Street Stories

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Street stories : Aug 31 2010 New Straits Times

Here are some of the streets in the Klang Valley and the people whom they are named after : ( Names in brackets are the earlier names of the streets)

1. Jalan Syed Putra ( Lorney Drive)

Honours Raya Syed Putra Syed Hassan Jamalullail, the third Yang di- Pertuan Agung. He was the last king of Malaya and the first king of Malaysia and the only king that Singapore ever had in modern history, as Singapore separated from Malaysia in 1965.

2. Jalan Tun H S Lee ( Jln Bandar or High Street )

Honours Malaysia’s first Finance Minister ( 1957 – 1959) Tun Sir Henry Lee Hau-Shik

3. Jalan Cheng Lock (Foch Avenue)

Pays tribute to the first President of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)

4. Jalan Tun Tan Siew Sin (Jln Silang or Cross Street )

Honours Malaya’s first Minister of Commerce and Industry and third President of the MCA. He was the son of Tun Tan Cheng Lock

5. Jalan Tun Sambanthan ( Jln Brickfields )

Named after Tun VT Sambanthan, the 5^th President of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) and one of those who fought for independence along with Tan Cheng Lock and Tunku Abdul Rahman

6. Jalan Burhanuddin Helmi

Named after Burhanuddin Muhamad Nur al-Hilmi, a former President of Parti Islam se-Malaysia (PAS)

7. Jalan Tun Dr. Ismail

Recognises the contributions of Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman, who was elected Vice President of UMNO in 1951. He was Malaysia’s first ambassador to the United States of America. In 1970, he became the second Deputy Prime Minister of the country

8. Jalan Travers

Named after the State Surgeon of Selangor from 1891-1987, Dr Ernest Aston Otho Travers

9. Jalan Loke Yew

Named after a famous businessman, tin miner and philanthropist, Wong Loke Yew. Thamboosamy Pillai, Yap Kwan Seng and Loke Yew were instrumental in setting up Victoria Institution.

10. Jalan Belfiedl

Named after the British Resident of Negri Sembilan and later of Selangor.

11. Jalan Stonor

Named after Oswald Francis Gerard Stonor, the British Resident of Selangor

12 . Jalan Athinahappan

Recognizes the contributions of Senator Tan Sri Athi Nahappan who was MIC’S deputy President in 1976 and also a Law Minister. He headed a Royal Commission to gather feedback on the need to continue with local council elections.

13. Jalan PP Narayanan ( Jalan 222)

Named after Malaysian Trade Union Congress President PP Narayanan who was known as “Bapa Pekerja Malaysia”.

14. Jalan Aminuddin Baki

Honours the former General Counsul of Education Malaysia (today’s Education Director-General) who is generally considered the ‘Father of Education”.

15. Jalan Kia Peng

Named after Choo Kia Peng a businessman.