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.
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Travelling on LEKAS Highway
Last night I was searching for the advertisement which appeared in a local daily on 05 March 2010 in conjunction with the official opening of Lebuhraya Kajang Seremban or E 21. Fortunately that page had not been turned into trash since Nasimah always wants to keep the week's newspapers in order for her to catch up on reading them. So today I decided to take the LEKAS highway from Seremban after sending my father back to Seremban after his follow-up with the urologist in Ampang Specialist Hospital yesterday, Monday 08 March.It's not that I had not been on this highway before, but it ended only at Mantin if one is travelling from KL. Since I was curious where is the current exit/entry point nearest to Seremban, I called the toll free number and enquired where to take the entry if I were coming from Paroi.I was told to go towards Seremban-Jelebu road from Ampangan and from the junction where the traffic lights is situated on the Y-junction, its about 3-4 kilometres. So after a short rest at my sister's house in Taman Sri Telawi, I took a short-cut to the Seremban-Jelebu road through Kampong Tok Dagang, and to my surprise the entry to LEKAS highway is so near the junction at what used to be a small bridge. It was fortunate that I did not take a much longer route as suggested by the person on the toll-free number.It is a completely new upgraded road at the interchange and as I took the ramp entering the highway, hardly there was no other traffic. It is a beautiful scenery with the hills on either side of the highway and it is a real pleasure to drive on this new stretch. Once the interchange at Simpang Paroi is completed, it is very close to the Taman where my sister's house is. I hope LEKAS highway will provide an alternative route for those who go back to Kuala Pilah and Seremban, other than the PLUS highway.
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Hi sdr, sedap baca ur entry on LEKAS Highway. Everytime we go back to Kg Ulu Bendul and Juasseh, my wife will take that road. When I go back alone to do some weed-clearing job, I'll take the North-South Highway for I ain't sure which of the many junctions to take from KL to S'Ban. Masih ada roadsign yg kurang jelas. Tapi the roads really excellent, just like the new road thru Bukit Putus. Angkat songkok kepada Tok Mat Hassan. Cuma baca blog Tireless Mom mengenai
subject yg sama -kelakar. Salam.
Dato',
If you are from KL just take the exit to Kajang (assuming you are on North-South highway southbound) and go on SILK highway till you see the sign to Semenyih and take that exit on the left which leads you to LEKAS highway.
I have yet to go on the new road bypassing the winding road along Bukit Putus to Kuala Pilah. Actually that project was stalled for a long time until it was retendered. It's a Federal Govt. project. Salam.
Tuan Haji,
Actually the LEKAS highway is not complete yet. It is suppposed to end at Paroi. But there is a dispute here. The highway is supposed to split a housing estate, but the inhabitants are unhappy and had obtained a court injunction to stop further works. The irony is that the stalled section of the highway is supposed to be toll-free, sort of a gift from the developers. So the delay does not mean anything to them. We consumers are the losers as we have to go through the narrow Jalan Tok Dagang to proceed to Senawang and Kuala Pilah.
Tuan Haji Aghop,
Thank you for the useful information. In life there's always people who only see the small picture and ignore the big one.
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