Kepong Guidebook

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Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) is one of the leading institutions in tropical forestry research in the world. Founded in 1929, the former Forest Research Institute became a full-fledged statutory body, governed by the Malaysian Forestry Research and Development Board (MFRDB) under the Ministry of Primary Industries, in 1985. From 2003, FRIM and MFRDB were placed under the purview of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE). On 1 October 2016, the new FRIM Act came into force and the MFRDB was replaced by new Members of the Institute with four additional representatives from corporate sector to assist in its commercialisation endeavours. After the 14th General Election in 2018, the NRE was restructured to form the Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources (KATS). The Institute sits on a 545-ha site adjacent to the Bukit Lagong Forest Reserve in the Kepong municipality, 16 km northwest of Kuala Lumpur. FRIM was awarded the MS ISO 9001:2015 certification starting 2017. It was gazetted as a Natural Heritage Site on 10 February 2009 under the National Heritage Act 2005, and officially declared as a National Heritage on 10 May 2012. FRIM is working towards attaining the recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its nomination to be included into the Tentative List of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites was accepted at the 41st World Heritage Committee (WHC) Meeting held in Krakow, Poland on 7 July 2017. The Institute is led by Dato’ Dr Abd Latif Mohmod as its Director General. 1) Citizen (per person / per entry) Adult - 1.00 Children/ Student (aged 13 years & above) - 1.00 Children/ Student (with school uniform and study in Malaysian) - Free OKU - Free 2) Non-Citizen (per person / per entry) Adult - 5.00 Children/ Student (without school uniform) - 1.00 Children/ Student (with school uniform ) - Free OKU - Free 3) Car without sticker (per entry) Main Campus - 5.00 Kepong Botanical Gardens - 5.00 4) Motorbike without sticker (per entry) - 3.00 5) Bicycle (Mountain Bike) per entry / per bicycle - 3.00 6) SLR/ DSLR Camera - 5.00 Joggers Opening Hours: 6.00 am – 7.30 am & 8.30 am – 7.00 pm (Monday – Friday) 6.00 am – 7.00 pm (Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays)
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Forest Research Institute Malaysia
Jalan Frim
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Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) is one of the leading institutions in tropical forestry research in the world. Founded in 1929, the former Forest Research Institute became a full-fledged statutory body, governed by the Malaysian Forestry Research and Development Board (MFRDB) under the Ministry of Primary Industries, in 1985. From 2003, FRIM and MFRDB were placed under the purview of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE). On 1 October 2016, the new FRIM Act came into force and the MFRDB was replaced by new Members of the Institute with four additional representatives from corporate sector to assist in its commercialisation endeavours. After the 14th General Election in 2018, the NRE was restructured to form the Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources (KATS). The Institute sits on a 545-ha site adjacent to the Bukit Lagong Forest Reserve in the Kepong municipality, 16 km northwest of Kuala Lumpur. FRIM was awarded the MS ISO 9001:2015 certification starting 2017. It was gazetted as a Natural Heritage Site on 10 February 2009 under the National Heritage Act 2005, and officially declared as a National Heritage on 10 May 2012. FRIM is working towards attaining the recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its nomination to be included into the Tentative List of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites was accepted at the 41st World Heritage Committee (WHC) Meeting held in Krakow, Poland on 7 July 2017. The Institute is led by Dato’ Dr Abd Latif Mohmod as its Director General. 1) Citizen (per person / per entry) Adult - 1.00 Children/ Student (aged 13 years & above) - 1.00 Children/ Student (with school uniform and study in Malaysian) - Free OKU - Free 2) Non-Citizen (per person / per entry) Adult - 5.00 Children/ Student (without school uniform) - 1.00 Children/ Student (with school uniform ) - Free OKU - Free 3) Car without sticker (per entry) Main Campus - 5.00 Kepong Botanical Gardens - 5.00 4) Motorbike without sticker (per entry) - 3.00 5) Bicycle (Mountain Bike) per entry / per bicycle - 3.00 6) SLR/ DSLR Camera - 5.00 Joggers Opening Hours: 6.00 am – 7.30 am & 8.30 am – 7.00 pm (Monday – Friday) 6.00 am – 7.00 pm (Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays)
Selayang Hot Spring is a naturally hot spring (kolam air panas), Its close proximity to Kuala Lumpur means that it is popular among locals and can get quite busy at weekends and public holidays. According to the locals, this place has been in existence for the past four decades and is a popular spot among the locals. They believed that this spring water is able to cure them of skin diseases and other ailments. Hence it is not surprising that you see many elderly and young people coming here to take bath especially during the weekends. Open from 7am till late. Entrance is free. Parking is RM 2 per car, RM 0.50 for motorbikes.
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Basen termalny Selayang Hot Spring
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Selayang Hot Spring is a naturally hot spring (kolam air panas), Its close proximity to Kuala Lumpur means that it is popular among locals and can get quite busy at weekends and public holidays. According to the locals, this place has been in existence for the past four decades and is a popular spot among the locals. They believed that this spring water is able to cure them of skin diseases and other ailments. Hence it is not surprising that you see many elderly and young people coming here to take bath especially during the weekends. Open from 7am till late. Entrance is free. Parking is RM 2 per car, RM 0.50 for motorbikes.
Batu Caves, one of Kuala Lumpur’s most frequented tourist attractions, is a limestone hill comprising three major caves and a number of smaller ones. Located approximately 11 kilometres to the north of Kuala Lumpur, this 100-year-old temple features idols and statues erected inside the main caves and around it. Incorporated with interior limestone formations said to be around 400 million years old, the temple is considered an important religious landmark by Hindus. Cathedral Cave – the largest and most popular cavern in Batu Caves – houses several Hindu shrines beneath its 100-metre-high arched ceiling. At the foot of Batu Hill are two other cave temples – the Art Gallery Cave and Museum Cave – which houses numerous Hindu statues and paintings. Batu Caves during Thaipusam Batu Caves is the focal point of the annual Hindu festival of Thaipusam, which attracts thousands of devotees and visitors. Usually held at the end of January, the procession begins on the evening before the Thaipusam Festival at the Sri Mariamman Temple in KL city centre. The procession more often than not, arrives at Batu Caves in the wee hours of the morning the next day; the entire celebration commences then and is a colourful event that lasts a total of eight hours. In the past the festival has attracted more than one million pilgrims, making it one of the largest gatherings in the world. Kavadis Many disciples carry their offerings – containers of milk – to the Lord Muruga on large, brightly decorated ‘kavadis’. Kavadis are two huge semicircular ornate pieces of wood or steel which are bent and attached to a cross structure that can be balanced on the shoulders. These frameworks are also usually combined with various metal hooks and skewers which are used to pierce the skin, cheeks and tongue. The kavadi is decorated with flowers and peacock feathers and some can weigh up to as much as 100 kilos. Some disciples also fulfil vows that they have made to the Gods by having their bodies pierced by hooks, needles and even skewers and visitors are often fascinated by the dedication of devotees. The truly amazing feat is when followers begin the arduous climb up the 272 steps to the top of the caves – the trek requires a stunning amount of endurance as they often have to work against the press of the bustling masses. Priests wait at the top to sprinkle consecrated ash over the hooks and skewers piercing the devotees flesh before they are removed. Batu Caves Opening Hours: Daily, 06:00 - 21:00
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Jaskinie Batu
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Batu Caves, one of Kuala Lumpur’s most frequented tourist attractions, is a limestone hill comprising three major caves and a number of smaller ones. Located approximately 11 kilometres to the north of Kuala Lumpur, this 100-year-old temple features idols and statues erected inside the main caves and around it. Incorporated with interior limestone formations said to be around 400 million years old, the temple is considered an important religious landmark by Hindus. Cathedral Cave – the largest and most popular cavern in Batu Caves – houses several Hindu shrines beneath its 100-metre-high arched ceiling. At the foot of Batu Hill are two other cave temples – the Art Gallery Cave and Museum Cave – which houses numerous Hindu statues and paintings. Batu Caves during Thaipusam Batu Caves is the focal point of the annual Hindu festival of Thaipusam, which attracts thousands of devotees and visitors. Usually held at the end of January, the procession begins on the evening before the Thaipusam Festival at the Sri Mariamman Temple in KL city centre. The procession more often than not, arrives at Batu Caves in the wee hours of the morning the next day; the entire celebration commences then and is a colourful event that lasts a total of eight hours. In the past the festival has attracted more than one million pilgrims, making it one of the largest gatherings in the world. Kavadis Many disciples carry their offerings – containers of milk – to the Lord Muruga on large, brightly decorated ‘kavadis’. Kavadis are two huge semicircular ornate pieces of wood or steel which are bent and attached to a cross structure that can be balanced on the shoulders. These frameworks are also usually combined with various metal hooks and skewers which are used to pierce the skin, cheeks and tongue. The kavadi is decorated with flowers and peacock feathers and some can weigh up to as much as 100 kilos. Some disciples also fulfil vows that they have made to the Gods by having their bodies pierced by hooks, needles and even skewers and visitors are often fascinated by the dedication of devotees. The truly amazing feat is when followers begin the arduous climb up the 272 steps to the top of the caves – the trek requires a stunning amount of endurance as they often have to work against the press of the bustling masses. Priests wait at the top to sprinkle consecrated ash over the hooks and skewers piercing the devotees flesh before they are removed. Batu Caves Opening Hours: Daily, 06:00 - 21:00
Desa Park is a newer township on the outskirts which is a popular choice for families. Many people move here for a bit of peace and quiet, more space for their children to ride a bike and better value for money. It has a lovely park with eateries overlooking a lake and a small shopping centre. The population density is low and Desa provides some nice condos, houses and bungalows to choose from. The rental prices are also favourably less than Mont Kiara and Bukit Damansara as it’s a little further out. We would call this park a dog-lovers park. Everywhere you look you have people taking their dogs out for a walk. Even at the restaurants, they allow dogs in. They provide you with plastic bags to pick-up after your dog. And the park is lovely and clean. It isn't big but full of wonderful nature. The lake in the middle is the attraction. It is a pity that more and more buildings are cropping up, biting on the park land...such is a city development unfortunately. There are many restaurants nearby and although you need to pay for parking, it is quite reasonable and plentiful.
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Desa Parkcity
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Desa Park is a newer township on the outskirts which is a popular choice for families. Many people move here for a bit of peace and quiet, more space for their children to ride a bike and better value for money. It has a lovely park with eateries overlooking a lake and a small shopping centre. The population density is low and Desa provides some nice condos, houses and bungalows to choose from. The rental prices are also favourably less than Mont Kiara and Bukit Damansara as it’s a little further out. We would call this park a dog-lovers park. Everywhere you look you have people taking their dogs out for a walk. Even at the restaurants, they allow dogs in. They provide you with plastic bags to pick-up after your dog. And the park is lovely and clean. It isn't big but full of wonderful nature. The lake in the middle is the attraction. It is a pity that more and more buildings are cropping up, biting on the park land...such is a city development unfortunately. There are many restaurants nearby and although you need to pay for parking, it is quite reasonable and plentiful.
This park is known as a kite flying area. However, there is more to discover when you are there. Main attraction is the large scenic pond and around it are walking and cycling tracks with lotus pond and a large children's playground. There are separate tracks for jogging and walking which is marked blue. The undulating terrain around the pathways provides an enjoyable cycling experience. Opening Time : 6.00am - 8.00pm
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This park is known as a kite flying area. However, there is more to discover when you are there. Main attraction is the large scenic pond and around it are walking and cycling tracks with lotus pond and a large children's playground. There are separate tracks for jogging and walking which is marked blue. The undulating terrain around the pathways provides an enjoyable cycling experience. Opening Time : 6.00am - 8.00pm
Genting Highlands is a cool hill station set amidst the cool mountain air and a majestic 100 million-year-old rainforest. Just 45 minutes away from KL City, it offers indoor and outdoor theme parks, an 18-hole golf course, a casino, and Malaysia’s biggest strawberry farm, all of which are set amidst a majestic 100 million-year-old rainforest. Genting Highlands is also perfect for adventure enthusiasts as activities such as abseiling, indoor rock climbing and flying fox activities are available. If you’re looking to escape the hurly-burly of city life for a weekend or more, Genting Highlands features plenty of three and five-star properties with an array of onsite eateries, facilities, impeccable service and spacious guestrooms with breathtaking mountain views. From where to stay and dine to the best attractions and activities, this section is dedicated to everything you need to know about Genting Highlands.
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Genting Highlands
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Genting Highlands is a cool hill station set amidst the cool mountain air and a majestic 100 million-year-old rainforest. Just 45 minutes away from KL City, it offers indoor and outdoor theme parks, an 18-hole golf course, a casino, and Malaysia’s biggest strawberry farm, all of which are set amidst a majestic 100 million-year-old rainforest. Genting Highlands is also perfect for adventure enthusiasts as activities such as abseiling, indoor rock climbing and flying fox activities are available. If you’re looking to escape the hurly-burly of city life for a weekend or more, Genting Highlands features plenty of three and five-star properties with an array of onsite eateries, facilities, impeccable service and spacious guestrooms with breathtaking mountain views. From where to stay and dine to the best attractions and activities, this section is dedicated to everything you need to know about Genting Highlands.