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44-628: Prior to 1873, the district was called Dindings and was part of the Straits Settlements , then under the administration of Penang . Dindings district became part of the Pangkor Treaty signed by Britain, and the British appointed Sultan of Perak Sultan Abdullah , in January 1874. This agreement was signed to stop the bloodshed resulting from two major events: the power struggle among Perak royalty upon

88-516: A legislative council , composed partly of official and partly of nominated members, of which the former had a narrow permanent majority. The work of administration, both in the colony and in the Federated Malay States , was carried on by means of a civil service whose members were recruited by competitive examination held annually in London. Penang and Malacca were administered, directly under

132-566: A tenth of the whole area was covered by low hills with thick jungle. Large quantities of rice were grown by the Malay inhabitants, and between October and February, there was snipe-shooting in the paddy fields. A railway from Butterworth, opposite Penang, runs into Perak, and then via Selangor and Negri Sembilan to Malacca, with an extension via Muar under the rule of the Sultan of Johor, and through Johor to Johor Bahru , opposite Singapore. Singapore became

176-464: A treaty with Siam and in 1874 with the Treaty of Pangkor . It was administered by a district officer, with some assistants, answering to the resident councillor of Penang. Province Wellesley consisted, for the most part, of a fertile plain, thickly populated by Malays, and occupied in some parts by sugar-planters and others engaged in similar agricultural industries and employing Chinese and Tamil labour. About

220-509: Is Hospital Seri Manjung, Hospital Angkatan Tentera in Lumut. Besides this, there are numerous clinics in the surrounding region such as in Sitiawan, Ayer Tawar, Pulau Pangkor, Pantai Remis, Beruas, Lekir. A new hospital opened in 2014, Pantai Hospital Seri Manjung. There is also KPJ Manjung. Columbia Asia Hospital in Sitiawan will replace the earlier proposed Goodhope Specialist Hospital, Sitiawan which

264-514: Is a breeding and information centre for terrapins (or Batagur baska ). There are two museums in the district, namely Beruas Museum and Sitiawan Settlement Museum . Golf courses in Manjung include Damai Laut Golf and Country Club. Straits Settlements The Straits Settlements were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia . Originally established in 1826 as part of

308-549: Is divided into five mukims : Manjung district is divided to two parliamentary constituencies with the northern part of district is under Beruas constituency while southern part is part of Lumut constituency. As of 2022, there were 201,345 voters in both the parliament seats combined. Ethnic breakdown of Manjung District's electorate as of 2022 List of Manjung district representatives in the Federal Parliament ( Dewan Rakyat ) List of Manjung district representatives in

352-464: Is one of the man-made island in Malaysia, built on the coast of Teluk Muruh, opposite Pangkor Island and Pangkor Laut Resort, in the state of Perak , Malaysia . The island covers an area of 128.2 hectares (316.9 acres) located 400 m (1,300 ft) from the mainland's shoreline. Marina Island took five years of planning and feasibility studies to ensure that the making of the island would not disrupt

396-619: Is the Pangkor Stone Tablet ( Batu Bersurat Pangkor in Malay) which is near the Dutch fort. Pangkor Laut Island , a small privately owned island to the southwest of the main island, is the second largest of the nine islands that make up the Pangkor archipelago. Pangkor Laut is known for its white beaches and clear waters. It has three main beaches, Emerald Bay, Coral Beach and Royal Bay. Marina Island

440-626: The Australian Indian Ocean Territories . The Dindings — named after the Dinding River in present-day Manjung District — which comprised Pangkor Island and the town of Lumut on the mainland , were ceded by Perak to the British government under the Pangkor Treaty of 1874 . It was hoped that its excellent natural harbour would prove to be valuable. This did not come to be with the territory being sparsely inhabited and altogether politically and financially unimportant. It

484-624: The Penang dollar . In 1837, the Indian rupee was made the sole official currency in the Straits Settlements, as it was administered as part of India . However, Spanish dollars continued to circulate and 1845 saw the introduction of coinage for the Straits Settlements using a system of 100 cents = 1 Straits dollar , with the dollar equal to the Spanish dollar or Mexican peso . In 1867, the administration of

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528-426: The British colonial era, colonial Dindings comprised three main areas: Sitiawan , Lumut and Pangkor Island . The British had hoped that Dindings would prove to be a valuable natural harbour. However, this did not become the case. In 1935, Sultan Iskandar Alang successfully appealed to the British for the return of Dindings to Perak. The Perak government united the former colony with Bruas and coastal areas to

572-826: The Manjung community established the Ong Seok Kim Memorial Education Fund in his honour. The fund offers scholarships and loans to students in the Manjung District, irrespective of ethnicity. All school are under the administration of district education office. The public transportation servicing the Manjung area are public buses in the Seri Manjung and Lumut bus stations. Manjung district is accessible via Route 5 , Route 60 , Ipoh-Lumut Highway and West Coast Expressway . There are two small airfields located in Sitiawan and Pangkor but both of them are unused. The main public healthcare centre serving Manjung

616-607: The State Legislative Assembly of Perak The following is based on Department of Statistics Malaysia 2020 census. Manjung has numerous schools, with 24 Chinese primary schools and five Chinese secondary schools in the district. Of these, five schools were founded by Ong Seok Kim . They are SJK (C) Chung Cheng, Sitiawan in 1920; SMJK Nan Hwa (which split into Sekolah Tinggi Nan Hwa, Ayer Tawar Road in 1984) in 1935; SJK (C) Ping Min, Lumut in 1951; and SMJK Dindings, Lumut in 1953. Ong Seok Kim died in 1964. The following year,

660-579: The Straits Settlements was separated from India and the dollar was made the standard currency. The revenue of the colony in 1868 amounted to $ 1,301,843. In 1906 revenue was $ 9,512,132, exclusive of $ 106,180 received for land sales. Of this sum, $ 6,650,558 was derived from import duties on opium , wines, and spirits, and licences to deal in these articles, $ 377,972 from land revenue, $ 592,962 from postal and telegraphic revenue, and $ 276,019 from port and harbour dues. Expenditures, which in 1868 amounted to $ 1,197,177, rose in 1906 to $ 8,747,819. The total cost of

704-622: The administrative establishments amounted to $ 4,450,791, of which $ 2,586,195 were personal emoluments and $ 1,864,596 other charges. The military expenditure (the colony paid on this account 20 per cent of its gross revenue to the British government by way of military contribution) amounted in 1906 to $ 1,762,438; $ 578,025 was expended on upkeep and maintenance of existing public works, and $ 1,209,291 on new roads, streets, bridges, and buildings. 1°22′N 103°48′E  /  1.367°N 103.800°E  / 1.367; 103.800 Dinding River Dinding River ( Malay : Sungai Dinding )

748-468: The business activities here, services contribute about 72.30% of all the commercial activities. The groceries sector is the second largest commercial activity, covering 24.40% (1,449 unit), while wholesale activities cover the remaining portion, with about 3.40%. Pangkor Island , a holiday resort, is one of the most well known islands in Malaysia. It is located approximately 90 km southwest of Ipoh. The main tourist drawer to Pangkor Island are beaches on

792-573: The death of Sultan Ali; and Chinese clan wars between Ghee Hin and Hai San to grab tin mining areas in late colonial Taiping . The agreement required the Sultan of Perak to surrender Dindings to the British, to accept a British Resident, James W. W. Birch , and the appointment of an assistant resident in Taiping, Captain Tristram Speedy . Sultan Ismail was also to abdicate the throne of Perak. During

836-409: The district. There are more than 300 ponds of prawns in operation. The most popular prawn farming area is along Dinding River . Manjung District has become the fastest growing district in the state of Perak. In terms of growth of commercial sector, Manjung is the second fastest growing district in the state, with 5,947 developed units or 13.32%. Many of these businesses and industries are located along

880-628: The environment. Marina Island is also a gateway to Pangkor Island with the establishment of a domestic jetty terminal in the island. The journey to Pangkor Island takes 10 minutes from the Marina Island Jetty. Aside from beaches on Pangkor Island, there are other beaches in Manjung that are popular among locals and tourists. Teluk Batik is often a choice for campers, picnickers and swimmers. Other nearby beaches include Pasir Panjang, Tanjung Kepah and Teluk Senangin. The Terrapin Breeding Centre

924-658: The four individual settlements of Penang , Singapore , Malacca , and Dinding . Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands were added in 1886. The island of Labuan , off the coast of Borneo , was also incorporated into the colony with effect from 1 January 1907, becoming a separate settlement within it in 1912. Most of the territories now form part of Malaysia , from which Singapore separated in 1965. The Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island were transferred from Singapore to Australian control in 1955 and 1958 respectively. Their administrations were combined in 1996 to form

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968-661: The governor, by resident councillors . In 1886, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (which were settled and once owned by the Scottish Clunies-Ross family ) and Christmas Island , formerly attached to Ceylon , were transferred to the care of the government of the Straits Settlements in Singapore. In 1907, the former Crown Colony of Labuan , in Borneo, which for a period was vested in the British North Borneo Company ,

1012-423: The new Malayan Union (a predecessor of modern-day Malaysia ). Labuan was briefly annexed to Singapore, before being attached to the new colony of North Borneo (and ultimately detacheded to become a Federal Territory ). The following are the area and population, with details of race distribution, of the colony of the Straits Settlements, the figures being those of the census of 1901: The population, which

1056-678: The population reached 1,370,300. In the early nineteenth century, the most common currency used in the East Indies was the Spanish dollar , including issues both from Spain and from the New World Spanish colonies, most significantly Mexico, due to market circulation from the Spanish East Indies ( Spanish Philippines ). Locally issued coinages included the Kelantan and Trengganu keping , and

1100-459: The roads connecting Sitiawan, Seri Manjung, Lumut and Ayer Tawar. Industrial and commercial activities are also present in other smaller, neighboring towns such as Beruas, Pantai Remis, Pekan Gurney, Lekir and Changkat Kuring. Businesses in Manjung include wholesale, groceries and services. There are also informal activities such as settled hawkers (1,029 which cover 11.00%) and itinerant hawkers (1,092 which cover 11.00%) in Manjung district. Of all

1144-592: The settlements answerable directly to the Colonial Office in London instead of the Government of India in Calcutta. Earlier, on 4 February 1867, letters patent had granted the settlements a colonial constitution. This allocated much power to the settlements' governor , who administered the colony of the Straits Settlements with the aid of an Executive Council , composed wholly of official (i.e., ex-officio) members, and

1188-538: The settlements were largely Chinese, with a tiny but important European minority. Their capital was moved from George Town , the capital of Penang , to Singapore in 1832. Their scattered nature proved to be difficult and, after the company lost its monopoly in the china trade in 1833, expensive to administer. During their control by the East India Company , the settlements were used as penal settlements for Indian civilian and military prisoners, earning them

1232-479: The settlements' press reacted with anger, classing it as something that subverted "every principle of liberty and free discussion". As there was little or no vernacular press in the settlements, such an act seemed irrelevant: it was rarely enforced and ended in less than a year. On 1 April 1867, the Straits Settlements were transferred to the British Colonial Office and became a Crown colony , making

1276-545: The site of a British trading post in 1819 after its founder, Stamford Raffles , successfully involved the East India Company in a dynastic struggle for the throne of Johor . Thereafter the British came to control the entire island of Singapore, which was developed into a thriving colony and port. In 1824, the Dutch conceded any rights they had to the island in the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 , and from 1832, Singapore

1320-614: The south, forming the Dindings District. In 1973, it was given the current name, Manjung. On 24 April 2009, Lumut was declared by the Sultan of Perak as the Royal Malaysian Navy 's Town, abbreviated as “TLDM Town” or “Navy Town”. Manjung also was declared as “ Bandar Pelancongan dan Maritim” (“Tourism and Maritime Town”) by state government of Perak. In August 2016, Sembilan Island was separated from Manjung District and incorporated into Bagan Datuk District . Manjung District

1364-610: The territories controlled by the British East India Company , the Straits Settlements came under control of the British Raj in 1858 and then under direct British control as a Crown colony in 1867. In 1946, following the end of World War II and the Japanese occupation , the colony was dissolved as part of Britain's reorganisation of its Southeast Asian dependencies in the area. The Straits Settlements originally consisted of

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1408-636: The title "Botany Bays of India". There were minor uprisings by convicts in Singapore and Penang in 1852 and 1853. Upset with East India Company rule, in 1857 the European population of the settlements sent a petition to the British Parliament asking for direct rule; but the idea was overtaken by the Indian Rebellion of 1857 . When a "Gagging Act" was imposed to prevent the uprising in India from spreading,

1452-465: The various settlements during 1906 was: Singapore 176,587 Chinese; Penang 56,333 Chinese and 52,041 natives of India; and Malacca 598 Chinese. The total number of immigrants for 1906 was therefore 285,560, against 39,136 emigrants, mostly Chinese returning to China. In 1867, the date of the transfer of the colony from the East India Company to the Crown, the total population was estimated at 283,384. In 1939,

1496-583: The western coastline, such as Pantai Puteri Dewi, Pasir Bogak Beach, Teluk Belanga, Teluk Segadas, Teluk Nipah, and Teluk Cempedak. The main island of Pangkor is populated mainly by fisherfolk who occupy the eastern coastline. The island is known for its anchovies and squid . There are also ruins of a 330-year-old Dutch Fort located in Teluk Gadong which was one of the Dutch strongholds against pirates and local Malays. Another historical interest on Pangkor Island

1540-457: The whole, was composed of 261,412 males and only 77,671 females, and a comparatively small number of the latter were married women and mothers of families. Male Europeans also outnumbered females by about two to one. Among the Malays and Eurasians, who alone had a fair proportion of both sexes, infant mortality was excessive due to early marriages and other causes. The number of immigrants landing in

1584-449: Was 22–18, 20–82 and 21–57; while the number of registered deaths for 1896–1900 gave a ratio per 1000 of 42–21, 36–90, 30–43, 31–66 and 36-25 respectively, the number of deaths registered during 1900 being 23,385. The cause to which the excess of deaths over births is to be attributed is to be found in the fact that the Chinese and Indian population, which numbered 339,083, or over 59 per cent of

1628-424: Was 306,775 in 1871 and 423,384 in 1881, had in 1901 reached a total of 572,249. As in former years, the increase was solely due to immigration, especially of Chinese, though a considerable number of Tamils and other natives of India settled in the Straits Settlements. The total number of births registered in the colony in 1900 was 14,814, and the ratio per 1,000 of the population during 1896, 1897, and 1898 respectively

1672-553: Was abandoned in January 2014. This project was then abandoned. The major economic sectors in Manjung are agriculture, manufacturing and the services industries. Agriculture is the main economic sector, making up the majority of the population's employment. Manjung is well known for its livestock production, especially poultry. Sea fishing and fish/prawn farming are the most important economic activities for some community members. At least 5,000 residents are fishermen. Farming of fresh-water fish and prawns are being carried out thoroughly in

1716-503: Was effected, a resident-general , responsible to the high commissioner, was placed in charge of all the British protectorates in the peninsula. During World War II (specifically the Pacific War ), the Japanese invaded Malaya and the Straits Settlements by landing on Kelantan on 8 December 1941. On 16 December, Penang became the first Straits Settlement to fall into Japanese hands, followed by Malacca on 15 January 1942. Singapore

1760-494: Was resumed by the British government and was vested in the governor of the Straits Settlements. The governor was also High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States on the peninsula, for British North Borneo , the sultanate of Brunei and Sarawak in Borneo. British residents controlled the native states of Perak, Selangor , Negri Sembilan , and Pahang , but on 1 July 1896, when the federation of these states

1804-514: Was returned to Perak in February 1935. The Dutch colony of Malacca was ceded to the British in the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 in exchange for the British possession of Bencoolen and for British rights in Sumatra . Malacca's importance was in establishing an exclusive British zone of influence in the region, and was overshadowed as a trading post by Penang, and later, Singapore. The first settlement

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1848-454: Was the Penang territory, in 1786. This originally comprised Penang Island , then known as the ' Prince of Wales Island ' . This was later extended to encompass an area of the mainland, which became known as Province Wellesley (now Seberang Perai ). The first grant was in 1800, followed by another in 1831. Further adjustments to Province Wellesley's border were made in 1859, in 1867 with

1892-586: Was the last settlement to fall on 15 February, following the Battle of Singapore . The Straits Settlements, along with the rest of the Malay Peninsula , remained under Japanese occupation until the end of the war in August 1945. After the war, the colony was dissolved with effect from 1 April 1946, with Singapore becoming a separate Crown colony (and ultimately an independent republic ), while Penang and Malacca joined

1936-530: Was the seat of government of the Straits Settlements for 114 years until its dissolution in 1946. The establishment of the Straits Settlements followed the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 , by which the Malay Archipelago was divided into a British zone in the north and a Dutch zone in the south. This resulted in the exchange of the British settlement of Bencoolen (on Sumatra) for the Dutch colony of Malacca and undisputed control of Singapore. The population of

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