Batu Talam

Last updated June 19, 2025

Batu Talam is a mukim in Raub District, Pahang, Malaysia. In 2020, the population of Batu Talam was 22,505.^[1]

Notable events

1720s – Following the history of Pahang, Batu Talam is opened by Tok De Abdul Rahman as a settlement.^{[ citation needed ]}
1946 – Ethnic violence against Malaysian Chinese in Batu Talam results in at least 20 deaths.^[2]
1993 – Pahang State Legislative Assembly assemblyman Datuk Mazlan Idris is murdered by Mona Fandey, Nor Affendy Abdul Rahman, and Juraimi Husin.^[3]
2007 – Batu Talam becomes the first constituency in Malaysia to have had two by-elections,^{[ citation needed ]} after a by-election is held to replace Tengku Paris Tengku Razlan upon his death.^[4] Following boycotts by the Malaysian Islamic Party and the People's Justice Party, Barisan Nasional retained the Batu Talam seat in this by-election.^[5]

References

↑ "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.
↑ Spector, Ronald (2008-07-08). In the Ruins of Empire: The Japanese Surrender and the Battle for Postwar Asia. Random House Publishing Group. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-58836-721-1.
↑ Chan, Dawn (2020-07-23). "NST175: The gruesome tale of Mona Fandey | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
↑ Hooi, Khoo Ying (2020-12-10). The Bersih Movement and Democratisation in Malaysia: Repression, Dissent and Opportunities. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. pp. 72, 127. ISBN 978-1-7936-4214-1.
↑ Beng, Ooi Kee; Jayaratnam, Saravanamuttu; Guan, Lee Hock (2008). March 8: Eclipsing May 13. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. pp. 7–8. ISBN 978-981-230-896-2.

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[2020KF-1] "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.

[2] Spector, Ronald (2008-07-08). In the Ruins of Empire: The Japanese Surrender and the Battle for Postwar Asia. Random House Publishing Group. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-58836-721-1.

[3] Chan, Dawn (2020-07-23). "NST175: The gruesome tale of Mona Fandey | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2025-06-18.

[4] Hooi, Khoo Ying (2020-12-10). The Bersih Movement and Democratisation in Malaysia: Repression, Dissent and Opportunities. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. pp. 72, 127. ISBN 978-1-7936-4214-1.

[5] Beng, Ooi Kee; Jayaratnam, Saravanamuttu; Guan, Lee Hock (2008). March 8: Eclipsing May 13. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. pp. 7–8. ISBN 978-981-230-896-2.

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