Lunas, Kedah

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Lunas about also only 45 minutes from Penang, it lies between Butterworth and Kulim^[1]. Lunas also serves as state assembly districts and also the Parliament Constituency of Padang Serai, Kedah.

Contents 1 Development history 2 Demographics 3 Local attraction 3.1 Food 3.2 Buildings 4 References

[edit] Development history

The town with all its old shophouses was pretty much founded and developed in the 1900s' when British army colonized Malaya at that time. During that period many local people including Chinese and Indian migrant work at rubber estates that was formerly owned by British.

Today, there are still many well-preserved gems such as pre-war shophouses, a traditional “wooden bungalow on stilts” post office and also the colonial-style Soon Cheng Sai mansion^[2]. Lunas is considered a town more than 100 years old. In the year 2009, Lunas will celebrate its 120th anniversary.

[edit] Demographics

Lunas is a small multi-racial town. Indians are the largest population in Lunas area and many of them work or owned one or two rubber estates, while most of the Chinese people stay at Lunas Street and work as retailers or live in residential area near to the town. Furthermore, many Malay people live in nearby residential area including in the village and work in farming industries or as retailers.

Lunas is connected by only one main street. The main street almost 90% surrounded by shop lots and some have been converted to residences. Lunas also has two wet markets, one is old wet market located at the main street, while another one is located at Sungai Seluang area.

[edit] Local attraction

[edit] Food

Lunas also has its own cuisine which is the famous “living heritage” of Lunas roast duck rice. Beside roast duck rice, there are few hawker stalls that prepare a variety of dishes, including:

• Kampung Lama's Mee Tai Bak
• Laksa Rumah Murah and the cheapest laksa near the town which just sell at RM1.00 - RM1.50
• Wantan Mee
• Pan Mee

[edit] Buildings

Lunas has been famous for "Wen Mi" (Call the soul of the deceased to ask for something) and "Fortune Teller".

Lunas also famous with Burmese Buddhist Temple which is next to cemetery land near the town. Every Wesak, many Buddhists, including people from Kuala Lumpur, Butterworth, Penang and Singapore, go to the temple to pray.

Another interesting tourist attraction is the horizontal chimney inside rubber smokehouses located near the Lunas town.

Lunas is currently expanding due to the KULIM HIGHTECH PARK. Multinational companies located in Kulim Hightech Park include Intel, Celestica, Fuji Electric, Infineon and First Solar.

[edit] References

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Coordinates: 5°26′N 100°32′E / 5.433°N 100.533°E / 5.433; 100.533