maktab Perguruan Hussein Onn, Jambatan Pengangkutan
Jalanraya (JPJ) Sri Gading, new township
Pura Kencana, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn
(UTHM), Parit Raja, Ayer Hitam, PLUS toll, Kluang and even Mersing.
Many factories and Batu Pahat Mall are situated along the road, so
the road is always facing a traffic jam problem, especially the
part from Masjid Jamek to Kampung Istana.
Simpang Rantai Batu Pahat (Roundabout
Batu Pahat)
Part of Jalan Kluang at night
- Main trunk road from city centre to Taman Banang, Banang Club
Golf, Senggarang, Rengit and even Pontian Kecil. Batu Pahat's most
famous primary school, SJK(C) Cheng Siu (1)&(2) is also located
along the road. The peak hours of the road are usually every
weekday because three primary schools and one private secondary
school are located along the road.
- Jalan Tan Swee Hoe [陈瑞和路]
- Main trunk road between Jalan Bukit Pasir and Jalan Kluang, which
forms an H-shape. A lot of residential area and a new township,
Taman Flora Utama and
Taman Setia Jaya 2 are located along the
way. Carrefour Hypermarket, McDonald Drive Thru, Square One
Shopping Mall, Taman Setia Jaya 2 and Taman Flora Utama all located
along the way. Convent Girl's primary and secondary school also
situated along this road. So,the peak hour of the road is 6.30 am
to 8 am and 8 pm to 10 pm every weekday, and 10 am to 10 pm every
weekend and public holiday.
Batu Pahat food
Local attractions
The Batu Pahat city square (Dataran Penggaram) was renovated in the
1990s on the occasion of the city's centennial celebration. Sitting
right in the middle of the square is the landmark, which depicts a
floating hand chiselling a rock, is popular among locals to chill
out at night. Common activities in the square such as children
playing with balloons, remote-control cars and kite-flying can be
seen during weekend nights. Surrounding the square are some old
government offices. A recreational lake, named Tasik Y, is a
favourite place for morning walk and exercise for the townfolks.
There is also BP Walk, located at Jalan Rahmat, which is also a
famous place for townfolks. Chinese food paradises are also in Batu
Pahat town, for example in Jalan Pengkai (in Mandarin:贪吃街), and
Jalan Shahbandar (in Hokien:海墘街). The popular food in Batu Pahat
are
fried oyster 蚝煎,
fish ball noodles 鱼圆面,
pork meat noodles 肉碎面,
wan tan noodles 云吞面,
ngo hiang(in Mandarin:五香), pork meat Satey and so
on.
Batu Pahat is famous for its local delicacies and textile industry.
Once regarded as the 'Little Paris' of Malaysia, Batu Pahat was
famed for its 'red-light town' reputation in the 1960s - 1970's.
However, there are only one or two bars of such kind left in town
now, like Tiong Ah Bar, the oldest bar in town.
Shopping
Batu Pahat city is one shopping paradise which offers more
value for your money, compared to other cities in Malaysia due to
its lower cost of living.
- A shopping complex, established in 1996, is popular among
townfolks and also attracting Singaporean tourists for a stop-over
shopping day tour on the weekends. Batu Pahat city's 1st cinema
company, GSC cinema is operated inside the shopping mall. Now the
management of The Summit plans to build a 10 storey new wing for
this shopping mall to compete with others' new shopping mall, a
business they set up rapidly during these two years.
The Summit Batu Pahat, low cost
shopping paradise of Batu Pahat
- In September 2006, the French retail giant Carrefour invested a
total of RM90 million to set up its latest chain of hypermarkets in
Taman Flora Utama. This is the second Carrefour to be built in
Johore, and the tenth in Malaysia.
Carrefour Batu Pahat, which is located
in Taman Flora Utama,1 day before opening
Carrefour Batu Pahat, which is located
in Taman Flora Utama
Inside Carrefour Batu Pahat
- The
Taman Flora Utama township
grown rapidly and a new shopping mall, Square One, is just beside
Carrefour and was opened in December 2008. Batu Pahat city's 3rd
cinema company, 2nd Cineplexes (biggest in Batu Pahat), MBO
Cineplexes will operate inside the shopping mall. There are eight
theaters in the Cineplexes!
Outlook of Square One Mall
MBO Cineplexes, the largest cinemaplex
in Batu Pahat city
- Inside Square One Shopping Mall.
- Located at Jalan Rahmat, Jalan Jenang and Taman Bukit
Pasir.
- Batu Pahat's first McDonald Drive Thru Restaurant was opened on 1
December 2008.
Batu Pahat McDonald Drive Thru, near
Carrefour Batu Pahat at night
Batu Pahat McDonald Drive Thru, near
Carrefour Batu Pahat at night during day time
- In January 2007, Batu Pahat Mall, a new hypermarket retail
development, opened along the now burgeoning Jalan Kluang. This
raised the profile of the surrounding area from a once squalid area
of workshops, textile and apparel manufacturing to that of a
commercial and retail area 4 km away from the city centre.
Batu Pahat city's second cinema company, and first Cineplexes, Big
Box Cineplexes is operated inside the shopping mall since December
2008. There are seven theaters in the Cineplexes!
Batu Pahat Mall, a famous high cost
and branded goods paradise
A bridge outside Batu Pahat Mall which
welcomes people to Batu Pahat city
Big Cineplexes, the second largest
Cineplexes in Batu Pahat city
- Located at Jalan Rugayah and in The Summit.
- Located in Batu Pahat Mall.
- Located at Jalan Rugayah.
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Hotels and Accommodations
- Rumah Persinggahan (Rest House)
Local Batu Pahat Food
Chinese
- fried oyster (蠔煎 háo jiān), oysters
fried with a special flour-and-egg mixture. Also known in Hokkien
as oh/ah luak/luah.
- ngo hiang,五香 a food composed of
combining various vegetables, seafood and/or meats and commonly
served in other dishes such as Rojak or added as a side dish to a
Cze Cha meal
- Char kway teow (炒粿条 chǎo guǒ
tiáo), thick, flat rice flour (kuay teow) noodles stir-fried in dark soy sauce
with prawns, eggs, beansprouts, fish cake, cockles, green leafy
vegetables, Chinese sausage and some lard. Batu Pahat taste of Char
kway teow is quite different with Penang taste of Char kway
teow.
- Chai tow kway, or Carrot Cake (菜头粿
cài tóu guǒ), diced and stir-fried radish with an egg mixture.
- Char siew rice (叉烧饭 chā shāo fàn)
dish of rice served with barbecued pork in a thick sauce.
- Chee cheong fun (猪肠粉 zhū cháng
fěn) – a thick, flat sheet of steamed-rice flour which is made into
rolls, sometimes with a pork, chicken or vegetable filling. It is
served with a sweet soy bean sauce.
- Chwee kway or zhui kueh (水粿 shuǐ
guǒ), steamed rice cake topped with preserved radish; usually eaten
for breakfast.
- Claypot chicken rice (砂煲鸡饭
shā bāo jī fàn), rice cooked with soy sauce in a claypot, then
topped with braised chicken and Chinese sausage.
- Duck rice (鸭饭 yā fàn), braised duck
with rice cooked with yam and shrimps (卤鸭饭 lǔ yā fàn) or it can
simply be served with plain white rice, served with a thick dark
sauce. Side dishes of braised hard-boiled eggs, preserved salted vegetables, or hard
beancurd (tau kua) may be added. Teochew Boneless Duck rice, the
same dish but refined since decades ago. Due to the slightly
tougher texture of duck, the duck is artfully deboned and sliced
thinly for the convenience and ease of the diner, allowing the
sauces to seep into the meat, making it a more pleasant experience
on the whole. Hainanese chicken
rice and other similar dishes have followed this style due to
the popularity.
- Fish head bee hoon (鱼头米粉 yú
tóu mǐ fěn), a kind of noodle soup in
which the main ingredients are rice
vermicelli and fried fish head (separated into chunks). This
dish is notable for the creamy, rich soup, which is typically made
using a mixture of fish stock and milk – the latter being an
uncommon ingredient in Chinese cuisine. A variant using ordinary
fish meat also exists.
- Hainanese chicken rice
(海南鸡饭 hǎi nán jī fàn), steamed chicken served with rice cooked in
chicken stock.Normally eaten with chili
sauce, dark soy sauce, and ginger paste.
- Hae mee (虾面 xiā miàn), yellow egg
noodles in a rich broth made from prawn and pork rib stock, topped
with whole or sliced fresh boiled prawns.
- Hum chim peng (咸煎饼 xián jiān
bǐng), a Chinese bun-like pastry sometimes filled with bean
paste.
- Kaya toast, a traditional breakfast
dish. Kaya is a sweet coconut and egg jam, and
this is spread over toasted bread. Combined with a cup of local
coffee and a half-boiled egg, this makes a typical Singaporean and
Malaysian breakfast and high tea. Mostly available in Batu Pahat's
Kopi Tiam.
- Kuay chap (粿汁 guǒ zhī), Teochew dish
of flat, broad rice sheets in a soup made with dark soy sauce,
served with pig offal, braised duck meat, various kinds of
beancurd, preserved salted vegetables, and braised hard-boiled
eggs.
- Penang Lor mee (槟城卤面 lǔ miàn), a
Hokkien noodle dish served in a viscous, dark soy sauce-based broth
with meat roll slices, fishcake and beansprouts.
- Mee suan (面线 miàn xiàn), not a dish but
a type of thin, wheat vermicelli. Usually found in fishball noodles, or served with pork meat
or kidney or chicken meat.
- Pau (baozi), steamed bun with wide
assortment of fillings such as char siew, minced pork, red bean
paste, lotus paste or vegetables
- Pig's organ soup (猪杂汤 zhū zá
tāng; literally "pig spare parts" soup), a soup-based variant of
kway chap.
- Popiah (薄饼 báo bǐng),
Hokkien/Chaozhou-style spring roll or
rolled crepe, stuffed with stewed turnip,
Chinese sausage, shrimps and lettuce.
- Chinese Rojak, a vegetable
salad with a topping of dark prawn paste. It is different from
Indian rojak.
- Soon kway (笋粿 sǔn guǒ), a white
vegetable dumpling with savoury sauce.
- Yong tao foo (酿豆腐 niáng dòu fǔ), a
variety of vegetables stuffed with fish and meat paste cooked in a
light ikan bilis-based soup. May also be
eaten "dry" with sweet bean and chili sauces.
- Otak-otak is a fish cake grilled in a
banana leaf wrapping. The town of Muar is famous for it but also
available in Batu Pahat.
Night Market (Pasar Malam)
Besides, local "pasar malam" or night markets are held in
residential areas with petty traders setting up stalls, selling all
sorts of food and daily necessities with very cheap prices. These
night markets are held every night in different places with a
rotation schedule of a week.
| Day |
Location |
| Sunday |
Taman Nira 尼拉花园 |
| Monday |
Taman Bukit Pasir 白沙孚花园 |
| Tuesday |
Taman Soga 苏雅花园 |
| Wednesday |
Taman Bukit Perdana 龙华山庄 |
| Thursday |
Jalan Omar (former Bus Stand) |
| Friday |
Taman Sri Jaya |
| Saturday |
Kampung Kenangan Dato Onn |
Hospital/Medicare Centre
Pantai Specialist Hospital Batu
Pahat
There are government owned and private owned hospital and medicare
centres:
1.
Hospital Batu Pahat (at Jalan
Korma,Taman Soga)
2.
Putra Specialist
Hospital 布特拉专科私人医院 (at Jalan Peserai)
3.
Pantai Specialist
Hospital 班台专科私人医院 (at Taman Koperasi Bahagia)
4. Klinik Kesihatan Batu Pahat (at Jalan Kluang, but because of
renovation, temporarily at Taman Flora Utama)
Economy
Batu Pahat has Johor's second largest manufacturing industrial
city; encompassing textiles, electronics, food-processing, timber,
porcelain and plastic industry. It produces 50% of the textile
exported from Malaysia and there are about 300 garment and textile
factories.
There are several industrial zones including Tongkang Pecah, Parit
Raja and Sri Gading. Private industrial zones include Sri Sulong,
Lian Aik and Buditama, ranging from to . Foreign investments
include Sharp Roxy, Sony, Fujitsu , Hitachi and Mitsumi. There over
20 public listed companies, including: Harta Packaging, PCCS,
Baneng Holdings, S&P, Sharp Roxy, Ramatex, Southex, Prolexus,
Fujitsu, Hitachi , Yong Tai, Hwa Tai, AE, Kia Lim, Kayu Wangi, Hup
Seng, Xiang Leng 祥龙, Magnum, SKP, SPI Plastics, BP Plastics, Cheng
Yap Sdn. Bhd. and Fast Track Solutions Bhd.
Education
Educational institutions in Batu Pahat encompass primary to
tertiary education. There are 101 national primary schools whose
medium of instruction is Malay language and 38 Chinese primary
schools.In Batu Pahat, there are 24 national secondary schools, 3
independent Chinese secondary schools and a vocational school.
Among some of the secondary schools in Batu Pahat are:
High School Batu Pahat, HSBP or
STBP
•
SMK Tinggi Batu Pahat 高级中学
(High School Batu Pahat, HSBP)
•
Chinese High
School 华仁中学
• SMK Convent
•
SMK Dato Syed Esa (formerly
called SMK Jalan Kolam Air)
• SMK Temenggong Ibrahim (Temenggong Ibrahim Girls' School)
• SMK Munshi Sulaiman
• SMK Dato Bentara Luar
•
SMK Datin Onn Jaafar [741604]
• SMK Tun Aminah
• SM Teknik
For tertiary education, there are two polytechnics, one university
(
Tun Hussein Onn
University of Malaysia[741605], UTHM) and one teachers' training
college.
Agriculture is another important source of income for the locals.
Batu Pahat has some of the largest rubber, oil palm, coconut and
cocoa plantations in Johor. Fruit produce such as watermelons,
papayas, bananas, pineapples,
durians and 20
varieties of vegetables are exported. There are also several
fishing villages near the Straits of Malacca, providing rich
sources of fisheries. Ornamental fish such as the
arowana are major exports for some companies such as
Xiang Leng
[741606].
Transport
Batu Pahat is served by land transport, both locally and intercity.
A new
ferry terminal is located at Minyak Beku, servicing the Indonesia
ports of Tanjung Balai, Bangkalis and
Batam
.
List of Bus Service In Bandar Penggaram
Johore Motor Bus Co Sdn Bhd,
Costal Omnibus Co Sdn Bhd,
Syarikat Mayang Sari Sdn.Bhd ,
Syarikat Pengangkutan Maju Bhd
Syarikat Tanjau Jaya Melayu Sdn. Bhd ,
Syarikat Causeway Link Sdn.Bhd ,
Syarikat Intra Desa Sdn.Bhd ,
Nature and wildlife
Batu Pahat is a sanctuary for the endangered Lesser Adjutant Stork
(Leptoptilos javanicus). Known locally as burung botak or bald
bird, this migratory bird belongs to the ciconidae family. The
current population in Peninsular Malaysia is estimated to be less
than 250. These giant birds, which can be as tall as a man, have
attracted many curious residents and nature lovers to Taman Parit
Labis in the evenings for bird-watching sessions. The housing
estate, which is sandwiched between a rapidly developing town and
the fringe of a secondary forest, has now become the best viewing
spot for the bird.
Religious activities
A unique Chinese temple located at Bukit Pasir - "Jian Nan Temple".
There are two majestic mosques in Batu Pahat - Masjid Jamek and
Masjid Batu Pahat. Batu Pahat also has over 40 Chinese temples, a
reflection of its racial harmony. Very often, we can see busloads
of Singapore tourists visiting these temples and this has become
part of the income for the locals. There is a strong belief that
good luck is bestowed on the prayers and they do come back very
often. Some of these temples are beautifully renovated and thus
have also become a tourist attraction.
Notable people from Batu Pahat
•
Dato Onn Ja'afar - the founder of
UMNO in 1946 once resided in Sri Gading
•
Tun Hussein Onn - the third Prime
Minister of Malaysia, son of Dato Onn Ja'afar
•
Dato' Seri Hishammuddin
Hussein- former Minister of Education, son of Tun Hussein
Onn
•
Chua Soi Lek - former Minister of
Health, Malaysia, formerly the Deputy President of MCA
•Teng Chang Khim - current Speaker of Selangor State Legislative
Assembly
•
Lim Kit Siang - MP of Ipoh Timur,
former Opposition Leader
•Teo Nie Ching - MP of Serdang
•Tony Phua - MP of Petaling Utara
•Syed Husin Ali - Vice President of
PKR
•
Lim Guan Eng - Chief Minister of
Penang, son of Lim Kit Siang
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