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Kluang District
The Kluang District () is a district in Johor, Malaysia. Its district capital is Kluang Town. Kluang district is one of the three landlocked districts in Johor, the other being Segamat and Kulai. Geography Kluang District is 2,851.64 km2 in size. Kluang District is bordered by Segamat in the north, Batu Pahat in the west and Mersing in the east. The southern border of Kluang district meets Pontian, Kulai and Kota Tinggi. As the central district, it borders the most districts in Johor. Administrative divisions Kluang District is divided into eight mukims, which are: ;Kluang Municipal Council * Kahang * Kluang Town * Niyor * Paloh ;Simpang Renggam District Council * Layang-Layang * Machap * Renggam * Ulu Benut Government Kluang is divided into two local councils namely Simpang Renggam District Council ( ms, Majlis Daerah Simpang Renggam) based at Simpang Renggam Town and Kluang Municipal Council ( ms, Majlis Perbandaran Kluang) based at Kluang Town which is also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jawi Script
Jawi (; ace, Jawoë; Kelantan-Pattani Malay, Kelantan-Pattani: ''Yawi''; ) is a writing system used for writing several languages of Southeast Asia, such as Acehnese language, Acehnese, Banjar language, Banjarese, Kerinci language, Kerinci, Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon, Malay language, Malay, Minangkabau language, Minangkabau, Tausug language, Tausūg, and Ternate language, Ternate. Jawi is based on the Arabic script, consisting of all of the original 31 Arabic letters, and six additional letters constructed to fit the phonemes native to Malay, and an additional phoneme used in foreign loanwords, but not found in Classical Arabic, which are ''ca'' ( ), ''nga'' ( ), ''pa'' ( ), ''ga'' ( ), ''va'' ( ), and ''nya'' ( ). Jawi was developed from the Spread of Islam in Southeast Asia, advent of Islam in the Maritime Southeast Asia, supplanting the earlier Brahmic scripts used during Hindu-Buddhist era. The oldest evidence of Jawi writing can be found on the 14th century Tere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukim
A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word ''mukim'' is a loanword in English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay from the Arabic word: (meaning ''resident''). The closest English translation for mukim is township. Usage Brunei In Brunei, a mukim is the immediate subdivision of a district (). The equivalent English word for 'mukim' is 'township'. There are 38 mukims in Brunei. Each mukim is an administrative area made up of several (Malay for "village"). A mukim is headed by a (Malay for "headman"), which is an elected office. The number of mukims in each of the districts in Brunei is as follows: The smallest mukim by area is Mukim Saba in the Brunei-Muara District. The largest mukim by area is Mukim Sukang in the Belait District. The last change in the mukim boundaries was in the late 1990s when Mukim Kumbang Pasang was merged into Mukim Kianggeh and Mukim Berakas was divided into Muki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hishammuddin Hussein
Hishammuddin bin Hussein ( Jawi: هشام الدين بن حسين; born 5 August 1961) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as Senior Minister of the Security Cluster and Minister of Defence from 2021 to 2022. A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, he has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for Sembrong since 2004, having previously been an MP for Tenggara from 1995 to 2004. Hishammuddin was born in Johor Bahru to Hussein Onn and Suhailah Noah. His father was the third prime minister of Malaysia. He attended Malay College Kuala Kangsar, St. John's Institution, Alice Smith School, and Cheltenham College. He then graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from Aberystwyth University and a Master of Laws from the London School of Economics before working as a lawyer. After making partner at Scrine, he started his own firm, Lee Hishammuddin, which later merged with Allen and Gledhill to form Lee Hish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sembrong (federal Constituency)
Sembrong is a federal constituency in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004. The federal constituency was created from parts of the Kluang Kluang ( Jawi: كلواڠ), formerly Keluang, is a town in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. Kluang was founded in 1915 as the administrative capital of central Johor by the British. It is located in the centre of the state and is within 90 min ... constituency in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. Demographics History Polling districts According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sembrong constituency has a total of 29 polling districts. Representation history State constituency Current state assembly members Local governments Election results References * {{Malaysian federal constituencies Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Shu Qi
Wong Shu Qi (; born 26 November 1983) is a Malaysian politician from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition. She has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Kluang since May 2018 and served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Senai from May 2013 to May 2018. She has also served as the Assistant Political Education Director of DAP since March 2022. Political career She was elected in 2013 general election for the Senai state seat. In the 2018 general election, Wong was elected to the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kluang Kluang ( Jawi: كلواڠ), formerly Keluang, is a town in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. Kluang was founded in 1915 as the administrative capital of central Johor by the British. It is located in the centre of the state and is within 90 min ... constituency, winning 47,671 of the 80,531 votes cast. Election results References Living people 1983 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kluang (federal Constituency)
Kluang is a federal constituency in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat The Dewan Rakyat (English: 'House of Representatives'; ) is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament, the federal legislature of Malaysia. The chamber and its powers are established by Article 44 of the Constitution of Malaysia. The Dewan Ra ... since 1974. The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. Demographics History Polling districts According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kluang constituency has a total of 40 polling districts. Representation history State constituency Current state assembly members Local governments Election results Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasni Mohammad
Malay styles and titles#State titles, Dato' Hajji, Haji Hasni bin Mohammad (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: حسني بن محمد; born 27 March 1959) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician who has served as Dewan Rakyat, Member of Parliament (MP) for Simpang Renggam (federal constituency), Simpang Renggam since November 2022, Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Benut (state constituency), Benut since March 2008 and Chairman of the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) since August 2022. He served as the 18th Menteri Besar of Johor from February 2020 to March 2022, State Leader of the Opposition of Johor from June 2018 to February 2020, Member of the Johor State Executive Council (EXCO) from May 2013 to May 2018 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontian (federal constituency), Pontian from March 2004 to March 2008. He is member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He has served as the State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simpang Renggam (federal Constituency)
Simpang Renggam is a federal constituency in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat The Dewan Rakyat (English: 'House of Representatives'; ) is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament, the federal legislature of Malaysia. The chamber and its powers are established by Article 44 of the Constitution of Malaysia. The Dewan Ra ... since 2004. The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. Demographics History Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Simpang Renggam constituency is divided into 26 polling districts. Representation history State constituency Current state assembly members Local governments Election results References * {{Malaysian federal constituencies Kluang District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Layang-Layang, Johor
Layang-Layang is a town in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. It is situated within the parliamentary constituency of Simpang Renggam. It is located approximately 72 km north of Johor Bahru and 32 km south of Kluang. It was developed in the early 20th century and became one of the Chinese new villages during the military conflict between Malaya Communists and the Britain colonial government. Until the 1990s, Layang-Layang's major community was Chinese, but it is gradually transforming to a Malay major community following the outflow of the Chinese young generation, who commonly have a trend of settling in cities such as Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore for higher income and better opportunities. Etymology Layang-layang is the Malay word for "kite". More specifically, a traditional type of kite A kite is a tethered heavier than air flight, heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create Lift (force), lift an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simpang Renggam District Council
Simpang, is a planning area located in the North Region of Singapore. The word ''Simpang'' means junction or intersection in Malay. It is situated north of Yishun, east of Sembawang and west of Seletar. Pulau Seletar is classified under Simpang planning area. ''Jalan Kuala Simpang'' was the main road serving the area. Sungei Simpang Kiri, Sungei Simpang Kanan and Simpang Kiri Park Connector retain and reflect the name of the area. Simpang is currently a swamp area which is used by the Singapore Armed Forces The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) are the military services of the Republic of Singapore, responsible for protecting and defending the security interests and the sovereignty of the country. A military component of the Ministry of Defence (MINDE ... as a training ground since the early 1996, after the plan of developing a "Simpang New Town" was rejected. In the original 1993 plan, the area was slated for 20,000 housing units in a low density. After the rejection and lull, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kluang Municipal Council
Kluang ( Jawi: كلواڠ), formerly Keluang, is a town in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. Kluang was founded in 1915 as the administrative capital of central Johor by the British. It is located in the centre of the state and is within 90 minutes of all major urban areas of Johor. Kluang, combined with Batu Pahat, encompasses central Johor with a market catchment of over 700,000. Over the 20th century, Kluang's economy transitioned from rubber to palm oil and now has some of Malaysia's largest organic farms. The industrial sector has also grown significantly with multinational investment and a critical mass of tile manufacturers enabling the district to be called the 'tile capital of Malaysia'. The organic farming sector has also boosted Kluang as an ecotourism destination with key farms such as Zenxin, UK Agro and Kahang Organic Rice Farm. History The name ''Kluang'' derives from the Malay word 'keluang' which means a type of flying fox or rather a type of fruit bat, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renggam
Renggam (also spelled Rengam) is a town and mukim in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. Geography The mukim spans over an area of 557 km2. Demographics The mukim has a total population of 47,510 people.http://apps.water.gov.my/jpskomuniti/dokumen/kluang_profil_february_2011.pdf Transportation The town is served by Rengam railway station. See also *Simpang Renggam Simpang Renggam or Sisi Khoo is a town in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. Now Simpang Renggam is under the administration of Simpang Renggam District Council ( ms, Majlis Daerah Simpang Renggam). Simpang Renggam District Council was original ..., approximately 12 km southwest References Mukims of Kluang District {{Johor-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
