UTAR NEW VILLAGE COMMUNITY PROJECT

REPORT

NAME OF NEW VILLAGE:

KAMPUNG PINANG 甘榜槟城

PERAK

Project carried out by:

Student Name Student ID Course Year/Semester

Chester Chew Beng Hong 10ABB01579 Marketing Y3S1

Choo Ping Sein 10ABB01228 Marketing Y3S1

DATE OF COMPLETION

FEBRUARY 2012

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ABSTRACT

Kampung Pinang was established in 1947 and located in Kamunting,

Taiping, Perak. The population of Kampung Pinang villagers is approximately about

17345 people, where about the main ethnic group of the villagers is Malay, followed

by Chinese and Indian. The main economic activity of Kampung Pinang villagers is

in producing copper related material such as utensils and cake moulds. Besides that,

villagers also involve in small business industry such as mechanic workshops, sundry

shops and stalls. Kampung Pinang is well developed new village where water supply,

power supply, telecommunication and tarred roads are provided but however there are

some issues faced by the villagers such as living their lives without police station and

fire station in the village.

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HISTORY

The name of the village we visited is Kampung Pinang. Kampung Pinang is

located in Kamunting, Taiping, Perak. The postcode of Kampung Pinang is 34600

Kamunting. Kampung Pinang was established in 1947 and is the first new village in

Kamunting, Perak. The land in this area is sandy and swampy ex-tin mining land.

The village was named Kampung Pinang because the area had many Pinang trees. In

the early days of this village, there were limited education facilities and infrastructure.

It was in the 1960s that roads and water supply were improved. In 1947, Kampung

Pinang had only 30 residents. In contrast, its population in 2000 was 17,345.

Unfortunately, this village‟s population has steadily declined to 7,800+ today. Many

residents migrated to cities like Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur in search of better

employment opportunities. As a result, the majority of residents in Kampung Pinang

today are kids and senior citizen. Those residents who work in the city will return to

Kampung Pinang during holidays.

The photo shows the condition of Kampung Pinang in 1947

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Chief of Kampung Pinang

The appointment of the village leader in Kampung Pinang is made by the

district officer. These leaders are chosen from long term residents of the village. The

list of local leaders (headmen) in Kampung Pinang is given below:

1) En Basari bin Abdullah 1947 until1966

2) Haji Zainuddin bin Ali 1966 until 1976

3) En Bakar bin Abdul Rahman 1976 until 1977

4) Haji Zakaria bin Abdul Majid 1977 until 1995

5) Haji Md Saad bin Othman Jul1995 until Dis1995

6) En Yahaya bin Sharif, PJK Jan1996 until Jul2008

7) Haji Ahmad bin Abdul Rashid Julai2008 until Jul2009

8) En Abdul Rashid bin Saari, PPT July2009 until today

Encik Abdul Rashid bin Saari, PPT, the leader of Kampung Pinang

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Encik Abdul Rashid bin Saari’s house. We have visited his house to get

more information about Kampung Pinang.

We gained a lot of information about Kampung Pinang through interviews

with the leader and secretary of Kampung Pinang. The photos below were taken

when we visiting Kampung Pinang.

Headman of Kampung Pinang explaining and providing information

during interview session

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Encik Abdul Rashid bin Saari, headman of Kampung Pinang (front right),

and secretary of Kampung Pinang (front left)

Profile of Kampung Pinang

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Kampung Pinang nowadays

Map of Kampung Pinang

Kampung Pinang is located in Taiping, Kamunting. The distance between

Taiping and Kamunting towns is about 5KM. Postal address of the leader‟s house is

No 2, Jalan 6, Taman Kamunting Permai, Kampung Pinang, 34600 Kamunting. His

contact number is 013-5845937 or 05-8065937.

Kampung Pinang‟s vision is “advancement through a knowledgeable

community”. The mission of Kampung Pinang‟s authorities is to plan and implement

motivation programs, economic development, and infrastructure development which

would lead towards achieving its vision.

The motto for Kampung Pinang is “Our village is the responsibility of

everyone”.

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The photo below is the emblem of Kampung Pinang. The meaning of this

emblem is “together we unite and strive to become a competitive village”.

Emblem of Kampung Pinang

Kampung Pinang is divided into five main areas:

Village series 1: New Kampung Pinang,

Village series 2: North Kampung Pinang,

Village series 3: Opposite Kampung Pinang,

Village series 4: Taman Kamunting Permai,

Village series 5: Taman Palma A and B.

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These photos show the public house, typical village houses, shop lots, community

hall, and play ground in Kampung Pinang

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Residents’ information

Kampung Pinang contained about 17345 residents. Detailed information on

the village‟s demographics is given below.

Gender:

7389 males

9956 females

Age:

60 years old and above: 388 males and 287 females

40-59 years old: 710 males and 728 females

18-39 years old: 784 males and 787 females

13-17 years old: 991 males and 1050 females

7-12 years old: 1221 males and 1209 females

5-12 years old: not known

0-4 years old: 1780 males and 1861 females

Race:

Malay: 3612 males and 5784 females

Chinese: 6 males and 13 females

India: 15 males and 25 females

Others: Not known

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Education level:

Nursery: 10 males and 12 females

Pre-school: 30 males and 12 females

Primary school: 365 males and 380 females

Secondary school: 250 males and 205 females

University: 45 males and 17 females

Others: Not known

Jobs:

Government sector: 328 males and 162 females

Private sector: 380 males and 185 females

Others: 40 males and 216 females

Purpose of land used:

The village covers 20469 acres

Housing: 864 acres

Public premises: 12 acres

Private owned: 615 acres

Government owned: 12 acres

Empty land: 9 acres

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According to the information above, Kampung Pinang does not have small

and medium industries site/ business, agriculture, domesticated animal, fisher, and

others. Kampung Pinang does not have company or cooperative.

This photo shows vacant land owned by the government.

This land could be used to build public amenities.

Residents’ right information

There are 2,400+ houses in Kampung Pinang. The pictures below show

various types of housing in the village.

House types:

Single storey houses: 20 units

Detached houses: 42 units

Terraced houses: 1200 units

Traditional houses: 1200 units

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Types of houses in Kampung Pinang

Infrastructure in Kampung Pinang

The residents have water supply system, power supply, telecommunication

and tarred roads. Kampung Pinang has about 20KM of tarred roads and 2 bridges.

Water supply in Kampung Pinang is clean. 2,462 houses have piped water. Besides,

Kampung Pinang has other amenities such as community hall, schools, offices,

library, resource center, sundry shops, restaurants, workshop, clinic, government

buildings, children‟s playground, tennis courts and cemeteries.

The photos below show the community hall, clinic and bank in Kampung

Pinang.

Bank Simpanan Nasional

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Community Hall

Clinic

The figures below show the range of vehicles used in Kampung Pinang.

Vehicles:

Car: 320 units

Motorbike: 1500 units

Lorry: 10 units

School bus: 4 units

Factory bus: 5 units

Bicycle: 1200 units

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Van: 10 units

Telecommunication:

Personal computer: 1750 units

Internet/broadband: 850

Astro: 580 subscribers

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ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

The main job in Kampung Pinang is making Cuprum. Kampung Pinang has

cuprum (metal cake moulds and utensils) processing factory. Syarikat Mohd Yusof

Kampung Pinang is produces cuprum products and markets their products throughout

Malaysia. Besides, Kampung Pinang residents are also involved in small scale

enterprises, tourisms and others. Kampung Pinang is not involved in agriculture,

animal husbandry or fisheries.

The photo shows customers purchasing the cuprum designed by En Yusof

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Kampung Pinang has small businesses such as workshops, shops and small

stalls. It has a night market which is located in Kamunting, Taiping. This night

market operates five times per week.

Shop lots in Kampung Pinang

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Security and unity of Kampung Pinang

The residents of this village form a close-knit community. Security is a

concern among villagers although no major crime has occurred lately. Recent

installation of more street lights have helped to ease villagers‟ concerns about

burglaries which often occur at night.

This photo shows a damaged lamp post. The JKKK should fix

the lamp post as soon as possible to prevent burglaries and road

accidents during night time.

This photo shows a big pothole on the road. This poses a danger

to traffic. The JKKK should give urgent attention to such problems

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A piece of empty land owned by government

EDUCATION

Kampung Pinang has two nurseries, four kindergartens, two primary schools

and one religious school known as „pondok‟. This village does not have a secondary

school. The closest secondary school is in Kamunting. Kampung Pinang does not

have any computer lab, tuition centre, college or skill centre as well.

Sekolah Agama Raayat Nurussakinah

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Kamunting has two secondary schools and one kindergarten. One of the

largest schools is Long Jaafar Secondary School which is well known in the country.

This school was established in 1949 and named after Long Jaafar, a well known

Malay Leader. This school provides an all-round education and its alumni include

well known Malaysians. School opens from 7.40 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. from Mondays to

Thursday and 7.40 a.m. to 12 noon on Fridays. Extra-curricular activities are held

every Wednesday.

Long Jaafar Secondary School

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Sekolah Kebangsaan Long Jaafar Kamunting has students from standards 1 to

6. It holds special classes for handicap students. There are 9 classes for special

education and 5 classes for each standard from standard one to standard 6. There are

61 students for special education, 124 students in standard one, 89 students in

standard 2, 134 students in standard 4, 144 students in standard 5 and 139 students in

standard 6. Their hedmaster is Pn. HJH Salmah Bt Abu Bakar. There are 76 teachers

in the school.

Tadika All Saints Kamunting

In Kamunting, there is a kindergarten which known as „Tadika All Saints

Kamunting‟. This kindergarten is well equipped and has facilities such as computer

labs, and a playground. This kindergarten opens from Monday to Saturday from

7 a.m. to 12 noon. There are 126 students in the kindergarten.

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SOCIAL, CULTURE AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICES

Villagers enjoy a relaxed lifestyle and are friendly to each other.

The majority of villagers are Malays. They celebrate Hari Raya Aidifitri after

fasting for one month during Ramadan. Hari Raya Aidifitri marks the start of a

month-long open house period, where families and friends visit each other. Guests

are often greeted with a delightful assortment of Malay cakes and cookies. During

this festival, houses are decorated with oil lamps, decorative ketupat, etc. Money

wrapped in the green packets, known as „duit raya‟, are given to children. This is a

festival of great interest to foreign visitors.

UTAR student with a teacher during interview session.

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The photo shows one of the family in Kampung Pinang, during the

Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration.

Kampung Pinang does not have any temples or churches because most

villagers are Malays estimated at about 95% of the population who are Muslims.

There are two places of worship: a “surau” and a place known as “Madrasah Al-

Hurriyah”.

Kampung Pinang does not have a mosque. Therefore, the villages often go to

this „Madrasah‟ as it is located nearby in Kamunting. Kampung Pinang does not have

a police station but there is one in Kamunting. The fire station is also located outside

Kampung Pinang. Kampung Pinang and Kamunting often share facilities and public

services with each other.

Madrasah Al-Hurriyah

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TOURISM VALUE

Zoo Taiping

Zoo Taiping or „Taman Mergastua Sultan Idris Shah‟ is the only zoo northern

region of West Malaysia. The zoo covers 34 acres. This zoo is close to Kampung

Pinang.

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Night Safari

Night Safari Taiping is the first night safari organised by a zoo in Malaysia.

This safari shows the activities of animals (especially nocturnal animals) at night.

The zoo is open throughout the year, including Sundays and public holidays.

It opening hours are 8.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. The entrance fee is RM5 per adult, RM3

per child, and RM5 per video camera. Charges for the Mini Train are RM3 per adult

and RM1.50 per child. There is a 20% discount for any group of more than 20 people.

There are 180 species and more than 1300 animal in the Zoo.

ENTREPRENEUR OPPORTUNITY

Animals in the zoo

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ENTREPRENEUR OPPORTUNITY

Taiping is famous for its Zoo and beautiful Taiping Lake. These attractions

provide opportunities for entrepreneurs, eg hotel business, food outlets, well known

restaurants or food stalls can attract more visitors to Taiping.

Hotel, restaurant and shopping malls in Taiping

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