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Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Ipoh (3 May, 2016)
Jalan Tun Sambanthan is a minor road in downtown Ipoh. It faces the Ipoh Padang. The road was a favoured address among the doctors, lawyers and accountants whose their offices face the open field. Jalan Tun Sambanthan was originally called Hale Street, after A. Hale, the Collector of Land Revenue of Ipoh before being renamed after Tun V. T, Sambanthan (1919-1979), who was the President of the Malayan Indian Congress (MIC) between 1955 and 1973, and was regarded as one of the Founding Fathers of independent Malaysia.
In addition to Jalan Tun Sambanthan in Ipoh, there is also a Jalan Tun Sambanthan in Kuala Lumpur.
Map of Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Ipoh
Sights along Jalan Tun Sambanthan
- HSBC Building (GPS: 4.59755, 101.0774)
- PCCCI Building (Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry) (GPS: 4.59764, 101.07712)
Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Ipoh (3 May, 2016)
Road sign of Jalan Tun Sambanthan in Ipoh (3 May, 2016)
Further Reading
- Abraham Hale was documented by Hans Michael Hensel in this article Found: Abraham Hale on 19 May 2020:
(http://www.phakinee.com/finding-abraham-hale-creator-of-john-smith/)
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