Pasir Salak

Pasir Salak is a historical riverside town in Perak, Malaysia, about 45 minutes from the state capital, Ipoh, where an important event in Malaysian history took place, the uprising fight against the colonial presence, when J.W.W. Birch the first British resident in Perak, was murdered by the local statesman Dato Maharaja Lela and Sepuntum. Today, Pasir Salak is also the name of the parliamentary constituency where the place is located.

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