Bestari Jaya
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Bestari Jaya is a town in Selangor
Selangor
Selangor also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity") is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sembilan to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west...

, Malaysia. It is located in Kuala Selangor
Kuala Selangor
Kuala Selangor is a town located in Selangor, Malaysia, and is capital of an administrative district of the same name.The town caters largely to tourists coming this way en route to Kelip-Kelip at Kampung Kuantan or local travellers on a trail of seafood binging. Kuala Selangor town is not...

 district.

Old name "Batang Berjuntai"

"Batang Berjuntai" means a dangling branch in Malay. There used to be a railway line connecting Batang Berjuntai with Batu Arang
Batu Arang
Batu Arang is a former coal mining town in Selangor, Malaysia. Apart from coal, Batu Arang was also known for its brick manufacturing. Today it no longer supplies coal and holds no significant role....

 and onwards to the mainline of Malayan Railways at Kuang
Kuang
Kuang is a town in the Gombak district of Selangor, Malaysia. Its main importance in older times was the starting of the railway branch to Batu Arang from the mainline of Malayan Railways. Today, Kuang's main industry is cement distribution for the CIMA Company. There is a successful HS Nada cow...

. The line between the town and Batu Arang was dismantled by the Japanese
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 and never reconstructed.

New name "Bestari Jaya"

In 2007 the name Batang Berjuntai was renamed "Bestari Jaya" due to censorship by the government, as "batang berjuntai" had phallic connotations.

Educations

  • Sekolah Kebangsaan Batang Berjuntai
  • SJK Tamil Bestari Jaya
  • SJK (C) Yuk Chih
  • SMK Sultan Sulaiman Shah(surita)
  • SMK Raja Muda Musa
  • SM Teknik Kuala Selangor
  • Universiti Industri Selangor (UNISEL)
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