Teriang

Triang or Teriang (Chinese: 直凉) is a mukim in Bera District, Pahang, Malaysia.[1]

History

Triang is known for the Triang new village, dating back to Malayan Emergency in 1948–1960. To suppress the insurgency, the British military forcibly moved many rural Chinese into the tightly controlled New Villages located near or along the roadsides or railways.[2]

Politics

Triang is one of three constituencies of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly within the borders of the parliamentary constituency of Bera, the other two being Guai and Kemayan. The seat is currently held by Leong Yu Man[3] of the DAP.

Electoral Districts of Pahang

Transportation

Triang is located along a highway which connects Temerloh to Gemas in Negeri Sembilan. Triang has a railway station, part of the KTM Intercity Eastern Sector. Triang also has bus station.

References

  1. "Sejarah Daerah". Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah Bera. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 23 Feb 2017.
  2. http://www.mdbera.gov.my/ms/mdbera/profil/latar-belakang
  3. "Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri". Portal Rasmi Kerajaan Negeri Pahang Darul Makmur. Retrieved 27 November 2015.


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