Bidor is a small town in the district of Batang Padang, Perak, Malaysia. This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Malaysia is a federation of 13 states. ... State anthem: Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan Capital Ipoh Royal capital Kuala Kangsar Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Sultan Sultan Azlan Shah  - Menteri Besar Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali History    - Pangkor treaty 1874   - Federated into FMS 1895   - Japanese occupation 1942   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 21,006 km² Population  - 2005... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... // Malaysian Standard Time Malaysian Standard Time (MST) is a standard time used in Malaysia after Japan formally surrendered in Singapore after their occupation in British Malaya. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... // Malaysian Standard Time Malaysian Standard Time (MST) is a standard time used in Malaysia after Japan formally surrendered in Singapore after their occupation in British Malaya. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Batang Padang is an administrative district in Perak, Malaysia. ... State anthem: Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan Capital Ipoh Royal capital Kuala Kangsar Ruling party Barisan Nasional  - Sultan Sultan Azlan Shah  - Menteri Besar Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali History    - Pangkor treaty 1874   - Federated into FMS 1895   - Japanese occupation 1942   - Accession into Federation of Malaya 1948  Area  - Total 21,006 km² Population  - 2005...

Geography

Bidor is located between Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur via the North-South Expressway. It is south of Tapah, north of Sungkai, east of Changkat Jong and Teluk Intan and west of the Titiwangsa Mountains. The North-South Expressway Northern Route between Gopeng and Simpang Pulai skretch. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Sungkai is a small town in Perak, Malaysia. ... Coordinates: , Country State District Hilir Perak Government  - Type Municipality  - Mayor Zainal Ariffin Area  - City 126. ... Titiwangsa Mountains is a mountain range that formed the backbone of the Malay Peninsula. ...

History

A photo taken from the National History Museum of Kuala Lumpur. An 8th-9th century bronze standing 8-armed Buddhist Avalokitesvara statue found at Anglo Oriental, Bidor, Perak tin mine in year 1936. 79cm height.

Bidor used to be part of the Gangga Negara kingdom based on the historical artifacts that were discovered. It is believed that the area accepted Hindu-Buddhism around 900 years ago. The pioneer of the town was believed to be Syeikh Abdul Ghani who also became the village headman after the founding of the settlements. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The National History Museum or Muzium Sejarah Nasional is the second national museum in Malaysia after Muzium Negara. ... Avalokitesvara with a 1,000 arms, part of the Dazu Stone Carvings at Mount Baoding, Dazu County, Chongqing, China. ... Gangga Negara was believed to be a lost Hindu kingdom somewhere in the state of Perak, Malaysia. ... Hinduism (known as in modern Indian languages[1]) is a religious tradition[2] that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... A silhouette of a Buddha statue at Ayutthaya, Thailand. ...

Bidor was believed to have existed as a small village by the bank of Bidor River by the late 18th century. Local villagers transported goods using their sampans (boats) to neighbouring villages along the river towards Teluk Intan in Hilir Perak district. Sampan on the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) river, China A sampan (舢舨) is a Chinese wooden boat from twelve to fifteen feet long. ...

Following the tin-mining boom in Perak, there was an influx of Chinese immigrants to Perak as a whole, including Bidor. The Hoklo (Hokkien-speaking) Chinese was believed to have originated from Teluk Intan. The influx of the Hakka and Cantonese came from Kinta Valley and Hulu Selangor. They came to Batang Padang to flee the local civil wars and Chinese clan or triad wars. Hoklo (Chinese: 福佬人; Pinyin: FúlÇŽo Rén; POJ: Ho̍h-ló-lâng/Hō-ló-lâng) primarily refers to the largest of the four subethnic and ethnic groups in Taiwan. ... Mǐn N n (Chinese: 閩南語), also spelt as Minnan or Min-nan; native name B ; literally means Southern Min or Southern Fujian and refers to the local language/dialect of southern Fujian province, China. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cantonese people (Traditional Chinese: 廣東人; Simplified Chinese: 广东人; Pinyin: GuÇŽngdōng rén; Jyutping: gwong2 dung1 yan4), broadly speaking, are persons originating from the present-day Guangdong province in southern China. ... Kinta River is a river in Perak, Malaysia. ... Hulu Selangor is a district in Selangor state, Malaysia. ...

World War II

Bidor was closely connected to the Battle of Kampar [1] during the Japanese advancement towards Kuala Lumpur(south). On 29 December 1941, 501 Battery withdrew to Bidor fleeing Kampar. The column was again dive-bombed and machine-gunned just south of Dipang. Five men were wounded. The last entry in the 137 Regt War Diary was for 31 December, 1941, Lt Hartley's 30th birthday, when his battery and the other two of 137 Regt were all in the Bikam-Sungkai area.[2] Kampar can refer to: Kampar, Perak - a town in Perak, Malaysia. ...

In 1943, MPAJA's [3] 1st Patrol under the 5th Regiment was assigned to protect Col.John Davis who represent the Supreme Allied Commander, Admiral Lord Mountbatten, who had just established the Head Office (HO) of Force 136 [4]at Blantan Hill, some seven miles north-east of Bidor township. 1st Patrol was commanded by Huang Song (黃松) and his deputy Cai Dadi (蔡大地). The Malayan Peoples Anti-Japanese Army (MPAJA) was a resistance movement in Japanese-occupied Malaya during World War II. It originated among ethnic Chinese cadres of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM). ... Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (June 25, 1900 – August 27, 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... Force 136 was the general cover name for a branch of the British World War II organisation, the Special Operations Executive. ...

Communist Insurgency

Captain D.G. Lock [5] was killed while bathing near Bidor on 2 October 1948 (att. K.O.Y.L.I.). Captain A.R. Pickin was killed in action at Bidor on 18 July 1948. Both of them were buried at Batu Gajah Christian Cemetery. GHQ 26th Gurkha Infantry Brigade [6] and the Royal Artillery's 95 Independent Field Battery (comprised of "Charlie Troop" "Dog Troop" and "Command Troop") was stationed in Bidor in the 1950s.

Economy

Bidor is a mainly industrial area. When one travels north of Bidor, one will see miles and miles of plantation on both side of the trunk road covered with lush greenery, guava, oil palm and rubber plantations. Species About 100 species, see text. ... Species Elaeis guineensis Elaeis oleifera The oil palms (Elaeis) coomprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...

An important source of income for the town, though, is (or used to be) from travellers who stop by the town for its well-known local delicacies and agricultural products.

Before the advent of North-South Expressway, travellers had no choice but to pass through this town through the federal trunk road. As this town is (still is) rather famous for its variety of food, travellers frequently choose to stop-by at one of the eateries before continuing their journey.

Kaolin, a type of clay was widely exploited in Bidor [7]

Food

The most famous food undoubtedly will be the duck-thigh-noodle available at one of the eatery that is the famous Pun Chun [8]. The restaurant is located on the main street. Pun Chun is also famous for its 'Sat Kai Ma' - a type of sweet dessert and also 'Kai Jai Peng' which is the chicken biscuit.

At the morning wet market, there is a whole row of stalls, serving breakfast. One of the noodle-type food, chee cheong fun is pretty unique. The wet market is also famous for wanton mee [9] and fresh roast pork. Chee Cheong Fun are rice sheets. ... Wanton Mee of Batu Pahat (Cantonese egg noodles). ...

Bidor is also famous for its seedless guava and its durian. Parkia speciosa or Petai is also sold at a reasonable price at new place of all trader sell directly to customer only 2kilometer from bidor town. Species About 100 species, see text. ... Species There are currently 30 recognised species (see text) The durian (IPA: ) is the fruit of trees of the genus Durio belonging to the Malvaceae, a large family which includes hibiscus, okra, cotton, mallows and linden trees. ... Parkia speciosa (petai, twisted cluster bean, yongchaak or stink bean), is a plant of the genus Parkia in the family Fabaceae. ...

Attractions

Gepai Waterfalls is noteworthy for those who prefer swimming. Gepai Waterfalls is also known as Lubuk Degong by the locals. It used to be a black area during the communist insurgency but was later opened to public in 1989 after the Communist Party of Malaya disarmed. It was rumoured that the largest Botanical Gardens [10] will be pioneered in Bidor soon. The plan was suggested by Raja Nazrin Shah. The Malayan Emergency was an insurrection and guerrilla war of the Malay Races Liberation Army against the British and Malayan administration from 1948-1960 in what is now Malaysia. ... Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) Known as the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) until the 1960s. ... Raja Dr Nazrin Shah is the Crown Prince of Perak. ...

Infrastructure

3rd Battalion Senoi Praaq, the home of one of Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) most elite forces was stationed on Jalan Tapah in Bidor. The Senoi Praaq is a unit of the Royal Malaysian Police made up almost entirely of non-Malay tribal peoples known collectively as the ORANG ASLI (aborigines) of Peninsular Malaysia. ... Kuala Lumpur Police Headquarters The Royal Malaysian Police, or Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) in Malay, is a main branch of security forces in Malaysia. ...

External links

• Maps of Bidor
• Bidor's Pun Chun Restaurant

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Islands	Pulau Pangkor

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