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About 260km from kl to the east is the breathtaking South China Sea, spanning over to the Philippines coast. A short distance from the coast is where the Kuantan town is located and protected by a peninsula, Kuantan River. The town is a bustling centre, yet retains a combination of modern and old charm setting of the town and the people. To-date, Kuantan is the leading urban growth centre in the east coast. The town suburban has expanded rapidly 55km up to the Kemaman town, right after the Pahang/Terengganu border. Heavy industries such as Gebeng, Peramu and Kertih at southern Terengganu are within 1½ hour reach. The town has the advantage of strong connectivity from the East Coast Highway, Kuantan airport and the Kuantan port. A dedicated 50km railway has been laid out between Kuantan port and the Kertih Petrochemical Complex. In the future, the rail will be either connected to KL or Mentakab town at the central Pahang. Overall, Kuantan is destined to be a major populated area in the near future, as the outlook in the growth of industries, tourism and trades are on the rise. Recently, the National Physical Plan 2005 has identified four cities (KL, Georgetown, JB and Kuantan) as the future growth centre hub of trades, offices, transportation and tourism.

I travel regularly to Kuantan for working purpose, and my own experience together with many outsiders here would simply love to settle down in Kuantan. Life here is ‘not so hectic, not so slow’, but an exciting place, made by the existing of surrounding natural beauties and ample spots for chilling out. There are excellent beachside, riverside and streetside here for your daily or weekend spending. And yes, you can go and sit on the beach for hours and sip gin slings if the mood takes you. After all these years of development in kuantan, it hasn’t been too rampant as to cause disorientation and confusion, but at an even pace that allows you to catch your breath once in a while. For one it still remains a good safe town to raise a family, crime is low, prices are not as inflated, people friendly (to a point), there are good food enough to keep your palate from wanting and if you need a break from work, the beaches are just a drive away or a visit to the local park isn’t too far off.


From the upscale neighborhood of Bukit Pelindung.



The nightview along the Kuantan River.



Dayview



From the ‘Scenic Bridge’, across the Kuantan River.



Downtown Kuantan


Mahkota Road
This is the oldest street, Mahkota Road with prewar and 70s shops lining along. The street keeps bustling with old and modern trade activities and has been the soul for many Kuantanites livehood.







Flea market along the Mahkota Street. A popular hangout among the elder community.


Jalan Besar
This road is better known as salt fish street, although the numbers of salt fish shops are declining. Many owners have shifted away into bigger premises outside the town centre.


The street is still retaining its own charm.





Fish Market Hall:
This is the huge fish market hall, adjacent to the Kuantan Main Market. Various fish can be found selling here, including some endangered species like shark. You will spoilt for plenty of choices, fresh and cheap fish here. The experience at the hall is nothing short of like at a share market trading floor. Bargaining and chopping sounds are the main ingredient of this lively market.




Kuantan River Esplanade:
Kuantan Esplanade is one of the country most developed riversides. The Esplanade has been around since 70s and continues to enjoy high patronage of visitors today. Lining along the serene Kuantan River, the esplanade has become a popular hangout during the day and night. There are cafes and eating facilities for visitors, and for those love fishing, you can select the best spot along this 1.3km esplanade. However, on weekend night come early to ‘booked’ the place as hundreds of people spend their night time occupying the entire esplanade for night fishing. Accompanied by their families and friends for gathering, the place has become a family favorite outdoor spot.



The entire esplanade is lighted up.



A perfect spot for night fishing in a lively, bright and safe environment.



In Kuantan, popular parks have provided the locals an avenue for night life.


Traffic condition
Kuantan is now seriously facing the problem of daily congestion on weekdays. Forget about fast lane and flyovers… your speedometer won’t go much beyond 60km/h. Life on the road is rather slow here. With constraint space for expansion of town roads, traffic condition here is unsurprisingly expected to reach critical level. Public transport is lacking with no improvement of buses and facilities. These are the major issues affecting the whole population since the past decades ago.






Kuantan Major Buildings:

Teruntum Complex:
One of the earliest skyscrapers in Malaysia. Completed in the early 70s, it is a mixed development of office, retail and entertainment centre.






Grand Continental Hotel:
Two blocks of hotel and service apartments.




Tenaga Nasional Building and Citiview Hotel:






BCB tower:




Petronas Dagangan Bldg:




MS Garden Hotel:




Megaview Hotel:






Shahzan Inn Hotel:




Vistana Hotel:




Pahang State Mosque:










Retail Market:
Kuantan retail industry is an expanding and thriving business. There is a consistent growth in population and living standard, which its demographic shows Kuantan has a large medium income groups. Currently, there are 5 shopping malls in the town, serving the population from Kuantan and nearby towns like Pekan, Kemaman and Kertih. Besides the mall, Kuantan has large players of independent retail complex like Mydin Wholesale, the Store, Giant Hypermarket, and the up coming Kamdar (2006) and Jaya Jusco (2007). Currently, the Store is doing very well in Ktn with two departmental stores while the Parkson group has Parkson Ria and Parkson Grand each.

List of major retailers:
Main departmental+supermarket store:
1. The Store (2 chains)
2. Parkson Grand
3. Parkson Ria
4. Mydin
5. Pantai Selamat (local retailer)
6. Tunas Manja (local retailer) – 8 stores
7. Eng Hong (local retailer) – 3 stores
8. Kamdar (mid 2006)
9. Jusco (2007)

Hypermarket:
1. Giant (1)
2. Tunas Manja (1)
3. Nirvana (local retailer) - 1

Convenient stores:
1. Tesco Express (1)
2. 7 eleven (exceeding 20 chains)



Berjaya Megamall:
East coast largest mall with 2 million sqft of retail, entertainment, and f&b. Main tenants are Parkson Grand, Tesco express and Popular Bookstore. Cineplex is operated by GSC.








Kuantan Plaza:
Main tenant – Parkson Ria


Kuantan Plaza and SSF Home Deco


Kuantan Parade:
Main tenant – The Store






Beaches around Kuantan:

Pahang coastline offers one of the region top most beautiful beaches, with Kuantan home to two international well-known beaches, Teluk Chempedak (TC) and Cherating Beach. Both beaches have attracted Club Med and Hyatt to land their flag on the shore from the early 70s, suggesting the significance of Pahang beaches to the world. On recently, another beach, Balok Beach is also gaining reputation for the region top most preferred location for wind surfing.

From the Kuantan town driving along 55km north to Pahang/Terengganu boundary, you will have the choices on many top resorts and chalets lining along the route. I ll start off with the most popular, Teluk Chempedak.


1. Teluk Chempedak (TC)



Teluk Chempedak is 5km from the Kuantan town. It is among the more developed beaches in Malaysia. And whatever beach fun you happen to be looking for; sailing, surfing, skiing, camping or just sunbathing, Teluk Chempedak has it.

Bring out yr family or friends, head straight to TC and take a breezing walk along its promenade or lies on the beach. With the unruffled environment, you probably end up chatting or drinking way past the midnight. There is no such thing as the evening comes, you pack off and leave. Life at TC keep continues all the time, alive with people hanging out till the dawn. On big occasion like Chinese lantern festival, New Year and Merdeka Eve, the beach is filled with thousands of people celebrating, which KLites may envy the Kuantanites of celebrating in freestyle. On the other days, sit on the beach and enjoy the morning sunrise, or the full moon by the sea. It’s a nature therapy for stress out.


Morning view from the Hyatt Regency.


Facilities available:
Eateries, seafood restaurants, bistros, 24hr McD restaurant and swimming facility.




The main road leads to TC.


At nite, the area is a happening place.


In the evening (South view)


North view of the bay.
The far end has a wooden bridge linking TC to the second bay. Without straying too far afield you can also visit the more isolated Pelindung Beach right behind the hill, commonly referred as Third bay. However, it is accessible only by jungle hike in the forest reserve.





Packing crowd along the Promenade walk.


Night experience


Morning experience


Hotels:
5-star Hyatt Regency Kuantan


Hyatt Regency is an excellent place to stay. In its 20yrs operation, the 550-rooms hotel has never fall short of high occupancy. The hotel has undergone 3 major expansions from time to time, indicates the continuous lure of foreign and local tourists to the beach.





Multiple pools facility


Conference hall – Hyatt kuantan is among the country top preferred location for conferencing.


The lobby with setting of natural architectural finishing.


Beachside bistro


Sheraton Hotel:
Initially started off by Faber Group, construction was halted during the post 97 recession. Faber finally started to dispose its prime assets recently including the 5-star Sheraton Kuantan. It was sold to Berjaya Group by a high value of market price.


2. Gelora Beach



Gelora beach is located along the way to Teluk Chempedak. Locals love the place for recreational purpose, especially in the evening where the place is crowded with joggers and visitors. It is one of the most serene places in kuantan for hanging out, with many manmade lakes and shady trees alongside. Compare with Malaysia most famous lake, Taiping Lake, here Kuantan own Gelora Lake is just as good as there, but it is lesser known.






A further walk north of Gelora Beach is the Tanjung Tongkang. Here, the hillrock set apart Gelora beach and the Teluk Chempedak. A top favorite residence spot among the expatriates is located here. Kuantan Tembeling Resort is a cluster of 5 blocks of service condo, offering a great view of the town and the sea.


The tranquil afternoon seaview.



Stone age





Kuantan Tembeling Resort


From the balcony




Far view of Kuantan from the beach.



3. Beserah Beach:



If you have a desire to take a look at the culture of the region, the Kuantan coast offers an easy glimpse into everyday Malay life. Beserah Beach is a local fishing village where you can watch the fishermen use water buffaloes to haul their catch from the shore to a processing area. The community is about 10km from Kuantan and includes a batik fabric factory and several handicraft shops. One of the best things you can do at Beserah is having dinner at seafood restaurants. Kuantan top seafood restaurants can be found here, which are Pak Su and Beserah Restaurant. With the roar sound of waves and breezing air, it’s easily compliment the natural way of enjoying seafood. Both are located along the main road from the beach.









Pak Su Restaurant’s view of the beach



4. Batu Hitam Beach:




The beach has a large feature of metamorphic rocks exposing out from the earth, and in such that’s creating a wonderful landscape of Batu Hitam beach. Batu Hitam is another 4km driving north of Beserah Beach.








How many fish can you spot?


The live seashells


Evening setting



5. Balok Beach:



Another further 5km from Batu Hitam lays an unruffled beach, a paradise for wind-surfing fanatics. Tropical breezes and long stretches white sand blend with the crystal blue South China Sea to make relaxation impossible to resist. Numerous of hotel resorts and chalets can be found here, fronting the long wide of the sea. Every month of January, Balok Beach is the venue of Monsoon Madness Cup, held yearly as part of an International Windsurfing and Kite Boarding Event. According to the board, the event is telecast to an audience of 500 million in 120 countries, attracted more than 40 competitors from 14 countries like Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Korea, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the US and other parts of Malaysia.

The huge bay at Balok Beach, which curves round a wide arc offering over 16km of coast with gentle shelves and no sudden drops or reefs, makes it a safe place to host this extreme sport. Together with consistent cross and on-shore winds of between 10 and 20 knots, Balok makes it the top 10 venues in the world for windsurfing.








The bustle of city life fades.



6. Tanjung Gelang:



Tanjung Gelang is a scenic spot for a glimpse view of the whole of 16km Balok Beach down to the Beserah Beach. Kuantan Port and the Navy base site are located within the area.


The sights of calm and still moving water in the early morning set in as usual at this secluded landscape.


A line of mist envelope part of the sea into the mainland after an earlier storm.


Sunrise at 7am.





7. Cherating Beach:





Cherating, about 40km north of Kuantan is perhaps one of the best kept secrets in Southeast Asia. A beach village is, according to one source, “the perfect antidote to frantic city life.” How good are the beaches there? Cherating became the home of Asia’s first Club Med. And parts of the beach are set aside as one of the world’s most important sea turtle sanctuaries. But it is more than just beach that brings visitors to Cherating. Atmosphere is essential to the charm and attraction of Cherating. The actual town is basically a Malay kampung, known as Kampung Cherating Lama. This small village is home to number of budget chalets and straw huts on the beach, mostly operated by locals.


Kampung Cherating Lama

There are a wide range of accommodations available in Cherating. The previously mentioned Club Med is an example of the more upscale offerings. The 200 acre of Club Med Village Cherating feels like a cross between a national park and a spa. Once you step into the village, everything is exclusively for guest use and even the beach is a private beach, guarded at two sides from any intruder.

Club Med private beach






The Resort:








Free amenities/offers for guest:







Villatab, Cherating - A royal villa charging at RM3,500/night.

If you’re looking for a particularly exotic place to stay in Cherating, there is a royal posh villa sitting on top of a hill and commands a magnificent bird’s eye view of Cherating Bay and 2 private beaches. VillaTab Cherating is so exclusive with only 4 rooms with no other guest sharing the villa during your stay. The villa belongs to Sultan of Pahang’s brother. Because the Sultan’s brother didn’t really use the place much, he decided to start renting it out. The villa includes an infinity-edge swimming pool, a private cove, and access to two speed boats and a jet ski. A party of up to 14 could stay there without much problem.

 
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Plan To Introduce Kuantan-KL High-Speed Train By 2015

December 19, 2006 22:51 PM
KUANTAN, Dec 19 (Bernama) -- Travel by train from Kuala Lumpur to this Pahang capital will be faster than by road by 2015 if a high-speed train service between the two destinations becomes a reality.

This is part of a proposal in the National Physical Plan to turn Kuantan into the eastern region's main conurbation centre, said Director-General of Town and Country Planning, Peninsular Malaysia, Datuk Mohd Fadzil Mohd Khir.

He said the proposal would be implemented under four-core development projects of the Kuantan District Locality Plan 2004-2015.

"Travel time for cargo and passenger trains will be shortened when the service is commissioned," he said at the publicity campaign of the draft of the Kuantan District Locality Plan launched by Johor Local Government and Environment Committee Chairman Datuk Hoh Khai Mun, here Tuesday.

The text of Mohd Fadzil's speech was read out by the Deputy Director-General I Kamalruddin Shamsudin.

Mohd Fadzil said the plan also spelt out sustainable conservation of sensitive environmental areas including forest reserves, coastal areas, swampy land, natural lakes and hilly areas in the town.

He said the plan proposed to gazette the turtle landing area in Cendur as a national turtle sanctuary and to develop the former Sungai Lembing mine as a tourist attraction.

The public is invited to comment on the draft prepared by the Kuantan Municipal Council. It will be displayed for one month.

-- BERNAMA
 
#49 ·
Kabinet lulus projek kereta api laju Kuala Lumpur - Kuantan

Oleh ARSHAD KHAN

KUANTAN 19 Dis. – Kabinet meluluskan projek kereta api laju menghubungkan Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan bagi meningkatkan pelaburan dan industri pelancongan di Pantai Timur Semenanjung.

Perkhidmatan kereta api sepanjang 246 kilometer itu akan mengambil masa antara sejam hingga sejam setengah.

Kereta api itu boleh mencapai kelajuan 120 kilometer hingga 150 kilometer sejam.

Ia akan bermula di KL Sentral sebelum berakhir di sebuah pusat perhentian kereta api baru yang dikenali sebagai Kuantan Sentral, di sini.

Kereta api berkelajuan tinggi berkenaan hanya akan berhenti di satu tempat transit iaitu di Mentakab.

Menurut Timbalan Ketua Pengarah 1, Jabatan Perancangan Bandar dan Desa Semenanjung Malaysia, Kamalruddin Shamsuddin, projek jajaran kereta api itu adalah sebahagian daripada Rancangan Fizikal Negara yang diluluskan Kabinet pada mesyuaratnya Ogos lalu.

Selepas Lebuh Raya Utara-Selatan dan Lebuh Raya Pantai Timur (LPT), penduduk di kawasan Pantai Barat dan Pantai Timur akan mempunyai satu lagi kemudahan pengangkutan selesa apabila projek kereta api berkelajuan tinggi antara Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan itu menjadi kenyataan.

‘‘Selain menyediakan kemudahan pengangkutan yang cekap, jajaran itu apabila siap juga akan meningkatkan potensi pelaburan dan industri pelancongan negara,’’ katanya.

Menurutnya, kereta api berkelajuan tinggi itu kelak bukan sahaja akan digunakan untuk mengangkut penumpang, tetapi turut mengangkut pelbagai jenis barangan.

“Menurut Rancangan Fizikal Negara, satu jajaran kereta api berkelajuan tinggi dari Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan telah dicadangkan.

“Dengan adanya perkhidmatan kereta api penumpang dan kargo ini, tahap kemudahsampaian dan tempoh perjalanan penduduk, pelancong dan pelabur akan dapat dipendekkan,” katanya di sini hari ini.

Beliau berkata demikian semasa perasmian Publisiti dan Pameran Draf Rancangan Tempatan Daerah Kuantan 2003- 2015 yang dihadiri Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Kerajaan Tempatan dan Alam Sekitar, Datuk Hoh Khai Mun negeri dan Yang Dipertua Majlis Perbandaran Kuantan (MPK), Datuk Muhammad Safian Ismail.

Kamalruddin bagaimanapun tidak menyatakan secara lanjut bila projek berkenaan akan mula dibina dan kos yang terlibat.

Yang Dipertua Majlis Perbandaran Kuantan, Datuk Muhammad Safian Ismail pula berkata, pembinaan projek itu dijangka dimulakan pada 2012 dan ia dijadual siap dan beroperasi sepenuhnya menjelang 2015.

Beliau berkata, projek berkenaan akan dibiayai sepenuhnya oleh Kerajaaan Persekutuan.

Sementara itu, mengenai draf rancangan daerah Kuantan, Kamalruddin berkata, ia akan dilakukan secara bersepadu berdasarkan empat teras utama.

“Keempat-empat teras itu ialah pembangunan perbandaran yang dinamik dan menarik; pengukuhan ekonomi bandar; peningkatan kualiti hidup penduduk dan pewujudan sistem pergerakan yang bersepadu," katanya.

Penyediaan rancangan tempatan itu, kata beliau, mengambil kira tiga aspek utama iaitu selain jajaran kereta api berkelajuan tinggi, ia juga bertujuan menjadikan Kuantan sebagai pusat utama bagi Wilayah Pantai Timur dan pemuliharaan kawasan sensitif alam sekitar.

Kata beliau, pembangunan itu akan turut meliputi bandar Chukai di Terengganu di bahagian utara dan bandar Pekan di bahagian selatan.

"Rancangan tempatan daerah Kuantan akan merealisasikan Kuantan menjadi sebuah pusat metropolis yang sejahtera dan teras pembangunan Wilayah Timur serta memastikan kemapanan pembangunan dan pemuliharaan alam sekitar bagi generasi akan datang," katanya.
 
#50 ·
Empat bandar baru jana pembangunan ekonomi


BANDAR Indera Mahkota akan dibangunkan sebagai satu metropolis merangkumi pembangunan beberapa pusat penempatan berdekatan seperti Jaya Gading, Gambang, Beserah, Balok dan Tanjung Lumpur dalam Rancangan Pembangunan Perbandaran Kuantan.

Bagi perancangan jangka panjang, Kuantan akan dibangunkan sebagai satu konurbasi meliputi pembangunan sehingga ke Kemaman di utara dan Pekan di selatan.

Untuk mencapai strategi pembangunan spatial itu, empat bandar baru dicadangkan, iaitu Bandar Baru Indera Mahkota II, Bandar Baru Gambang dan dua bandar Baru Pelancongan, iaitu Cherating dan Tanjung Sepat.

Semua tanah kosong dalam kawasan bandar akan dimajukan semula melalui ‘infill development’ bagi memantap dan memperkemas lagi struktur perbandaran Kuantan.

Sehubungan itu, imej dan reka bentuk kawasan pusat bandar Kuantan akan dijadikan lebih menarik dengan pembangunan semula tebing Sungai Kuantan sebagai ‘riverside promenade’ yang serba lengkap dengan kemudahan ‘esplanade’ dan Menara Kuantan berfungsi sebagai mercu tanda utama bandar Kuantan.

Perancang Bandar Unit Rancangan Pembangunan Kuantan, Jabatan Perancang Bandar dan Desa Malaysia, Manmohan Singh, berkata seni bina dan fasad beberapa jalan utama di pusat bandar juga akan diubahsuai untuk melambangkan imej pembangunan korporat dan pusat beli-belah berbentuk bazar.

“Identiti Jalan Bukit Ubi akan dipertingkatkan sebagai laluan protokol dan laluan utama ke bandar Kuantan pada masa depan dengan hiasan jalan yang moden dan menarik serta landskap berkonsep ‘boulevard’.

“Kawasan Padang Lalang akan dibangunkan semula kepada pembangunan perniagaan berkonsepkan ‘small office home office’, manakala kawasan tebing Sungai Kuantan di Tanjung Lumpur akan dibangunkan untuk perniagaan secara ‘corporate promenade’ di mana akan diwujudkan Kuantan Trade Center,” katanya.

Bagi meningkatkan ekonomi desa, beberapa kawasan perusahaan kecil dan sederhana dicadangkan seperti di Bukit Goh, Cherating, Beserah, Cheruk Paloh, Paya Bungor dan sebagainya.

Dari segi sumbangan kepada sektor pelancongan, kualiti persekitaran semua kawasan pelancongan sedia ada akan dipertingkatkan dan aktiviti pelancongan bandar atau ‘Urban Tourism’ akan dipromosikan secara lebih agresif.

Selaras dengan hasrat mewujudkan masyarakat madani dan bandar sejahtera, satu Dataran Sivik turut dicadangkan dalam pusat bandar Kuantan di Jalan Gambut di mana warga Kuantan dapat menikmati kegiatan seni dan kebudayaan.

Komponennya merangkumi sebuah Muzium, Amphiteater, Galeri Kesenian dan Pusat Kebudayaan.

Warga Kuantan juga akan dapat beriadah di Taman Awam peringkat wilayah baru, di Tanjung Putus yang menyediakan pelbagai kemudahan rekreasi bertaraf tinggi dan moden.

Beberapa kemudahan baru yang dicadangkan dalam pembangunan termasuklah perpustakaan negeri di bandar Kuantan dan Pusat Sukan Antarabangsa di Bandar Baru Indera Mahkota II.

Manmohan berkata, semua kawasan yang dikenal pasti sebagai sensitif yang sedia ada akan dikekalkan secara mampan bagi memastikan ia dapat dinikmati generasi akan datang, termasuk kawasan hutan simpan, kawasan persisiran pantai, kawasan santuari penyu, kawasan berbukit dan kawasan tadahan air.
 
#51 ·
Fuiyo.... akhirnya Pak Lah telah mengotakan janji-janjinye untuk memajukan kawasan luar bandar... cayala... nanti boleh bawak kawan-kawan beta dari luar negeri naik keretapi laju ke Kuantan..

Pahang memang dari dulu lagi mundur... dan terabai...tapi tahun 2015 nanti ia akan jadi negeri yang paling best ! huhuhu...
 
#54 ·
Kuantan Sentral coming up
21 Dec 2006
M. Hamzah Jamaludin

KUANTAN: A state-of-the-art railway station similar to KL Sentral will be built on a 24-hectare site in Bukti Goh here.

The integrated railway station will be built in tandem with the proposed express rail link from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan.

Construction will begin in about seven years and should be finished by 2015.

It will be the main connecting point between the west coast railway network and the proposed east coast express rail system.

The present connection does not go through Kuantan. It runs from Kuala Lumpur to Gemas, Mentakab, Pasir Mas and Tumpat.

The Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan express rail link and Kuantan Sentral are among the national projects included in the Kuantan Local Plan 2004-2015.

The draft is on display now.

Kuantan Municipal Council president Datuk Mohammad Safian Ismail said the Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan rail link will be about 245km long.

The trains will run at up to 190kph and make the journey in 60 to 90 minutes.

"We have identified the alignment for the proposed track.

"Most of the areas involved are private land," he said.

If there are no objections, he said the council will submit the draft to the Town and Country Planning Department in March so it can be gazetted, after which, the authorities are expected to begin acquiring the land.

A year ago ,Town and Country Planning Department director-general Datuk Mohd Fadzil Mohd Khir told all east coast local authorities to identify the route for the proposed express rail service that will link Johor Baru to Kuala Terengganu and Kota Baru.

The east coast express railway system will be part of the Fast Inter-city Railway System (First) that will link all major cities in the country.

Apart from Kuantan, the east and west coast railways will have a connection between Kota Baru and Alor Star. The railway network will become the backbone of the National Integrated Transportation System.

It is part of the proposed Trans-Asian Railway network.

"First"was approved during the National Physical Planning Council meeting chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi last year.
 
#55 ·
Fuiyo.... akhirnya Pak Lah telah mengotakan janji-janjinye untuk memajukan kawasan luar bandar... cayala... nanti boleh bawak kawan-kawan beta dari luar negeri naik keretapi laju ke Kuantan..

Pahang memang dari dulu lagi mundur... dan terabai...tapi tahun 2015 nanti ia akan jadi negeri yang paling best ! huhuhu...
tahun 2015 nanti semuanya pun maju...tak payah nak tunggu Kuantan. Vietnam, Cambodia pun mungkin akan jadik lagi baik...
 
#57 ·
^ erm...it's in talks between YTL and the Singapore gov't.
Exactly, they're just talks right now. There were talks about building a bridge to Sumatra if I remember correctly, there were talks Disneyland would come to Johor.. Talks are just that, mere talk, they don't necessarily mean something concrete would come out of them. :) Lets just wait shall we? This might be just what has been so common these days, more trumpeting, showboating, pride mongering TALK.
 
#59 ·
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Thursday/National/20061221095932/Article/local1_html

Kuantan Sentral coming up
21 Dec 2006
M. Hamzah Jamaludin

KUANTAN: A state-of-the-art railway station similar to KL Sentral will be built on a 24-hectare site in Bukti Goh here.

The integrated railway station will be built in tandem with the proposed express rail link from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan.

Construction will begin in about seven years and should be finished by 2015.

It will be the main connecting point between the west coast railway network and the proposed east coast express rail system.

The present connection does not go through Kuantan. It runs from Kuala Lumpur to Gemas, Mentakab, Pasir Mas and Tumpat.

The Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan express rail link and Kuantan Sentral are among the national projects included in the Kuantan Local Plan 2004-2015.

The draft is on display now.

Kuantan Municipal Council president Datuk Mohammad Safian Ismail said the Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan rail link will be about 245km long.

The trains will run at up to 190kph and make the journey in 60 to 90 minutes.

"We have identified the alignment for the proposed track.

"Most of the areas involved are private land," he said.

If there are no objections, he said the council will submit the draft to the Town and Country Planning Department in March so it can be gazetted, after which, the authorities are expected to begin acquiring the land.

A year ago ,Town and Country Planning Department director-general Datuk Mohd Fadzil Mohd Khir told all east coast local authorities to identify the route for the proposed express rail service that will link Johor Baru to Kuala Terengganu and Kota Baru.

The east coast express railway system will be part of the Fast Inter-city Railway System (First) that will link all major cities in the country.

Apart from Kuantan, the east and west coast railways will have a connection between Kota Baru and Alor Star. The railway network will become the backbone of the National Integrated Transportation System.

It is part of the proposed Trans-Asian Railway network.

"First"was approved during the National Physical Planning Council meeting chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi last year.

Im quite impressed with the FIRST proposal and the KL Kuantan ERL. They say the draft is on display now...any idea where and how to get access to this info?

Cheers, m
 
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