Machap Baru

Machap Baru (est. pop. 5,000) is a small town in Alor Gajah District, Malacca. The town is famous among Malaysian and Singaporean tourists for its restaurants, which serve exotic game, such as wild boar, deer, monitor lizards and snakes. The restaurants are often under constant monitoring by the Malaysian Wildlife and National Parks Department for involvement in illegal trading of endangered species. [cite web | last = Pandiyan| first = M.V. | title = Poh never forgot his roots| publisher = thestar.com.my| date = 2007-03-19| url = http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/19/nation/17181322&sec=nation| accessdate = 2006-03-19]

State assemblyman for Machap, Machap Baru resident Datuk Wira Poh Ah Tiam died on March 15, 2007. [cite web | last = | first = | title = Machap rep dies at 55| publisher = thestar.com.my| date = 2007-03-16| url = http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/16/nation/17164043&sec=nation| accessdate = 2006-03-19] A by-election to elect a successor was set for April 12, 2007. [cite web | last = Sujata | first = V.P. | title = April 12 polling date for Machap by-election| publisher = thestar.com.my| date = 2007-03-22| url = http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/22/nation/17213712&sec=nation| accessdate = 2006-03-22] The Barisan Nasional candidate, Lai Meng Chong, of Malaysian Chinese Association, won the by-election.

Notable residents

*Datuk Wira Poh Ah Tiam, Malaysian politician, senior Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) official and state assemblyman for Machap

References

Doesn't this place have a Dirgah or Mausoleum of a Muslim Divine?.If memory serves me right in 1932 my parents who followed Hindu faith had my "Rice Feeding" ceremony at Machap,(close to Jasin our home) where devotees of all faiths used to go to offer worship,seek blessings,or offer thanksgiving for favours received.In India where I live now we have similar Dirgahs of Sufi saints like at Ajmer in Rajasthan and Nagore in Tamil Nadu to quote famous examples.