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The Sultan of Johor will be visiting BP on the 15 and 16 May.

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http://www.starproperty.my/PropertyScene/PropertyNews/21420/0/0

By Christina Tan metrose@thestar.com.my
14 May 2012

Johor ruler to meet community and visit 100-year-old temple

BATU PAHAT: Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, is expected to make his first visit to a century-old Chinese temple and to meet the Chinese community here on Wednesday during the Kembara Johor programme.

The annual royal motorcycle tour led by the Sultan is scheduled to arrive in Lim Sz Chong Su at Jalan Fatimah in the morning.

Some 1,000 Chinese community leaders, representatives from 22 Chinese associations and members of public would take the opportunity to meet the Sultan and his royal family members on that day.

Penggaram assemblyman Datuk Koh Chee Chai said Sultan Ibrahim would visit the Tien How temple located next to Lim Sz Chong Su and meet the Chinese people here after visiting Dataran Penggaram.

Tien How temple, one of the oldest temples in Batu Pahat, turned 100 years old on April 13 this year.

The temple became the district’s landmark and is a popular visiting place for locals as well as tourists from Singapore and other parts of the country.

The district’s Lim Clan association chairman Lim Kuai Seng said a shrine was built by the Lim’s ancestors to worship Mazu, the Goddess of sea, after they arrived safe and sound in Batu Pahat by sea.

The shrine was built by the Batu Pahat River, near the wet market, before it was relocated to Jalan Fatimah decades ago.

Batu Pahat MCA division secretary Kang Beng Kuan said the Sultan’s visit to Lim Sz Chong Su was a significant recognisation to the Chinese religion and culture.

“It is first time the Sultan is coming here and we are really proud of it and hope all Chinese community will come together to receive the Royal family and its delegates.

“It shows that the Sultan includes us as part of his Johor family and it is important to us,” he added.

Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is expected to flag-off the Kembara Johor at 7am on May 13 at Kulaijaya.

The royal motorcade will tour Kota Tinggi, Mersing, Kluang, Segamat, Ledang, Muar, Batu Pahat, Pontian and Johor Baru.

They are expected to arrive in Batu Pahat district in May 14 to meet the Chinese community in Yong Peng and meet the people in Batu Pahat town and Parit Raja on May 15 and 16.

I got an email from someone looking for information about his ancestors working in a rubber estate called the Bengal Malaya Rubber Company.

Anyone knows if this is in Batu Pahat? His forefather was working here/Malaya in 1917-1919.

Just saw news about Montfort and got reminded of my English Teachers then.
Cik Zainab, Mrs Ho, Mr Niap, Mr Chong and Mrs Yong.
(Did I miss out one teacher? Was Mr Chong my English teacher or other subjects?)

I can’t even remember the textbooks we used.

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From NST Online:
http://www.nst.com.my/streets/johor/sk-montfort-pupils-learn-using-new-straits-times-1.63228

BATU PAHAT: In an effort to promote the mastery of English among the pupils of SK Montfort here, the school’s Parent-Teacher Association’s president, Mazlan Mohamad, is sponsoring 4,288 copies of the New Straits Times to 97 Year 5 and Year 6 pupils for one year.

The sponsorship is for the Monday edition of the English daily which comes with the Didik pullout that can be used as reference material for the pupils.

“I decided to sponsor the newspaper for those who will be sitting for the Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) to help them achieve better results,” said Mazlan as he handed over the first batch of newspapers to the school’s headmaster, Ali Yunus.

“This is in line with the awareness among teachers and parents of using the NST, especially the Didik pullout, as an additional learning tool.”

Ali said the clear writing found in NST makes it ideal material for students of all ages seeking to  improve their grasp of English.

“It is also suitable as learning material for subjects like Science and Mathematic. Not only that, the newspaper also contains interesting news and articles from inside and outside of Malaysia,” said Ali.

This is the third time in a row that Mazlan has sponsored copies of NST to SK Montfort.

An interesting read by this reporter about eating in Batu Pahat.
Cycling around to eat!
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Saturday March 17, 2012

By Sam Cheong
samo@thestar.com.my

http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2012/3/17/southneast/10926494&sec=southneast

The largest town in Northern Johor offers some decent food which is also highly publicised in the media.

BATU PAHAT is one of the largest towns in Northern Johor and one of the best ways to explore it is by taking a bicycle ride from Muar, which is roughly about 50km away.

If you love food prepared by people from the Javanese descent, one way to start your day is by having Soto Ayam for breakfast.

In Parit Jawa, some 16km away from Muar, there are many Malay stalls offering such a dish and its definitely worth a try.

And at RM2.50 a bowl, its a steal.

There are many warungs offering such meals here for breakfast including Lontong and one of such place that you should look out for is located next to a Petronas petrol station on the road leading towards Batu Pahat.

From Parit Jawa, the journey to Batu Pahat would take about three hours on a bicycle.

If you have two hours to spend in this town, one of the suggestions is to try out Akbar Cendol located at Jalan Engan which is right in the middle of the town square.

This place was recommended by a cyclist friend of mine who insisted that its one of the best dessert shops in the district.

“Eh Samo, you must try out the Cendul place.

“Its been around for decades and was given mention by newspapers including food bloggers,” he said.

A bowl of Cendul costs RM1 and this is one of the best and cheapest around the district.
To my surprise, the shop offers catering service for events through an advertising billboard placed at the premise.

If you love rice, the Nasi Beriyani Gam Batu Pahat came highly recommended, there is shop at Jalan Tukas in Taman Soga that cooks up a storm when it comes to this rice dish, but unfortunately, due to time constraint, I was unable to try it out.

Outside Batu Pahat, there aren’t much to eat in towns like Senggarang, but, noteworthy is a Nasi Ayam shop in Taman Rengit Jaya.

A plate of chicken rice (halal) here costs RM4.50 and it really goes well with satay.

Rengit has much food to offer as the town is also famous for its soto ayam and lontong.

You can find it at a baazar along the town’s river.

Beyond Rengit is Benut and further South, you will find Pontian.

The best time to travel around the stretch is from 7am – 11am where traffic is not so heavy.