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Labis is town and a mukim (township) in Segamat District in northern Johor, Malaysia. A main trunk road that runs north-south Peninsular Malaysia passes through it, as well as the KTM railway line that connects it with the state's capital in the south, Johor Bahru. History Labis started as a small village known as Kampung Paya Merah. The village got its name from a type of river grass which became the favorite food for river terrapins. In early 20th century, British officers came to the villages to survey for new areas to be developed in Segamat district. The British officers were surprised to see the river terrapins since they had not seen those animals before. They asked the villagers the name of those animals and the villagers answered, ''"Labi-labi, tuan,"'' ("River terrapins, sir"). Because they didn't know the name of those animals, the British officers referred to them as ''labis'' in the plural form. Therefore, the British officers decided to name the settlement Labis ...
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Town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an origin with the German word , the Dutch word , and the Old Norse . The original Proto-Germanic word, *''tūnan'', is thought to be an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *''dūnom'' (cf. Old Irish , Welsh ). The original sense of the word in both Germanic and Celtic was that of a fortress or an enclosure. Cognates of ''town'' in many modern Germanic languages designate a fence or a hedge. In English and Dutch, the meaning of the word took on the sense of the space which these fences enclosed, and through which a track must run. In England, a town was a small community that could not afford or was not allowed to build walls or other larger fortifications, and built a palisade or stockade instead. In the Netherlands, this space was a garden, mor ...
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Map Of Segamat District, Johor
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Pekan Air Panas
Pekan Air Panas ( Jawi: , ), also spelt as Pekan Ayer Panas, is a small town in Labis, Segamat District, Johor, Malaysia, which is named after the hot springs available there. It is located about 14 km from Labis town via Jalan Ayer Panas (Johor State Route ). The town is also known as Tenang (not to be confused with Tenang Stesen, another town also located in Segamat District). A majority of the residents of the town are Chinese and Malay communities. Pekan Air Panas is famed for its hot springs.http://allmalaysia.info/news/story.asp?file=/2007/5/19/state/20070519083151&sec=mi_johor , Article by Beh Yuen Hui originally published in The Star. Besides the hot springs, the town also houses several aborigine settlements ''(Perkampungan Orang Asli)'' including Bekok and also has ''mata kucing'' farms. ''Mata kucing'' (a.k.a. longan) is a small lychee-like local fruit with brown skin. Taka Melor waterfall is situated around 7km from Pekan Air Panas and is a popular weekend getaway ...
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Malaysia Federal Route 1
The Federal Route 1 is the first federal road in Malaysia, the oldest federal road in Malaysia, and among the nation's earliest public roadways ever constructed. The Federal Route 1 was the backbone of the road system in the western states of Peninsular Malaysia before being supplanted by the North–South Expressway (E1 and E2). Route background The Federal Route 1 is one of the three north–south backbone federal highways in Peninsular Malaysia; the other two are the Federal Routes 3 and 5. The Kilometre Zero of the Federal Route 1 is located at the former site of the now-demolished Tanjung Puteri CIQ Complex in Johor Bahru, where it connected to the Johor–Singapore Causeway at the Malaysia–Singapore border. Since 2008, the Federal Route 1 has been disconnected from the Causeway when the new Sultan Iskandar CIQ Complex was opened, with new access roads linking the Causeway to the CIQ Complex. At the first kilometre at the city of Johor Bahru, it is connected with ...
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Labis Railway Station
The Labis railway station is a Malaysian train station located at and named after the town of Labis, Segamat District, Johor. The station provides KTM Intercity train services. The Labis old railway station was closed on 29 September 2021 for giving way to the Electrified Double Tracking Project between Gemas and Johor Bahru. This was replaced with the Labis temporary railway station on the same day of the closure of the old station. The old station building was demolished on the following day after its closure (30 September 2021). See also * Rail transport in Malaysia Rail transport in Malaysia consists of heavy rail (including commuter rail), light rapid transit (LRT), mass rapid transit (MRT), monorails, airport rail links and a funicular railway line. Heavy rail is mostly used for intercity passenger and ... External links Labis KTM Railway Station KTM ETS railway stations Segamat District Railway stations in Johor {{Malaysia-railstation-stub ...
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Chinese Malaysian
Malaysian Chinese (; Malay: ''Orang Cina Malaysia''), alternatively Chinese Malaysians, are Malaysian citizens of Han Chinese descent. They form the second largest ethnic group after the Malay majority constituting 22.4% of the Malaysian population. Most of them are descendants of Southern Chinese immigrants who arrived in Malaysia between the early 19th century and the mid-20th century. Malaysian Chinese form the second largest community of Overseas Chinese in the world, after Thai Chinese. Malaysian Chinese are traditionally dominant in the business sector of the Malaysian economy. The ethnic subgroups of Chinese people in Malaysia include the Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Hainan, Foochow and Kwongsai. Different Chinese languages are spoken in Malaysian towns and cities. Among them are Cantonese in Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Kuantan, Seremban, Mersing, Kampar, Petaling Jaya and Sandakan, Hokkien in George Town, Alor Setar, Kangar, Klang, Taiping, Kota Bharu and ...
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Rubber
Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, ''caucho'', or ''caoutchouc'', as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds. Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia are three of the leading rubber producers. Types of polyisoprene that are used as natural rubbers are classified as elastomers. Currently, rubber is harvested mainly in the form of the latex from the rubber tree (''Hevea brasiliensis'') or others. The latex is a sticky, milky and white colloid drawn off by making incisions in the bark and collecting the fluid in vessels in a process called "tapping". The latex then is refined into the rubber that is ready for commercial processing. In major areas, latex is allowed to coagulate in the collection cup. The coagulated lumps are collected and processed into dry forms for sale. Natural rubber is used extensively in many applications and products, either alone or in combination wit ...
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Agriculture
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Districts And PBT Of Johor
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Labis Street Art 01
Labis is town and a mukim (township) in Segamat District in northern Johor, Malaysia. A main trunk road that runs north-south Peninsular Malaysia passes through it, as well as the KTM railway line that connects it with the state's capital in the south, Johor Bahru. History Labis started as a small village known as Kampung Paya Merah. The village got its name from a type of river grass which became the favorite food for river terrapins. In early 20th century, British officers came to the villages to survey for new areas to be developed in Segamat district. The British officers were surprised to see the river terrapins since they had not seen those animals before. They asked the villagers the name of those animals and the villagers answered, ''"Labi-labi, tuan,"'' ("River terrapins, sir"). Because they didn't know the name of those animals, the British officers referred to them as ''labis'' in the plural form. Therefore, the British officers decided to name the settlement Labis ...
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Bekok
Bekok is a mukim in Segamat District, Johor, Malaysia. It is the western entrance to Endau Rompin National Park and has a waterfall known as Sungai Bantang Waterfall. Bekok also houses several aborigine settlements ''(Perkampungan Orang Asli)'', such as Kampung Kudong and Kampung Kemidak. During the pre-independence period, this small town was a "Black Area" known for strong communist resistance against the British government. Name The town's name probably originally arrived from the Hakka dialect word "Mukok", which means "the corner", where the town is in fact a remote town located roughly about 10 km from the junction of the Federal Route 1 and later accessible via railway. Geology At an area of 785 km2, it is the largest mukim in Segamat District. History The earliest Malay settlement set by the Penghulu (Village Head) was located near the bridge of the Bekok River on the way to Sg. Bantang waterfall, at a junction to Sg. Bekok Estate. It's said the first Penghulu was ...
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