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Changkat Keruing
Malaysian settlement From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Changkat Kruing is a small village in Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia.
The village is located between Ayer Tawar and Pantai Remis which is 20 km from Ayer Tawar and 14 km from Pantai Remis. Dinding River passes by the village. A planned spur of the West Coast Expressway to Changkat Keruing that would have connected the village to Siputeh was ultimately scrapped.[1]
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Economy
Most of the residents were rubber tappers before the 1990s.
In addition to other traditional agricultural plantations like mangoes, papayas and coconuts, locals are beginning to look towards fish and prawn farming as another source of income. However, there are several environmental concerns that flow from this practices.[2]
The locals are also beginning to invest in edible bird's nests. They do so by constructing 3 to 4 storey high buildings that resembles caves, home of the edible-nest swiftlet. These swiftlets nest in the buildings and their nests are then harvested for sale.
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Environment
Changkat Kruing was severely affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. In December 2024, 700 mangrove trees were planted to commemorate the victims.[3]
In 2022, a reforestation project to restore the mangrove forest planted 1,000 mangroves in Changkat Keruing Riverbank Park to remediate the effects of aquaculture and deforestation.[2]
In the media
Changkat Keruing became the subject matter in 1995 documentary film, Bersepakat dan Berdikari (United and Self-Reliant), produced by Filem Negara Malaysia.
References
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