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19-610: The Keledang begins in the northeast at Sungai Siput , running along the western edge of Ipoh and terminates near Siputeh. The Menora Tunnel of the North–South Expressway traverses through the Keledang Range, linking Ipoh with Kuala Kangsar . Within the Keledang Range is the Kledang Saiong Forest Reserve, which was established in 1952 and is currently an IUCN la strict nature reserve . Plants found in

38-649: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sungai Siput Sungai Siput (U) ( Malay for 'snail river', Jawi : سوڠاي سيڤوت; Tamil : சுங்கை சீப்புட்; Chinese : 和豐市/和丰市) is a town and mukim in Kuala Kangsar District , Perak , Malaysia , covering 155.141 hectares, 61.5% of the total area of Kuala Kangsar. Sungai Siput falls under the management of the Kuala Kangsar Municipal Council . The earliest settlement in Sungai Siput

57-653: Is notable for the incident that triggered the start of the Malayan Emergency . The Malayan colonial administration declared a state of emergency on 16 June 1948 after members of the Communist Party of Malaya killed three European plantation managers at a plantation office twenty miles east of Sungai Siput town. The CPM was subsequently banned in July. Many Singaporean historians and anti-communists allege that Chin Peng ordered

76-521: Is the biggest Tamil school in the state with over 1,000 students. The school's construction was commissioned by Tun V. T. Sambanthan in 1954 and was officially opened by Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit , former Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru 's sister. 4°49′12″N 101°4′12″E  /  4.82000°N 101.07000°E  / 4.82000; 101.07000 Alliance Party (Malaysia) [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Race and politics The Alliance Party ( Malay : Parti Perikatan )

95-629: The Crown Colony of North Borneo (Sabah), the Crown Colony of Sarawak , and State of Singapore joined on 16 September 1963. After Malaysia came into being, the Alliance Party of the Malay Peninsula became closely associated with other alliance parties in Sabah and Sarawak . In the 1964 general election , boosted by the formation of Malaysia and the confrontation with Indonesia , the Alliance Party

114-696: The Federal Legislative Council in what was then the British protectorate of the Federation of Malaya , the UMNO-MCA-MIC Alliance successfully gained the great majority of seats available for contest, winning 51 of the 52 seats contested with a vote of 81.7%. It formally registered as a political organisation on 30 October 1957. The Alliance played an important role in negotiating the transition from British rule to independence , and facilitating

133-653: The People's Justice Party (PKR) ticket in the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj defeated the previous incumbent, Dato Seri Samy Vellu , who had held the seat since 1974. The seat was successfully defended by Kesavan Subramaniam (PKR) in the 2018 Malaysian general election . As of 2022, there were 72,452 voters in Sungai Siput. Most of the voters in Sungai Siput are Chinese, followed by Malays, Indians and others. Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Siput's electorate as of 2022 Mahatma Gandhi Kalasalai Tamil School

152-641: The Alliance in 1972, quickly followed by PMIP. In 1973, the Alliance Party was formally replaced by Barisan Nasional , a coalition of 9 parties, and the Barisan Nasional was registered in June 1974 to contest the 1974 general election . Sabah Alliance Sabah Alliance was a component party of Barisan Nasional from 1973 to several months before 1976 Sabah election. In that state election, Sabah Alliance clashed with federal BN-supported BERJAYA party. It disbanded after

171-538: The UMNO-MCA alliance contested (the only state the two parties did not contest together was Penang where UMNO was allied with the Muslim League). In 1954, the alliance was joined by MIC that previously supported IMP. Although for a time other parties were also associated with the Alliance Party, these three parties (UMNO, MCA, MIC) remained the core of the coalition until 1971. In 1955, in the first general election for

190-597: The first imams of the Alghufraniah Sungai Siput Mosque and the town councillor. Sister Enson was a well-known traditional healer. One of the surviving siblings is Associate Professor Suhaimi Bin Saidin, a lecturer at Universiti Sultan Azlan Shah in Kuala Kangsar . With the arrival of British planters and tin miners in the early 1850s the focus of activity moved to the present Sungai Siput town. Sungai Siput

209-607: The killings. Chin Peng claims he had no prior knowledge. In fact, he says he was so unprepared for the start of hostility that he barely escaped arrest, losing his passport in the process, and lost touch with the party for a couple of days. Li Weilun, an Esperanto professor at the Beijing Language and Culture University , was born in Sungai Siput in 1936. Sungai Siput is governed by Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Sungai Siput. In 2010, Sungai Siput had an estimated population density of 49,000 inhabitants. The district's population in 2010

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228-473: The local branches of UMNO and MCA to contest the Kuala Lumpur municipal election in 1952. The UMNO-MCA candidates won in 9 of the 12 seats contested, beating the non-communal Independence of Malaya Party (IMP) which won 2 seats and Selangor Labour Party which won none. Their success in this election led to firmer association between the two parties and further successes in other municipal elections that

247-629: The popular vote due to strong challenges from the opposition parties, in particular the newly formed Democratic Action Party and Gerakan . PMIP also gained support at the expense of UMNO but the number of seats gained was smaller. The unease and anxiety after the election led to the May 13 riots , and the declaration of a state of emergency. After the Malaysian Parliament reconvened in 1971, negotiations began with former opposition parties such as Gerakan and People's Progressive Party , both of which joined

266-649: The preparation of its constitution. After the Malaya had gained independence on 31 August 1957, the General Election was held in 1959. The Alliance won 51.5% of the popular vote and 74 of the 104 seats contested, defeating the Pan Malaysian Islamic Party (PMIP, 21.2%) and the Socialist Front coalition (13%). The Alliance was also credited with securing the formation of the Federation of Malaysia when

285-401: The reserve include Cleistanthus glandulosus , Diospyros gambleana , Haliciopsis cockburnii , Diplodiscus scortechinii , Kopsia larutensis . Mammals found in the reserve include various primates, wild pig, civets , and yellow-throated martens . 4°35′N 101°00′E  /  4.583°N 101.000°E  / 4.583; 101.000 This Malaysian location article

304-402: Was Malay & other indigenous (Bumiputera) 15,745 (33.1%), Chinese 18,255 (38.4%), Indians 13,439 (28.3%) and other groups 113. The Sungai Siput parliamentary seat has consistently voted for Alliance and later Barisan Nasional candidates since independence. However, in the 2008 Malaysian general election was won Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj, a Parti Sosialis Malaysia member who contested under

323-640: Was a political coalition in Malaysia . The Alliance Party, whose membership comprised United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), was formally registered as a political organisation on 30 October 1957. It was the ruling coalition of Malaya from 1957 to 1963, and Malaysia from 1963 to 1973. The coalition became the Barisan Nasional in 1973. The Alliance Party had its origin in an ad hoc and temporary electoral arrangement set up between

342-485: Was even more successful, winning a majority (58.4%) of the votes and securing 89 of the 104 seats contested. The Alliance had strong support among rural Malays (apart from the east coast of Malaysia where support for PMIP was still significant), while other opposition parties had support among the Chinese urban population. In the 1969 general election , although the Alliance Party won the most seats, it garnered less than half

361-509: Was situated at Pelang, about 2 kilometres from the current town. The settlement was populated by villagers of Minangkabau origins who had earlier settled in Sayong . The settlers were from the family of Malik and the son Tuyub, which family tomb is still visible from the roadside situated in the estate in front of the Rimba Panjang new village. One of the descendants was the late Imam Jusuh, one of

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