It is a small village in the kecamatan of Tambusai, Kabupaten Rokan Hulu in the Province of Riau, Sumatra. During the Padri Wars of 1830's , Tuanku Tambusai (aka known as Fakeh Hj Muhammad Salleh ) fought the Dutch forces together with Imam Bonjol and Tuanku Rao in West Sumatra and in Northern Sumatra .The last defence was in Benteng 7 Lapis,Daludalu which fell in 1838. He escaped capture and came to Malaya. He was buried in Rasah in 1882.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
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Dear Hal,
All in the name of progress prompted by eager elements of greed. True enough! Great haiku!
Hank
Hank,
If the price of progress is the destruction of Nature's pristine beauty, then let there be none, so that we can do justice to the environment as the Earth's trustees.
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