Tumpat ( Kelantanese : Ttupak , Jawi : تومڤت) is a town, a district (jajahan) and parliamentary constituency in northern Kelantan , Malaysia , at the mouth of Kelantan River .
22-514: Tumpat is situated at the end of the East Coast Line railway line operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Malayan Railways) which links Kelantan to the southern and western part of Peninsular Malaysia . This strategic location makes it a transportation hub of Kelantan. Tumpat town is approximately 15 km from the state capital, Kota Bharu . Tumpat district was established on 1 January 1949, detaching from Kota Bharu metropolitan area . Tumpat
44-655: A tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from February to April and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months. East Coast Line (Malaysia) The East Coast railway line (ECRL) is a single-track metre gauge railway line in Malaysia that runs between the Gemas railway station in Negeri Sembilan and the Tumpat railway station in Kelantan . Gemas
66-845: A PhD in Transportation Planning at the UTM from 1996 to 2001. He is a qualified Civil Engineer and is a member of the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM). He is married to Datin Seri Jessica Lim Hai Ean ( 林海燕 ), a lawyer and they have 2 children, a daughter and a son. Wee begin his political career in Johor Bahru Malaysian Chinese Association , which he joined in 1992. . He was the Division Secretary of MCA Johor Bahru Division from 1993 to 2005. After that, he
88-773: Is elected as Johor Bahru's MCA Majidi Branch chairman from 1996 to 2008, and became the MCA Johor Bahru Division Youth Chief from 2002 to 2008. In 2005 during the National MCA Youth election, he was elected as the National MCA Youth Wing Secretary General, and was appointed as the National MCA Youth Education Bureau Chief (2005–2008). He was awarded The Outstanding Young Malaysian (TOYM) Award (Politics, Governmental Affairs & Legal) ( 马来西亚十大杰出青年奖 ) by
110-665: Is the northernmost constituency in Kelantan, bordering Thailand across the Golok River to the west, Kota Bharu across the Kelantan River to the east, and Pasir Mas to the south, and the Thai district of Tak Bai to the west. Tumpat has a population about 152,168 (2010), with the majority being the Malays with significant Siamese , Indian and Chinese population. Generally in Kelantan,
132-629: Is the rail junction between the West Coast line and East Coast railway line. Like the West Coast railway line , it is called the East Coast railway line (Malaysia) because it serves two of Peninsular Malaysia 's East Coast states, namely Pahang and Kelantan . In fact, it does not run along the coast at all and only meets the South China Sea when it terminates in Tumpat railway station . It runs through
154-721: The Deputy Minister of Education in the BN administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak as well as former Ministers Hishammuddin Hussein and Muhyiddin from March 2008 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the BN coalition. He has also served as the 11th President of MCA since November 2018. He also served as
176-472: The Malaysian general election in May 2018 . After the 2020–21 Malaysian political crisis , Wee has been appointed Minister of Transport by the ruling government Perikatan Nasional . Loke Siew Fook took over as Minister of Transport following the 2022 Malaysian general election . Wee Ka Siong, had on November 13, 2020, signed a federal gazette revoking the cabotage exemption to foreign ships involved in
198-683: The Deputy President of MCA from December 2013 to his promotion to the party presidency in November 2018 as well as the Youth Chief of MCA from October 2008 to his promotion to the party deputy president in December 2013. He was the sole minister of Chinese ethnicity and MCA in the PN and BN administrations from March 2020 to November 2022 and sole MCA candidate to be elected in the 2018 general election . He
220-662: The Junior Chamber International Malaysia; this award was presented to him by Dato' Sri Ong Tee Keat , then Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, in Kuala Lumpur on 25 November 2005. On 13 October 2008, Wee was elected unopposed as the MCA Youth Chief for the 2008–2011 term, taking over the position from the Health Minister, Dato' Sri Liow Tiong Lai . On 11 November 2008, Wee Ka Siong was elected to lead
242-537: The MCA Malacca State Liaison Committee. Prior to this, he was the secretary general for Malaysia Chinese Association Youth Wing. In 2013, he contested, and won, the deputy presidency of the full party. After the MCA's disastrous performance in the 2013 election , losing eight of its fifteen seats, the MCA voluntarily withdrew from its ministerial positions. Wee Ka Siong, by then the deputy president of
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#1733086158306264-744: The State Legislative Assembly of Kelantan Tumpat is perhaps famous for being the northern terminal of the KTM East Coast Line , which began in Gemas in Negeri Sembilan . Bus options to Kota Bharu and Kuala Terengganu are available. The main federal highway serving Tumpat constituency is Federal Route 134 , going from downtown Kota Bharu, crossing the Kelantan River and terminating at Pengkalan Kubur. The main roads serving downtown Tumpat are Kelantan state routes [REDACTED] D174 and [REDACTED] D23 . Tumpat has
286-566: The interior, often through deep jungle, thus earning the nickname Jungle Railway . Terengganu is the only state in Peninsular Malaysia not served by the KTM railway network. The East Coast Rail Link is planned to have an interchange with the ECRL at Mentakab and expand the railway network to the cities located in the East Coast, such as Kuantan and Kuala Terengganu . The East Coast rail line
308-454: The new DMU will reduce travel time as the average speed of the train is about 100kph, compared to the conventional trains that run between 50kph and 60kph. The DMU trains, covering 216km from Tumpat and Gua Musang and 94km from Gua Musang to Kuala Lipis, would be fully operational in stages. The Tumpat-Gua Musang-Kuala Lipis route represents the first phase of the upgrading process. The second phase will cover routes to Gemas, Negeri Sembilan, while
330-516: The party, was then later appointed to the Cabinet as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department after a minor cabinet reshuffle. After months of public speculations about Wee's health, on 2 May 2016 he made a statement that he would undergo a spinal surgery abroad and promised he will recover and return to duty soon. Wee Ka Siong is the only member of MCA to hold a seat in the parliament after
352-492: The populations of Malaysian Indians are low but Tumpat is known to be the area where most Indians reside in Kelantan. During any Indian festivals, Indians around Kelantan gather there for community celebration events like Ponggal, Thaipusam & Deepavali. Ranking Population of Jajahan Tumpat: List of LMS district representatives in the Federal Parliament ( Dewan Rakyat ) List of LMS district representatives in
374-528: The railway should resume service by 2021. On 12 April 2021, KTMB launched its KTM Class 61 Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains for the east coast route between Kelantan and Pahang. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said the DMU trains were being introduced specifically to replace KTM's conventional diesel trains for the KTM Intercity East Coast rail link between Tumpat and Kuala Lipis. He claimed
396-788: The repair of submarine cables, which connects Malaysia to the global internet network. The exemption helped speed up repairs of submarine cables that are damaged from time to time, causing internet disruption in the country. In November 23, tech giants, including Microsoft, Google and Facebook, have turned to Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin for intervention over a decision by Wee Ka Siong, which they say will hamper Malaysia's internet infrastructure. In November 26, Wee Ka Siong has assured tech giants Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Malaysia Internet Exchange (MyIX) that foreign vessels would be allowed to carry out undersea communications cable repair works if local vessels are unable to do it or are located too far from
418-583: The second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and his first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and
440-654: The third phase will cover the Gua Musang-Mentakab stretch along the Pahang route. The East Coast railway line is served by a following: Wee Ka Siong Datuk Seri Ir. Dr. Wee Ka Siong ( Chinese : 魏家祥 ; pinyin : Wèi Jiāxiáng ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Gūi Ka-siông ; born 20 October 1968) is a Malaysian politician and engineer who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayer Hitam since March 2004. He served as Minister of Transport for
462-783: Was born in Jasin , Melaka to a Hakka clan and later brought up in Tampin , Negeri Sembilan. He attended the SJK(C) Yu Hsien primary school and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Datuk Bendahara Jasin, Melaka. He studied Civil Engineering at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in 1986–1991. He later pursued his Master in Traffic Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University , Singapore from 1993 to 1996 and
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#1733086158306484-409: Was discontinued due to floods which struck the east coast on 22 December 2014, causing extensive damage to the track infrastructure, signage equipment as well as track maintenance machinery which was submerged in water. In August 2020, Malaysian transport minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said the government had allocated RM874.7m to upgrade track infrastructure and trains at the east coast sector and
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