Tanjung Piai Mangrove Natural Park

This landmark was erected in 2001 to mark Tanjung Piai’s unique geographical position as the “Southernmost Tip of Mainland Asia”.  The exact location of the tip is at latitude 01°16 North / longitude 103°30.46 East.  The Landmark is made of eco-friendly-reinforced concrete, measures 20 metres high and 10 metres wide.  The monument’s stark grey colour [...]

Today’s Photograph : Tanjung Piai; The Southernmost Tip of Mainland Asia

Tanjung Piai is located in Mukim Serkat, Pontian, Johor, Malaysia.   This cape that juts into the Straits of Malacca represents mainland Asia’s southernmost point.  Its exact location is at latitude 01°16 North / longitude 103°30.46 East. The Straits of Malacca is one of the world busiest waterway. Shallow passage between Sumatra, Indonesia and Penisular Malaysia.  It is [...]

$100 million Iron Mine Planned.

Bukit Ibam Mine in History In 2 November, 1953, The Straits Times, reported that Malaya’s biggest mining development – a $100 million project to tap East Pahang’s iron ore deposits will be undertaken by locally registered British-owned Eastern Mining Metal Company. Negotiations were held in London between EMMCO and the Chartered Bank and Hong Kong [...]

Today’s Photograph : Sword Fish Monument, Kota Kinabalu

Sword Fish Monument at Segama Waterfront, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah mamadou