Teriang, alt. Triang (
Jawi: ترياڠ) is a town and a
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 clo ...
in
Bera District
The Bera District is a district in southwestern Pahang, Malaysia, bordering Negeri Sembilan and Johor.
Background
Bera district was founded on January 1, 1992, detaching it from Temerloh District. Once considered as problematic area (illegal la ...
, southwestern
Pahang
Pahang (;Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a ...
,
Malaysia
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.
It is the largest settlement in the district.
Etymology
Its name was derived from Sungai Teriang (Triang River), a tributary of the
Pahang River
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, the longest river in Peninsula Malaysia.
History
Triang's history could be traced back to the mid to late 19th century. The population then consisted mainly of indigenous Malays, living on subsistence farming as well as fishing in the Triang River.
Following the migration of Chinese to SE Asia, the first Chinese began to arrive in Triang around 1900. Initially most would have arrived either by the Triang River or by foot, until the establishment of a
small train stop by the
Federated Malay States Railway
The Federated Malay States Railways (FMSR) was a consolidated railway operator in British Malaya (present day Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore) during the first half of the 20th century. Named after the then recently formed Federated Malay ...
(FMSR, now KTM) on its eastern route in the early 1900s. The FMSR's southernmost stop was in Singapore. As the railway line headed up north it reached
Gemas
Gemas (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Gomeh'') is a small town and a mukim in Tampin District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, near the Negeri Sembilan-Johor state border. It is situated 101 km northeast of Seremban, the state capital city, and 30 km nor ...
whereupon the line split into western and eastern routes. The western route headed north west to
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and eventually Perlis while the eastern route headed north east to
Kelantan
Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode").
Kelantan is located in the ...
.
The railway line was an important transportation link for the Peninsula to export its commodity produce, the most important of which were tin and rubber, through the Singapore port. Those Chinese who arrived and settled in Triang mostly worked as rubber tappers, timber merchants, restaurant and coffee shop operators, general merchandise dealers, provision shop operators, while some also tried to make some income peddling food to passengers when trains stopped in Triang. They were the main economic force and contributed substantially to Triang's growth. Over time, Triang grew to a predominantly Chinese town, with an estimated population of several thousands by 1950. During the
Malayan Emergency
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in 1948–1960, to suppress the insurgency the British military forcibly moved many rural Chinese into tightly controlled
New Villages. The Emergency was officially declared over in 1960. According to the most recent census in 2010 the
Bera District
The Bera District is a district in southwestern Pahang, Malaysia, bordering Negeri Sembilan and Johor.
Background
Bera district was founded on January 1, 1992, detaching it from Temerloh District. Once considered as problematic area (illegal la ...
had a population count of some 80,000. Of these 45% were ethnic Chinese, and most were town dwellers residing in Triang town or New Villages.
Politics
Triang was part of
Temerloh District
Temerloh District is a district in Pahang, Malaysia. The district consists of two areas, the Municipal Council Area (64.08%) and the outer Municipal Council Area (35.92%). Temerloh district is bordered by Maran District on the east, Bentong Di ...
until 1992, when the southern half was carved out as the new
Bera District
The Bera District is a district in southwestern Pahang, Malaysia, bordering Negeri Sembilan and Johor.
Background
Bera district was founded on January 1, 1992, detaching it from Temerloh District. Once considered as problematic area (illegal la ...
, named after the nearby
Bera Lake
Bera Lake (Malay: ''Tasik Bera''; Chinese: 百乐湖) is a natural freshwater lake system, located in Bera District, Pahang, Malaysia in the saddle of the main and eastern mountain ranges of Peninsular Malaysia, extending 35 km long and 20&nb ...
. Triang continued to be part of
Temerloh constituency of the
Malaysian parliament
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until
2004
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.
Triang is now one of three constituencies of the
Pahang State Legislative Assembly
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The Asse ...
within the borders of the
parliamentary
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constituency of
Bera
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, the other two being Guai and Kemayan. The seat is currently held by Leong Yu Man
of the
DAP
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.
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
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, the current
Prime Minister of Malaysia
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, is Member of Parliament of Bera.
Transportation
Triang is located on Federal Route which connects
Temerloh
Temerloh is a municipality in central Pahang, Malaysia. Temerloh has been proven to be the "centre of Peninsular Malaysia" (Malay: ) 3TS, which is situated at Kampung Paya Siput, Lanchang.
Located about from Kuala Lumpur along the Kuantan–Kua ...
to
Gemas
Gemas (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Gomeh'') is a small town and a mukim in Tampin District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, near the Negeri Sembilan-Johor state border. It is situated 101 km northeast of Seremban, the state capital city, and 30 km nor ...
in
Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan'') is a state in Malaysia which lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the s ...
. The small Triang
railway station
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is on the
KTM Intercity Eastern Sector. The train only runs once a day, plying between Johor Baru in the south to Kelantan in the north. There are also regular though infrequent coach services to nearby towns as well as to Kuala Lumpur, Kuantan and Johor Baru.
Life in Triang
''Education''
The first school in Triang was established in 1922, the Je Sin Primary School, when a group of volunteers got together to set up a place a learning for the growing children population. Prior to this Triang had no public education facilities, and only a few families with able to afford to arrange for some modest home learning for their children. Je Sin started with 22 students and used Chinese as the medium of teaching. It used the premise of No. 21 Main Street (a shop house) to conduct classes. In 1924 Je Sin was renamed the Triang Overseas Chinese Primary School, and it maintained a register with the Overseas Chinese Schools registry with the ROC Overseas Chinese Commission in Taiwan. As the student population grew, in 1925 a certain Mr. Wong donated a half-acre land close to the town centre for a school campus. Additional money to construct the school facilities came from fund-raising efforts spearheaded by the then principal Mr. Yue Tian. The school’s initial facilities consisted of four classrooms and a school hall.
The school grew over time and expanded its facilities, with funds contributed mainly from the local community. Its teaching syllabus also expanded to include both primary and secondary curriculums, and the school was renamed the Triang Overseas Chinese Primary & Secondary School in 1951. In 1957 new government regulations required the school to be split into separate primary and secondary schools, and with many other expansions and transformations in the ensuing years, it has today become three separate schools in different locations: SJK(C) Triang 1 (National Type (Chinese) Triang 1), SJK(C) Triang 2 (National Type (Chinese) Triang 2), and SMJK Triang (National Type Secondary School), offering schooling from primary to lower secondary. Since its founding in 1922, Jee Sin and its successors have educated the entire children population in the Triang and surrounding areas, thanks to the staff and local community’s hard work, as well as the invaluable financial contributions from the community.
References
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Mukims of Pahang
Towns in Pahang