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According to history, Mukim Sungai Balang was a gazetted area including Sarang Buaya Kiri, Sarang Buaya Kanan and Sungai Balang and administered by a headman titled "Orang Kaya" and the two vice-headman. This administration ended in 1954 when the three areas were merged into a county (mukim) and given the name Mukim Sungai Balang.
The first large massacre of 161 Australian troops by Japanese forces occurred at Parit Sulong on the west coast of Malaya on 22 January 1942. Wounded survivors from the Battle of Muar who could not travel on foot were left at Parit Sulong when the remnants of the greatly outnumbered force of Australians and Indians escaped from the Japanese who surrounded them.
Sungai Balang is a state constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that is represented in the Johor State Legislative Assembly. [ 1 ] The state constituency was first contested in 1995 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Johor State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system.
The district was formerly divided administratively into Bandar Maharani municipality and Tangkak township. Upon upgrade of Tangkak sub-district to full-fledged Tangkak District (initially Ledang), Bandar Maharani is now administered by Muar Municipal Council (formerly South Muar Town Council, later Muar Town Council) under the Muar District Office, while Tangkak of Ledang is administered by ...
N16 Sungai Balang: Vacant: Vacant: Vacant: N19 Yong Peng (EXCO Member) N34 Panti: N21 Parit Yaani: Vacant: Vacant: Vacant: N17 Semerah (EXCO Member) N22 Parit Raja: N54 Pulai Sebatang: Vacant: N13 Simpang Jeram: N12 Bentayan: N44 Larkin (EXCO Member) N29 Mahkota: N38 Penawar: Vacant: N52 Senai: N51 Bukit Batu: N11 Serom (EXCO Member) N27 Layang ...
Muar is a federal constituency in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat 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.
Setapak consists of Gombak town, Kampung Padang Balang, Kampung Baru Air Panas and a number of other villages. [2] Today, what is regarded as 'Setapak' consists of the township of Wangsa Maju, as well as the first few kilometres of Jalan Pahang and some surrounding areas. The Titiwangsa Recreational Park is located just south of Setapak.
Balang in Datuk Balang name come from Minang nickname for tiger means 'stripe'. Balang was also the ancient Malay honorific title for the general of the army or nobleman. Formerly, Padang Balang was a collection of many Minangkabau villages at Gombak. [2] In the past, it was also known as Segambut (from Minang's dialect of Sri Rambut).