UTAR NEW VILLAGE COMMUNITY PROJECT

REPORT

NAME OF NEW VILLAGE:

TASEK 打石

PERAK

Project carried out by:

Student/Name ID Number Course Year/Trimester

Mbaru Oscar Raha 1001966

Bachelor of Information

Systems (Hons) Business

Information Systems

Y3/T2

DATE OF COMPLETION

MAY 2014

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ABSTRACT

Tasek was established in the year 1949 in the district of Pengkalan Hulu in Perak.

The closest town to Tasek is Pengkalan Hulu which is 6km away and Baling 18km

away. It has a rough population of approximately 2000 people. The main economic

activity in the area is usually agriculture while they also do farming for their own

consumption.

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INTRODUCTION

Tasek is located in Pengkalan Hulu district in the state of Perak. The two nearby

towns to Tasek are Pengkalan Hulu which is 6km away and Baling 18km away. The

place is very hilly and considered to be one of the highest places in the sense that

when there is a flood in Tasek, it might affect the whole of Kedah. It was named

Tasek because of the natural lake Tasek which is in the village. The lake is usually

used for fishing and sometimes it dries up.

The place is famous for its D24 durian as it considered as the best. Apart from

that they practice small scale agriculture in their orchard for their own consumption

where the grow bananas, durian, mangosteen, rambutan, (mostly local fruits).

In between 1950 to 1953 the number of Chinese and Siamese was

approximately 100 for each group, but due to migration, more and more Siamese

moved in. also during the emergency period residents from Naka migrated to Tasek

making it be populated. The current census is as follows;

1. Chinese : 210++

2. Indian : 60 – 70

3. Siamese : 1,000-2,000

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Kampong Tasek Aerial View

Lake Tasek

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ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

The main economic activities in Tasek are agriculture and personal businesses.

The weather is suitable for rubber tapping. The income earned from rubber tapping

per monthly basis is approximately between RM 1000 to RM 2000 whereas the

income from own businesses per month is between RM 6000 to RM 7000.

They have a famous durian known as D24 which is a small scale economic

activity. Other income generating activities include construction handcrafting where

they usually make hats and exporting logs.

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SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICES

Since the main population in Tasek are Siamese the y do arrange Songkran

(usually celebrated to mark Thailand New Year) in every year from 11-14 of April

where all the villagers who are in towns come back to celebrate.

Inside the village they also have different races namely; Chinese, Indians and

Siamese. There are two Chinese temples and one Thai temple.

There is other celebration done by the Chinese which is Chinese New Year as

well as anniversaries for establishment of the two Chinese temples.

The community is very friendly to foreigners as well as locals and they are

very open on how they live. There headman is usually appointed by MCA and the

maximum age of the headman should be age 65. After that they can retire and new

one be appointed. The current headperson is Madam Chan Bee Dunn and the former

who is now handing over is Mr. Foo Kok Min.

Sharing a meal with the Headman, area chief and village committee

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EDUCATION

Tasek has the following education institutions:

1. Two Kindergartens namely Tadika Kemas which has a population of

approximately 20 students and Tadika Perpaduan which has a population of

approximately 10 students. Each of these kindergartens has one teacher and

student.

Tadika Perpaduan

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Tabika Kemas

2. There is a primary school known as Sekolar Kampong Tasek which has a

population of approximately 70-80 students with 11 teachers in total.

However it is not the only primary school around the kampong, there is a

nearby primary school at Pengkalan Hulu which is called SJK (C) Eok Kwan.

However this school does not have enough staff.

S.J.K Eok Kwan

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Students who have completed primary education are required to continue their

secondary education at the nearest secondary school.

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INFRASTRUCTURE

There is only one clinic in the village known as Klinik Bidan. The clinic has

one medical assistant. The clinic is used as a maternity clinic as well as basic medical

checkups for kids as well as performing diabetes patient injection. There is no

hospital in the village but the nearest hospital is in Baling which is approximately

15km from Tasek. For serious medical indications then patients have to either go to

Sungai Petani or Penang.

The clinic in Tasek

There is one police station with one police officer and the station was

established since 1960. There is also one bomba in the kampong however there is no

place and it stays with a volunteer. Inside Kampong Tasek, there are two cemeteries,

one for the Chinese community and the other for Siamese community.

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Tasek Police Station

JKR provides piped water to the village which includes water for washing and

cooking. Electricity is generated from Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) substations

and every household has electricity. The municipal council is responsible for waste

disposal and ensures the village is clean. All houses do use flush toilets for their

sewage disposal

Telecommunication services are provided by Telekom Malaysia (TM), Digi

and Celcom. However, majority of the community use Celcom as the reception is

more stable. Digi reception is very poor hence many people ignore using it.

The following are the main religious buildings in the village

1. Wat Intrawat (Siamese)

2. Wat Lama (Siamese)

3. Ba Wang Temple (Taoist)

4. Chong Shen Shi - Vihara (Buddhist)

5. One more Hindu temple

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The main source of transport are mainly bicycles, foot and personal cars as the

area is hilly hence not suitable for buses to go in the village. It is considered to be the

highest area and hence when flooded the whole of Kedah might be affected. The area

also has different shops.

Shop

As for developments projects, there is a community hall, basketball court and

a Chinese temple which is currecntly being constructed and all funds done by

fundraisings.

Play Ground

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A road in Tasek

Form of Transportation in Tasek

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Hall

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PROBLEMS

The main problems in the areas are:

1. Poor Drainage

2. No Street Lights in the area.

3. No place for old people to rest. This is important as most of the young people

go to towns to work hence the place has quite a number of old people who

need place to walk and exercise as well.

4. Lack of enough teachers in the nearby school

5. Place usually affected with Indonesia air plan.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

1. The area has Gua Gendang which is a cave, this can be used as an

entrepreneurship activity whereby they can develop it like Gua Temperung

and ensure that people can go for sightseeing. Just beside the cave they can

also construct a campsite for people who like exploring caves. Hence it will be

a source of income.

2. The Songkran festival which is celebrated yearly can be a source of income

for the locals where they can have a special hall where tourists can pay before

entering into the village for that particular celebration. Since many locals

won’t have opportunity to go to Thailand to see this festival, it will be a good

tourist attraction.

3. The village can practice having home stays, as many people are not aware of

how Siamese live, so by having home stays, it will be sources of income as

well as making other communities understand how the locals in that village do

live.

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