technology, forestry, timber
and development of
educational institutes, Pulau
Banding, Royal Belum, the Free
Trade Zone at Northgate
Industrial Area in Pengkalan
Hulu and the Lenggong
Archaeological Museum.
PROMINENT TOWNS
Ipoh is the capital and the third
largest city inMalaysia. Its old and
new towns are divided by the Kinta
River. There aremany attributes
that give Ipoh its name – one such is
the local epu or ipoh tree. While
some translate its name tomean
“city surrounded bymountains”,
others who call it “Pa-lor” nickname
it “city of millionaires” referring to
the vast fortunes it mademany in its
tin-mining heyday. The town is also
called Bougainvillaea City and
famed for its cuisine and limestone
cave temples.
Kampar is an old town located in
the Kinta Valley area in the Kampar
district. A famous tin-mining town
before, today abandoned ponds are
used for fishing. While the old town
consists of just twomain roads,
JalanGopeng and Jalan Idris, the
new town includes modern
commercial and residential
developments that have earned the
town the 10th state district status.
Taiping was once the capital of
Perak, formerly known as Larut. It is
the wettest town in the peninsula
andwas notorious for its bloody
feuds between Chineseminers. It is
one of the oldest towns in the
country and has many firsts:
swimming pool, court house,
government office, hospital, zoo,
museum, prison, Malay school, etc.
Tambun is just minutes away
from Ipoh. It is known for its
natural hotsprings and its pomelo
fruit, not to forget the famous local
Tambun biscuit. Lumut and Kuala
Kangsar are also famous towns, the
former as a charming town of the
Royal MalaysianNavy and the
latter the royal townwith
architectural marvels.
A general census done in
2010 reported some of the largest
cities or towns (according to its
population of the administrative
districts). Those in Perak that
made the top 50were BatuGajah
in Ipoh (Kinta) at 6th; Taiping
(Larut &Matang) at 22nd; Sitiawan
(Manjung) at 30th; Teluk Intan
(Hilir Perak) at 36th; Parit Buntar
(Kerian) at 45th; andTanjungMalim
in Tapah (Batang Padang) at 46th.
RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE
According to the PropertiesMarket
Status Report under the National
Property Information Centre
(NAPIC), there were 6,339 new
housing units offered to themarket
in the first quarter of 2014. Of these,
1,891 were sold. The report also
stated that although the number of
units launched had decreased
compared to the previous quarter,
sales performance increased.
Terrace houses are the preferred
choice in Perak, next to
condominiums and apartments.
With tourismgiving Perak a boost,
the state is on its way to enjoy
glorious days once again.
Followour column next week to
learnmore about Perak’s residential
market, iconic housing projects and
the views of Rehda Perak chairman
Datuk Francis Lee.
materialise the bigger plan, the
National Transformation Agenda.
With that, the Perak Strategic Plan
2012-2016was established, which
includes the vision andmission, as
well as objectives, values and an
action plan as to how to accomplish
the national agenda.
Many smaller initiatives,
programmes and activities have
been drawn out to help succeed the
master plan. As such, the state has
mapped out a strategic development
scheme which divides Perak into
four development corridors.
Various industries are established
and promotedwithin these
corridors. As these develop, so too
do the various districts and regions,
thus resulting in the urbanisation of
these areas. Eventually this helps
grow the real estate and housing
sector, thus, raising the economy.
Northern corridor
• Covers the Kerian district,
Larut Matang and Selama, as
well as Kuala Kangsar and
includes the Industrial Corridor
and TaipingMunicipal in Parit
Buntar, Bukit Merah and
Selama - the catalysts, Alor
Pongsu/Bagan Serai in Selama
and Trong.
•
Focus –
industrial, housing
and tourism industries in places
like Bukit Merah Lake area,
Lembah Beriah, Kuala
Sepeteng, Kuala Gula, etc.
Southern corridor
• Covers Batang Padang andHilir
Perakwhich include SlimRiver,
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further into
Perak Darul
Ridzuan,
which borders with five
other states, namely
Selangor, Penang,
Kedah, Kelantan and
Pahang, as well as
southern Thailand – the
capital Ipoh, is located
right in the centre of the
state. With the collapse
of the tin industry back
in the 70s, other
economic enhancing
industries explored
includemanufacturing,
services and
agriculture. The state
government’s new
direction called for new
infrastructure to
support the growth of
new industries to
attract investors.
FACILITATING
INFRASTRUCTURE
These new infrastructures led to the
establishment of industrial estates
such as Kinta, Kamunting and
Manjung, all which have helped the
manufacturing sector grow rapidly.
Still, Perak’s keymanufacturing
industries include food, electrical
and electronics, chemical,
fabricatedmetal and non-metallic
minerals-related industries. While
manufacturing contributes 18%
towards the state’s gross domestic
product (GDP), agriculture and the
services sector mete out a bigger
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Breakdown of number of residential property transactions according to type and district (Q1 2014)
TYPE
KINTA PERAK
TENGAH
MANJUNG LARUT
MATANG
SELAMA KERIAN KUALA
KANGSAR
HULU
PERAK
HILIR
PERAK
BATANG
PADANG
KAMPAR
TOTAL
Vacant Plot
885
33
129
198
13
29
50
36
105
152
43
1,673
1 - 1½ Storey Terrace
589
69
225
232
5
51
94
22
133
76
50
1,546
2 - 2½ Storey Terrace
833
63
133
121
0
37
42
5
34
35
116 1,419
1 - 1½ Storey Semi-Detached
75
2
54
31
6
51
4
0
47
13
4
287
2 - 2½ Storey Semi-Detached
103
3
53
13
2
6
3
1
25
5
6
220
Detached
300
14
53
77
5
13
19
7
30
53
54
625
Condominium/Apartment
57
0
14
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
76
Cluster House
11
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
14
Town House
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Flat
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
6
16
Low-Cost House
263
24
65
74
5
28
38
18
56
31
16
618
Low-Cost Flat
40
0
5
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
52
Others
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Total
3,161 209
732
750
36
217
251
89
430
372
301 6,548
TanjungMalim, part of
the BernamValley, Tapah,
Bidor and Sungkai, as well as
Teluk Intan, Changkat Jong
and Langkap.
•
Focus –
education, agricultural
tourismand automotive
industries eg. Proton City,
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan
Idris, Sultan Azlan Shah
Polytechnic in TanjungMalim,
papaya cluster, small boats
industry, paddy belt, fish
produce and tourism sectors.
Central corridor
• Covers the Kinta district,
central Perak andManjung
which includes Ipoh city, Batu
Gajah and Kampar, Seri
Iskandar and Parit, as well as
Lumut, Sri Manjung, Sitiawan
and Acheh industrial area
•
Focus –
commerce, industrial,
public and private institutions,
as well as themaritime
industries with products
that include the State
Administrative Centre,
Excellent Education Centre,
International TourismCentre,
Pulau Sembilan Islands
marine park, Lumut, Damai
Laut and Segari, an industrial
centre and the harbour town
of Lumut itself.
North-Eastern corridor
• Covers Hulu Perak and Selama.
•
Focus –
agriculture, eco-
tourismand researchwith
products that include
agricultural research, bio-
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PART 2
Perak
in the
light
Picture taken fromdwnsiswa.dbp.my
MasjidUbudiah, Kuala Kangsar.
Hulu Perak
Kuala Kangsar
Kinta
Kampar
Manjung
Selama
Kerian
Batang
Padang
Perak
Tengah
Larut
Matang
Hilir
Perak
portion, especially the services
sector, which is expected to grow
even further in areas such as
tourism, education, ICT-related
industries, utilities, retail and
distributive trade.
TRANSFORMATION PLAN
In line with the national master
transformation plan, blueprints
have been drawn out for each state.
These not only help in the state’s
development, but in strategically
moving it forward to help
