Visit Malaysia Year Haiku - Kuala Kubu Bharu (State Of Selangor) Poem by john tiong chunghoo

Kuala Kubu Baru
a little town to wander about
and to think about the past

Kuala Kubu Baru is about an hour's drive from Kuala Lumpur. It is a very small town where many tourists would stop for food when on the way up the Fraser's Hill, a popular hill resort since the colonial days. The town is said to appeal to those in the arts especially songwriter, composer, poets and writers as it has a leisurely pace and quite many places for good food. In the old days, they used to train their army around here, I was told. Kubu actually means fort. Today, they train firemen here as there is a headquarters here to do so.

Wikipedia:

Kuala Kubu Bharu (alternately known as Kuala Kubu Baru, Kuala Kubu Bahru or Kuala Kubu Baharu; commonly referred to as KKB) , is a town in Hulu Selangor district, Selangor, Malaysia. It was built after the town of Kuala Kubu was destroyed in a flood in 1883. Kuala Kubu Bharu is located on top of a hill. It is the district capital of Hulu Selangor.

Flood caused by a broken dam
Previously, there was a town called Kuala Kubu nearby. In February 1883 the Kuala Kubu town was destroyed by a great flood caused by a broken dam near the town. Many civilians drowned or lost their home. The flood victims included a district officer of Kuala Kubu during the British era named Sir Cecil Ranking.

The old town was severely flooded and most of the old town's facilities were damaged beyond repair. A Buddhist temple and a mosque survived the flood. The old town has since been known as Ampang Pecah, or Broken Dam in the Malay language. The tragedy was probably known as Tragedi Kuala Kubu by local civilians.

After the tragedy, the British government decided to build a new town near the remains of Kuala Kubu. The new town was named Kuala Kubu Bharu, with Bharu meaning 'new' in the Malay language. Residential houses have been developed since the 1980s in the previously abandoned old town, or Ampang Pecah.

Most inhabitants are from the nearby new town of Kuala Kubu Bharu. The redevelopment of Ampang Pecah, the site of the old town, was a natural progression on the organic growth of the new township of Kuala Kubu Bharu. A monument was built here to commemorate the Kuala Kubu tragedy.

Famous attractions
Buddhist Temple of the old town, which survived the 1883 flood and was refurnished in 1980s.
Kuala Kubu Bharu town centre
Kuala Kubu Road old railway station
Monument of Kuala Kubu Tragedy
Sir Cecil Ranking's grave near Kuala Kubu Rest House
Broken Dam (Ampang Pecah)
Chiling waterfalls, majestic & thunderous,50 metre high, at Pertak
Sungai Selangor Dam (Sungai = River)
the site of Sir Henry Gurney's murder at Jalan Kuala Kubu Bharu-Raub (Federal route)
New Dam built in Kampung Pertak (15-minutes drive from the town) . The higher Dam in Malaysia.