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Bukit Gasing is a tropical forest reserve in Malaysia. It straddles the federal territory, Kuala Lumpur, as well as the state, Selangor. Due to that, the reserve is governed by two different governments — the government of Malaysia and the government of Selangor. There are many hiking trails in Bukit Gasing. There has also been several incidents, one of which was fatal, in this forest reserve.

Geography and wildlife

Bukit Gasing is a tropical forest reserve located on the border between Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya, Selangor in Malaysia.[1][2][3] It was a rubber plantation before it became a secondary forest.[3][4] Since the park is located in both Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya, it has two entrances, with the main entrance located in Petaling Jaya and the secondary entrance located in Kuala Lumpur.[5] There are many free hiking trails in Bukit Gasing,[5] and visitors can use them for trail running and hiking.[6] It takes approximately one to two hours to hike each of the trails, and at the end of all the trails is a suspension bridge, a Telekom tower, and a Hindu temple.[5][2][7] There is also a river, and during the dry season, the river dries up and becomes another trail for hikers.[5] There are different species of flora and fauna that can be found in the park.[5] One of the birds that can be spotted by visitors is the stripe-throated bulbul.[8]

Incidents

In February 2013, the Hindu temple, Sivan Temple, was ordered to be demolished because it was collapsing due to weakening soil caused by the rainy season.[9] The temple's chairman said that the temple's building plans were not approved by the government when it was built.[10] Following the demolishing, new plans for the rebuilding of the temple was submitted and approved by the government in February 2015.[11]

On April 20, 2013, a woman, Ong Ai Sam, was murdered in Bukit Gasing.[12] She was with her daughter when two men carrying knives came up to them and demanded that they handover the bags they had. They refused, and when her daughter ran to get help, Ong was stabbed multiple times. She died on the way to the hospital.[13]

On January 7, 2016, two lone female hikers were attacked in two different incidents.[14] One of the women, Rebecca Saw, was accosted near the suspension bridge. Her attackers tried to grab her iPhone, and when she did not let it go, a struggle ensued which resulted in her falling down a slope.[14][15] The second woman was kidnapped by a man who demanded RM150,000 from her. After she told him she did not have enough money, he dumped her by the roadside and drove off with her new car.[14][15]

Development

The Selangor part of Bukit Gasing has officially been declared a "green lung" by the Selangor government, which means that no development works can be carried out on the reserve. However, the Kuala Lumpur part of Bukit Gasing has not been officially gazetted as a "green lung" by the Kuala Lumpur government, although former mayors of Kuala Lumpur have promised to turn the Kuala Lumpur part of Bukit Gasing into protected land.[16] As a result, some of the Kuala Lumpur land was sold to construction companies, and housing development projects were approved by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall government, despite the protests of nearby residents and a volunteer group that helps to care for the reserve, Friends of Bukit Gasing.[16][17] The development projects have left parts of Bukit Gasing muddy and tree-less.[16]

References

  1. ^ Pablos, Patricia Ordonez de; Aung, Zeyar Myo (2017). Tourism and Opportunities for Economic Development in Asia. Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global. p. 177. ISBN 1522520791. OCLC 971209931.
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  3. ^ a b "Save Bukit Gasing". BFM: The Business Station. 2010-09-20. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  4. ^ Souza, Julianne De (2018-12-21). "Friends of Bukit Gasing Gets Thumbs Up". The Star Online. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  5. ^ a b c d e Teoh, Ming (2018-03-25). "What To Do At Bukit Gasing Forest Park In Selangor, Malaysia". Star2. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  6. ^ Badarudin, Nadia (2017-10-24). "Keeping Fit at 60". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  7. ^ Khor, Hui Min (2018-10-11). "Going Hiking? Here are 10 Hiking Trails Worth Checking Out in the Klang Valley". Scoop.Asia. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  8. ^ Jeyarajasingam, Allen (2012). A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 297. ISBN 9780199639427. OCLC 757930883.
  9. ^ Henry, Edward R. (2013-02-25). "Bukit Gasing Sivan temple to be torn down as it is in imminent danger of collapsing". The Star Online. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  10. ^ Rajendra, Edward (2014-01-09). "Unsafe Temple Demolished". The Star Online. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  11. ^ Priya, Sheila Sri (2015-02-05). "Bukit Gasing Sivan Temple Receives Green Light to Rebuild". The Star Online. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  12. ^ Chiew, Steven (2013-04-21). "Female Jogger Sacrifices Her Life to Save Daughter From Robbers". The Star Online. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  13. ^ Chiew, Steven (2013-04-24). "Four Held Over Activist's Robbery-Cum-Murder in Bukit Gasing". The Star Online. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  14. ^ a b c "Double-Terror Hits Women Hikers at Bukit Gasing". Free Malaysia Today. 2016-01-09. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  15. ^ a b "Police Beef Up Presence in Bukit Gasing in Malaysia After Two Attacks in a Day". AsiaOne. 2016-01-11. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2017-10-23 suggested (help)
  16. ^ a b c "Nurul: Halt Project and Gazette Bukit Gasing as Green Lung". The Edge Markets. 2014-01-08. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  17. ^ Priya, Sheila Sri (2013-12-30). "DBKL broke promise, say Bukit Gasing folk". Star Property. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
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