Times of Malaya when Pioneers, Planters, Miners, Civil Servants, Merchants, Police and the Military - both regulars and volunteers, during British Colonisation period, lived in the Straits Settlements of Singapore, Malacca and Penang and the Federated Malay States of Perak, Selangor, Pahang, Negri Sembilan including Unfederated States of Johore, Terengganu, Kelantan & Perlis. From 1786, the arrival of Francis Light; 1819, landing of Stamford Raffles with the Honourable East India Company & the administration of the Straits Settlements by British India through to being The Crown Colony in 1867 leading to WW1 and WW2 in Malaya. The Times of Malayan Emergency to the independence of Malaya in 1957 and the Republic of Singapore in 1965.

Friday, 19 November 2010

1909 Sultan Suleiman Building, Klang Town, Selangor


The Sultan Suleiman Building of Klang Town - caught my eye whilst we drove through town along Jalan Stesen

The view from the building just across the road


Built in 1909 to house the Klang District Office during British Malaya, it was designed in a Western Classical Style by PWD (Public Works Department) architect Arthur B. Hubback. The building also accommodated the Land Office, Town Board and PWD then.

Called by the locals as the "White House" of Klang, it was declared a natural heritage ( one of the first in Selangor) on 15 December 2009
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