DISCOVERY OF THE LOST JOURNEY

PROPOSED AQUA-ECO-TOURISM TOWNSHIP AND
MIXED DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER SUPPORTING
FACILITIES AT KUALA PAHANG, BANDAR DIRAJA
PEKAN, SUNGAI PAHANG (INCLUSIVE OF TAMAN
NEGARA & TASIK CHINI) AND FACILITIES FOR
UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA PAHANG.

PREPARED BY :

27TH feb 2010

Prelude

This brief is prepared to highlight the intention of KP Synergies
Berhad in association with Evocon Development Sdn Bhd to
participate in the development at Kuala Pahang and Sungai
Pahang as well as Bandar Diraja Pekan.

KP Synergies Berhad, a renowned developer, has been in the
construction industry since 1965. It has participated in many
prestigious large scale developments locally and internationally. Its
service does not only limit to physical construction but to the extend
of providing basic and long term funding for the development.

KP Synergies Berhad has received numerous awards
from various bodies as recognition to its
contribution to this industry. Among awards
received are :

• 17th International Construction Award 2005 (New Millennium
Award) by “Editorial Office” in collaboration with the International
Trade Leaders‟ Club with a total of 7,000 members from 120
countries .

• Golden Five Continents for “Quality & Excellence by Other ways
Management & Consulting Association – Paris

Evocon Development Sdn Bhd, a local development
company was setup to coordinate and oversee
developments within the District of Pekan to ensure
they are in-line and within Prime Minister‟s wishes
and intentions.

In order to ensure the intended developments are competitive
and viable with surrounding developments, the developer
believes that a comprehensive development with careful
consideration in parallel to its in-coming effect shall be well
taken care.

In general it shall offer a comprehensive impact to improve
social and economical standing of the region.

Therefore, the developer intends to offer its expertise and
service to the government in ensuring the aimed development
is achieved.

District of Pekan and Pahang River – An Overview.

Located on the banks of the Pahang River 50 km south of Kuantan, Pekan
is the royal town of the Malaysian state of Pahang Darul Makmur. Its name
comes from a flower, the Bunga Pekan.

According to the old folk, the Bunga Pekan flower grows wild at the banks
of Pahang River. Pekan town is said to have existed since the 17th
century. Several Arab and Chinese writers mentioned Pekan.

Pahang River with 459 km in length is the longest river on the Malay
Peninsula. The river begins at the confluence of Jelai and Tembeling rivers
on the Titiwangsa Mountains and drains into the South China Sea through
its river mouth named Kuala Pahang.

From the mountainous upper reaches of Mount Tahan (2187 m) or locally
called Gunung Tahan, it meanders in a south-easterly direction, passing
Kuala Lipis, Temerloh, Chenor, Mengkarak and turning east at Lepar into
the floodplain of Pekan, Kuala Pahang and drains in the South China Sea.

The banks of Pahang River was settled as early as 1400 by warriors and
seafarers from around the Malay Archipelago such as Aceh, Riau,
Palembang and Sulawesi, forming settlements.

In the old days, Pahang River and Muar River were nearly connected at a
place called Jempol, in Negeri Sembilan. This was because the Serting
River flows into the Bera River, a tributary of the Pahang River.

Jempol River flows into Muar River. Trading boats from River Muar could
continue their journey until they reach Kuala Pahang in Pekan, or Kuala
Lipis to continue into Terengganu, Kelantan or Perak.

At Jalan Penarikan, the locals help will be required to pull the boats
overland. The distance is about 300 meters and because of the pulling of
boats overland, the route is named Penarikan, which is the Malay word for
pulling.

Jalan Penarikan could have been discovered in the 14th century, way
before the days of Malacca Empire. The Arab merchants were actively
trading as well as spreading Islam. When Malacca was discovered, they
came to Malacca for trade and at the same time; the Pasai came to
Malacca too to acquire their daily sundries.

Coincidently, these are the same group of people whom they spread the
religion to. The Arabs complained to the Pasai about the trials and
tribulations of trading in Siam because of the arduous journey through the
Straits of Malacca, then on the Straits of Terbrau before they can continue
the voyage through the South China Sea towards their destination in Siam.

This voyage which takes weeks is extremely lengthy and difficult. After
listening to the grouses of the Arab merchants, the Pasai revealed that
there was a short cut where they could avoid the arduous voyage.

However, they have to pull their boats off shore for a kilometer or so.
Learning of this, the Arabs endeavoured to try out this route.

One day, the Pasai show this route to the Arabs. First, they sailed from
Malacca along the Muar River to reach Jempol River, where they have to
pull the boats on shore for a short distance to get into the Serting River.

They then continue their journey along the Bera River to arrive at Kuala
Tahan from which they proceeded to the South China Sea and finally to
their destination in Siam.

The Arabs discovered that even though they have to go on land for a part
of the journey, it was very much shorter. So from that day onwards, they
decided to use this route and Jalan Penarikan became famous ever since.

Jalan Penarikan has also witnessed many significant events in history. The
famous Malaccan warrior Hang Tuah, while on the run with Tun Teja, used
Jalan Penarikan to flee to Pahang. The last Sultan of Malacca, Sultan
Mahmud Shah, after the conquest of Malacca by the Portuguese had also
used Jalan Penarikan to escape to Pahang.

In the year 1613, a Portuguese officer wrote that he took a boat from the
River Muar to the Pekan, in Pahang and the journey took him six days. A
map produced in 1598 showed that the Muar River and the Pahang River
is connected at a place which is now called Serting, in Jempol Negeri
Sembilan.

Apart from that there were also signs of trading activities, whereby goods
changed hands at this point. These means the boats from Pahang with the
produce they carry stopped here, transact and pick up goods that are east
bound and return back to Pahang. Similarly, boats from Muar, bringing
goods from Malacca and Singapore were brought to Penarikan, where
barter trade occurred.

Jerantut is 15 km from the confluence of Jelai river and Tembeling River.
Temerloh is situated on the confluence between Semantan River and
Pahang River. The town of Pekan, which is Pahang's royal town, is
situated on the southern bank of the river,near the river mouth.

This realm, perhaps, just appeared as a typical coastline of East coast.
Nevertheless there are interesting elements that actually exists here that
could be reappeared and vibrantly established as a new attraction as well
as a magnetic re-branding.

Geographically, District of Pekan is blessed by having distinctive location.
Within its realm, stand the entire nature elements that potentially set
Pekan, specifically Kuala Pahang, a tourist destination.

The picturesque coast line and estuary offer elementary assets for Pekan
to stand as a new tourist attraction. Nevertheless Pekan stands out better
than the rest. The existing of Sungai Pahang appears to be the most
invaluable occurrence that would offers mesmerising journey which allow
tourists, locally and internationally to experience an unforgettable
breakaway, the journey to the Pahang Inland through Sungai Pahang.

Through this journey, sightseers would be experiencing a lot more exotic
activities ranging from river activities to scenic Tasik Chini and exotic
natural encounter at Taman Negara.

District of Pekan makes a great character too through its Bandar Diraja
Pekan. The combination of existing historical elements and the status of
Royal Town make Pekan an essential landmark in this region.

With the latest insertion of Universiti Malaysia Pahang New Campus,
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Pahang Campus and Taman Ilmu, Distict of
Pekan not only appears as a tourist destination, but would emerge as a
new educational hub locally and internationally.

With the combination of this element, the developer believes it can create
District of Pekan, especially Kuala Pahang into a new tourist-educationist
destination that illustrates a new chapter to our national progress.

WHY THEY HAVE TO BE AT THIS INSTANT?

The Overview

This realm, currently just appeared as
a typical coastline of east coast.
Nevertheless there are interesting
elements that actually exist here that
would be re-appeared and vibrantly
established as a new attraction.

The Identified Elements:

Educational Centre
Tourist centre
Coastline
River line
Natural Lake
Historical
Natural Resource
Highland
Land Network
Air Network
Sea Network
River Network

“The envisaged development would be
characterised to emerge as a „tool‟ to
link the entire identified elements.”

DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT & THEME.

Social-economy impact
Environmental & Ecosystem impact
Image – Local & International appreciative & impressed

This development, similar to other developments would essentially
prioritise the social and economical impact of the district of Pekan and
Pahang generally. The developer would conduct a proper study on this
issue in order to ensure it benefits all classes of community group and
minimise negative impacts of the development.

On the other hand, appropriate to the locality and the environmental
value of the site, the developer would critically demonstrate its grave
concern on the global climate treatment and care to the development.


Recently Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia as a leading institutional that
safeguard public interest through its members contribution has formed a
body to govern & administer the design criteria to fulfil certain
requirements which have been translated into index known as Green
Building Index (GBI).

The developer decides to create a new township that promotes climate
friendly building through indexes that has been set by statutory body.

Therefore, the entire buildings within this development are expected to
meet the set guideline of the building indexes. This mode of development
would be the first in Malaysia that promotes the compliance to GBI and is
also expected to set a new milestone to other development in Malaysia
and South-Asia Region.


This development would send a clear message and portray an image to
encourage our shared concern of earth global climate dilapidation due to
human error and how we fight to revitalize our mistake.

The developer also believes that Kuala Pahang and Sungai Pahang as
well as Pekan, beside been developed & promoted as 'tourist home'
would be well accepted by local & international as –

„PEKAN – DISCOVERY OF THE LOST JOURNEY‟

F3 Power Boat World Championship Complex & Marina Facilities

Ecotourism Activities & Tourism Development through
Sungai Pahang

Tourist Facilities, Hotel and Resort

VIP golf club, Luxury villa & luxury properties

Upgrading of Bandar Diraja Pekan‟s River Bank

F3 Power Boat World Championship
Complex & Marina Facilities.

Suitable and Strategic locations make a
centre for Power Boat World
Championship a major attraction to this
development. A complex consists of
racing facilities come with training,
repairing and testing facilities would
also be made available.


This development is expected to attract
not only aqua-motor sport enthusiasts,
but the motor sport technologies as well
as tens of thousands tourists all over
the world.

This international standard state-of-art
would also be developed in-tandem with
Marina facilities which are expected to
attract thousands of luxury boats and
yachts‟ owners.

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With picturesque scenery and strategic
location of Kuala Pahang, Marina
facilities would successfully manifest its
appearance through a modern design
which is formulated to appreciate
natural beauty as well as conserving
natural recourses


Through the modern & climate-
conservation formulation, the power
boat world championship complex and
marina facilities shall display an
accurate scale of development to offer a
major catalyst through out the
comprehensive development of Kuala
Pahang, Bandar Diraja Pekan and its
spill over through Sungai Pahang.


Ecotourism Activities & Tourism Development
through Sungai Pahang

The docile flowing Sungai Pahang and its charming
riverbank offer not only a visual connection to it attracters,
but life-memories that overwhelm them to return and
return again. With the correct injection on activities and
facilities along the river, the tourism industries along this
river and further up to Tasik Chini and Taman Negara
would be a new tourism milestone to this realm.

Ecotourism Activities & Tourism Development through Sungai Pahang

The opulence of natural elements and
uniqueness of its local habitants would
be carefully explored by the developers
to characterise a correct appearance of
this natural wealth.

Plenty of activities would be set in the
blue-print to create new landmarks for
these hidden natural luxuries be
explored and experienced


The following are among activities that
the developer plan to bring along this
development:

-Railway Tourism – Tourist coach to
Tasik Cini & Taman Negara
-Boating activities to Sungai
Pahang upstream
-Cruise boating up to 80KM of Sg
Pahang upstream
-Hotel & resorts to facilitate
tourists
-150km Horse Running tracks
-300km Jungle Running Track for
4WD car.
-White water activities.
-50km skywalk with electrical car,
villa and restaurant
and service roads below.
-Balloon Sunrise activity
-Bird Park and Zoo (safari style)
-Upgrading of Taman Negara
Airport
-Security & Safety facilities
-Other Supported facilities



A few Zones have been identified to provide a
tourism township within this development to
cater for tourists needs as well as to create a
tourism atmosphere city. Buildings with
ambiances lean toward tourist oriented image
would be introduced along the streets and
riverbanks. They would also reflex the
combination of tropical and climate-
conservative appearances. The similar
approaches would be adopted at hotels and
resorts.


VIP golf club, Luxury
villa & luxury properties

An island, originates from an
existing delta has been
earmarked as a VVIP 36-hole
golf course & luxury club. This
luxury club should serve as a
centre activity to luxury villas
and condominiums
surrounding it.


VIP golf club, Luxury villa &
luxury properties

With f1 power boat facilities and
international class Marina
facilities, it is believed that
luxury features could also
become a part of the sensible
demand at this area.


Housing, Condominium, Offices

A demand for landed properties,
condominium and offices shall be in
parallel with the rise of the population
within this region especially at Kuala
Pahang. Aqua-sport industries,
marina and tourism activities are
expected to attract local and
international investors into lucrative
business ventures. 10,000 new work-
forces would be required to support
these industries which trigger for the
demand of landed properties,
condominium and offices.


This demand is further
enhanced through the growth
of University Malaysia Pahang
(UMP) University Teknologi
Mara (UiTM) and the
development of Taman Ilmu
(Knowledge Village – Reseach
and Study Centre). The
populations of these education
centres are expected to reach
35,000 peoples by the year
2020.


Theme Park

An existence of a large theme-park to a
tourism township symbolises the highest
hierarchy of complement of the overall
development and would set a catalyst in
macro scale. An area of 250 acres has
been established as a pinnacle of this
development. The development of this
theme-park is expected to draw a large
numbers of international tourists.

Theme Park

Upgrading of Bandar Diraja
Pekan’s River Bank

Bandar Diraja Pekan, the royal town
engulfed with stories of many
generations. The moderately
SITE PLAN developed town, nevertheless still
needs a reasonalble injection to
nurture side by side to the overall
development of the Kuala Pahang
and along the river bank of Sungai
pahang.

Upgrading of Bandar Diraja Pekan’s River Bank

An upgrading of Sungai Pahang
riverbank that stresses along
Bandar Diraja Pekan would re-
appear its riverbank into a
mesmerising river frontage. An
appearance which speaks the
similar language with the
SITE PLAN
surrounding appearances
would provide visual and
physical connection to the
development along the Pahang
River. Passenger boats service
connecting Kuala Pahang and
Bandar Diraja Pekan would
definitely put Bandar Diraja
Pekan in-retrospect of its glory
days.

Upgrading of Bandar Diraja Pekan’s River Bank

DISCOVERY OF THE LOST JOURNEY

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