Baling
Also see bale.Baling is a major
town in the northern state of
Kedah in
Malaysia. It is also the name of a district in which Baling town is situated. It is an hour's drive away from
Betong, the southernmost town in
Thailand.
Baling is well known for its beautiful
waterfalls including
Lata Bayu and
Bukit Hijau. It is also known for its local fruits, especially the
durian and
langsat.
Baling was also the site where the leaders of
MRLA (Malay Races Liberation Army), the newly formed Malayan Government, and the
British met to try to end the
Malayan Emergency.
Tunku Abdul Rahman, a leader of the Malayan government, implored the Communists to give up their arms peacefully with promise that no action would be taken against them. However, the MRLA leader
Chin Peng insisted that the government and the British endorse the MRLA as a legal Communist Party so that it could run in the forthcoming elections. This was denied, however, and thus no agreement was reached.
The local villages around Baling are Kampung Pisang and so on. In Kampung Pisang, there is a religoius Islamic school,
Sekolah Menengah Agama Yayasan Khairiah. Some of the stories about Baling is retrieved from a local villager of Kampung Pisang named Amir.
*Adam, Ramlah binti, Samuri, Abdul Hakim bin & Fadzil, Muslimin bin (2004).
Sejarah Tingkatan 3. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. ISBN 983-62-8285-8.
