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UTAR NEW VILLAGE COMMUNITY PROJECT
REPORT
NAME OF NEW VILLAGE:
LAHAT 拿乞
PERAK
Project carried out by:
Name of student
ID Number
Course
Year/ Trimester
1. Lim Yook Sai
1002052
Foundation In Arts
Y1S3
2. Lee Zhe Yuan
Foundation In Arts
Y1S3
3. Tang Juan Liang
1100205
Foundation In Arts
Y1S3
4. Chew Cheng Yee
1104229
Foundation In Arts
Y1S3
DATE OF COMPLETION:
OCTOBER 2011
ABSTRACT
Kampung Lahat new village is located at the southern end of Ipoh city near the junction of
Jalan Pengkalan and Jalan Lahat. The village is split into two parts by Jalan Pengkalan.
The population in the new village consists of about 100 households with an average of 4
persons per household. Kampung Lahat has no special tourist attraction and does not have
any special local products like good food and delicacies. However, it is well known for its
scenic beauty. The population of the village consists of Chinese who form the majority and
a small group of Sikhs.
HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
Kampung Lahat new village is located at the southern end of Ipoh city near the
junction of Jalan Pengkalan and Jalan Lahat. The new village is split into two parts by
Jalan Pengkalan. It takes about 45 minutes to travel from Kampar town to reach the new
village. Kampung Lahat already existed before the 2nd
World War. When the communist
insurgency supported by China became a serious threat to the peace and harmony in
Malaya after the surrender of Japan in 1945, the British used the strategy of grouping the
rural Chinese population into new villages. This strategy was taken to prevent the rural
Chinese from giving supplies to the communist insurgents. Kampung Lahat new village
was one of these new groupings in Perak state.
According to the village headman Mr. Goh Kar Fatt, it was recorded that Dr. Sun
Yat Sun, the Father of modern China, visited Lahat village during the decline of the
Ching Dynasty in China to raise fund for his fight against the Manchus. Dr. Sun Yat Sun
held a meeting with the locals in the Hwa Chiew primary school.
Signboard of Lahat New Village
Interview session with the headman of Lahat New village, Mr. Goh Kar Fatt.
Tour around the village with headman of the village.
POPULATION
Mr. Goh Kar Fatt, aged 57 is the present headman of the new village. The
population in the new village consists of about 100 households with an average of 4
persons per household. Cantonese is the dominant dialect in Kampung Lahat. The local
Chinese population worship at an ancient grand temple called Lik Sing Kong located
about 1 km from the new village. There is a small temple in the new village itself.
The small temple belongs to the Chinese community.
The grand temple Lik Sing Kong located about 1 km from the village. Important
festival and social activities of the village are held here.
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
Just like most of the other new villages, its population consists mostly of elderly
people. The young ones have gone to seek jobs in big towns because there is very little
job opportunity in the new village. The main business in this new village is its two coffee
shops. There are no motor vehicle workshop or motorcycle repair shops in the new
village. Other than these coffee shops, this new village is purely a residential area.
The only coffee shop located in a pre-war building at one part of the new village
Another coffee shop located in the new village
SETTLEMENT CHARACTERICS
Lahat new village is just an ordinary residential area where most of the houses are
low-rise and made of either timber or bricks. It has no special tourist attraction. The
village is not known for its scenic beauty and it does not have any special local products
like good food and delicacies. There are two rows of well maintained pre-war double
storey brick houses in one part of the village. There are only two coffee shops and a
sundry shop in the area because the new village is near to the surrounding new residential
areas where daily necessities are easily available.
A typical house belonging to a Sikh family
A typical house belonging to a Chinese family
One of the few bungalows belong to well-to-do village residents
INFRASTRUCTURE
The new village has good tar roads, well maintained drains and a police station
but lacks essential amenities like post office, market, bomba unit and public health clinic.
There was a post office serving the village. Unfortunately, it was burnt down some years
ago and the government has not built a new one yet. During our visit, we noticed that the
old market was abandoned. The old market building and the empty stores are still there
even though some parts of the roof structure has collapsed. There is proper electricity and
water supply to the new village and all houses are using flush toilets. All the rubbish is
collected on time and there is no sign of overspill rubbish anywhere in the new village.
The Cantonese Association office
Portrait of Dr. Sun Yat Sun displayed inside the Cantonese Association
building
The Pre-war brick buildings
A view through the corridor of the pre-war buildings
Two rows of well preserved pre-war double storey buildings
Persatuan Penggedar Burung Merbuk, Ipoh, Perak
A basketball field located in the new village
Lahat New Village Assembly Hall
The police station
A well maintained monsoon drain
A well maintained roadside concrete drain
EDUCATION
The new village has a Chinese primary school called Lahat Hwa Chiew (SJKC)
with about 120 students and managed by 11 teachers. The community managed to obtain
from the Ministry of Education a multipurpose van for use during the official activities of
the school. The school and its compound are well maintained. During our visit, we
noticed the classrooms were very clean and the grass of the school field was well
trimmed and matched by beautiful landscaping.
The Hwa Chiew Chinese Primary School
The Hwa Chiew Primary School’s basket ball field
The Hwa Chiew Primary School’s well kept verandah
The Hwa Chiew Primary Schools’s school field
The philosophy of life written beside the classroom entrance
A typical classroom
The refreshing green landscaping of the school
Another beautiful view of the green landscaping of the school
The well maintained school field and the well kept basket ball field
The van belonging to the school
RELIGION AND CULTURE
Most of the local Chinese are Taoists. Taoism is a religion followed by their
ancestors. There is also a small group of Sikhs in the new village.
Photo taken inside the old temple building with two members of the
Sikh community
Another photo taken with an elderly member of the Sikh community
PROBLEMS
Lahat new village lacks public amenities like post office, wet market, public
health clinic, and firefighting facilities.
A neglected fire hydrant
The abandoned market building
The abandoned post office building which was burned down
Notice board at the abandoned post office
RECOMMENDATIONS
Firstly, it is recommended that the government builds a new post office to replace
the one which burnt down. In addition, it is recommended that the authorities:
Repair the abandoned market building and restart operations at the wet
market
Set up a clinic; and
Provide firefighting facilities.
DISCLAIMER:
Information contained in this report was compiled by the University’s students on voluntary basis.
Although every effort has been made to check the accuracy of the report, the University accepts no
responsibility whatsoever for any errors or omissions, if any, the University reserves the right to make
changes on the information at any time without prior notice.
Should there be any queries regarding contents of the report, please contact:
Department of Soft Skills Competency
Tel: 03-78582628 ext 8274, 8656, 8269
05- 4688888 ext 2297/2299/2300 (Klang Valley Campus)
(Perak Campus)
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