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S.K. Ling Co is a
registered estate agency located at Sitiawan, Perak. The
agency has a strong presence in Sitiawan area with a
team of professionally qualified and licensed negotiators, each
having an extensive knowledge of the major residential and
commercial areas of Sitiawan and surrounding districts.
Sitiawan
Sitiawan
(alternate spelling: Setiawan; origin: from Malay, a portmanteau of
Setia Kawan, meaning "Loyal Friend") is a region in the Manjung
district of Perak, Malaysia.
The region covers an area of 331.5 square kilometers (128.0 sq mi)
and as of year 2000, its population was 95,920. Sitiawan town, the
principal town of Sitiawan sub-district (mukim), is located at
4°13′N 100°42′E.
Sitiawan grew from a small settlement with rubber tapping and latex
processing as its main economic activities. The town was flanked by
various Chinese settlements composed mostly of the descendants of
immigrants from the Kutien district of Fuzhou, China. The original
settlers were encouraged by the British to plant rice. The settlers,
however, found that paddy-planting is not suited to the soil of the
region and so they switched to livestock farming before discovering
that the land was much better suited for rubber plantations.
The rapid development of urban settlements saw the plantation and
estate areas develop, and eventually converted into residential and
commercial areas. In the 1980s, a large remainder of the rubber
estates underwent mass conversions into oil palm plantations, due to
better yield and profits compared to rubber sheets and latex. Oil
palm is also a much less labour-intensive crop when compared to
rubber, as rubber needs to be tapped regularly.
Tourism has not been a major economic activity, but the town centre
derives some economic advantages from its close proximity to Pangkor
Island which is a famous niche tourist destination.
The development of the town had been rapid in the 1990s. One of the
main reasons was the establishment of the Royal Malaysian Navy's
Naval Base in Lumut, approximately 10 km from the town centre. The
Naval Base is currently the largest in Malaysia. The base has acted
as a catalyst for the development of commercial activities in the
town, serving both the residents of the base and sailors visiting
from other countries.
Sitiawan is home to SapuraKenchana Petroleum Berhad, an oilfield
service company, YTY Industry Sdn Bhd, a world leader in Nitrile
Gloves production for examination and surgical use, TNB JanaManjung
Sdn Bhd a power generation company and several other industrial
manufacturing and mining companies.
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