Bestari Jaya, formerly known as Batang Berjuntai, is a town and a mukim located in the Kuala Selangor District of Selangor, approximately 40 km northwest of Kuala Lumpur.
In 2007, the town's name was changed from Batang Berjuntai to Bestari Jaya, despite some local resistance. The change was made because some authorities felt that "Batang Berjuntai" had phallic connotations (with "Batang" being Malay slang for "penis" and "Berjuntai" translating directly to "dangle").
My fondest memories in Bestari Jaya include working with the Malaysian Heart Foundation to conduct health screening programs in various villages.
COMMUNITY PROGRAM
KG JAYA SETIA
BESTARI JAYA, SELANGOR
15 FEBRUARY 2014
The Community Program was recently held at the Kg. Jaya Setia Hall in Bestari Jaya, with support from the Village Head and the Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK).
Nurses from the Kuala Selangor District Health Office and the Bestari Jaya Health Clinic also assisted in the event.
A total of 55 villagers participated in health tests conducted over the day.
The distance from Kuala Lumpur to Bestari Jaya is 60 km, and the travel time is approximately 56 minutes.
During the program, we stayed at the Al-Hanah Homestay in Kg. Jaya Setia, Bestari Jaya.
COMMUNITY PROGRAM
KG. BESTARI JAYA
SELANGOR
3 MAY 2014
The Heart Disease Awareness Program was held in Kampung Bestari Jaya, Bestari Jaya, Selangor, with the collaboration of Mr. Hanis bin Jaafar, Penghulu Mukim Bestari Jaya. Also assisting in this program were nurses from the Kuala Selangor District Health Office. A total of 78 villagers underwent a health screening test, which started at 9 am and continued until 1 pm.
During the program, we spent the night in Kuala Selangor due to difficulty finding accommodation in Bestari Jaya. We also took the opportunity, when we were in Kuala Selangor, to visit the historical site at Bukit Malawati, Kuala Selangor.
The distance between Bestari Jaya to Kuala Selangor is 27 km and the travel time is only 28 minutes.
Sun Inns Hotel Kuala Selangor is located at the town centre of Kuala Selangor and is only minutes of car drive to the various popular and interesting places around this serene historical town. The close proximity to all the attraction of Kuala Selangor makes Sun Inns Kuala Selangor an ideal hotel for guests who look for budget-friendly low-cost hotel accommodation around the area of Kuala Selangor.
BUKIT MALAWATI
KUALA SELANGOR
2 MAY 2014
Bukit Malawati at Kuala Selangor was the administrative center and stronghold of the Selangor Sultanate in the late 18th and early 19th century. A heavily fortified fort once stood on the summit. It was built during the reign of Sultan Ibrahim from 1782 to 1826 to fight against the Dutch.
Selangor had been sucked into the struggle between the Dutch and the ruler of Johor and Riau.
Kuala Selangor eventually fell to the Dutch in 1784, who reinforced the fort with cannons and renamed it Fort Altingburg after Willem Arnold Alting, the Governor of the Dutch East Indies from 1780 to 1797.
Kuala Selangor lighthouse also known as Altingburg Lighthouse was built in 1907 to replace the original one constructed by the Dutch some two centuries earlier when they took over the area.
Used extensively during the British colonial period, the lighthouse’s beacon continues to shine and function as a guide for vessels navigating the Straits of Malacca till this day.
A simple latticed structure was constructed at Bukit Melawati for the purpose of sighting the "new moon" to determine the start of Ramadan (the fasting month for Muslims), Syawal (end of fasting celebration for the Muslim) and Hari Raya Haji.
Batu Hampar (Execution Rock), legend says that the Batu Hampar is a site where traitors are beheaded.
The Selangor Royal Tombs consist of three tombs of the Sultans of Selangor, namely:
1. The first Sultan of Selangor - Sultan Salahuddin (1742-1778)
2. The second Sultan of Selangor - Sultan Ibrahim (1778-1826)
3. The third Sultan of Selangor - Sultan Mahmud (1826-1857)
This Penggawa Cannon is always wrapped in yellow cloth and is located in the tomb area of 3 Sultans of Selangor. It was found on the edge of Sungai Buluh, 12 km south of Kuala Selangor on 23 September 1966. Its original name is Petoi Boga, meaning White Princess. The Penggawa Cannon was named after the initiative of Datuk Penggawa Permatang Paduka Mahabijaya Kuala Selangor, who brought the cannon to its current location. It was once said that this cannon exploded twice by itself.
Poisoned well Bukit Malawati contains water poisoned from a mixture of latex itchy bamboo shoots. Poisoned well was used to torture traitors where they were placed inside the well with the water level reaching their chin.
The well contain seven springs that were never dry even during the droughts. Now, only a few remain and the rest lay buried. Some visitors use water from the well to fulfill their vow.
If you want to get in close contact with monkeys that don't bother you, this is the place. You can sit on a bench with some monkeys sitting next to you. I could spend hours there watching them.
Bukit Malawati is a home to the Silver-Leafed Monkeys and Long-Tailed Macaques. You can purchase peanuts from vendors around Bukit Malawati and feed the monkey. Silver-Leafed Monkey are generally quite gentle, visitors are advised to cautious with the Long-Tailed Macaques as they can be highly mischevious.
For those who have the opportunity to go to Kuala Selangor, don't forget to stop by Bukit Melawati because there are many interesting views, and you can also appreciate the historical traces left by our ancestors. You can also get to know the tame lutongs (monkey) here.
Hj Zulheimy Maamor
3/12/2024 - 12.03 p.m
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