‘Sleepy town’ eyes new highway

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‘Sleepy town’ eyes new highway
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KUANTAN: Known as the southern end of Pahang by locals, Simpang Pelangai is a small quiet town in the district of Bentong and less than 2km from the Negri Sembilan border.

It is a place less traversed and would not generally be well known to Malaysians, if not for the by-election on Oct 7 following the death of its assemblyman Datuk Seri Johari Haru in a plane crash in Shah Alam last month.

“They work at oil palm and rubber plantations; some are self-employed or do odd jobs,” he told Bernama. In addition to improving socio-economic aspects, he said the new road could also make it easier for people to go to nearby towns.

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