TANJUNG Malim was once a bustling town where many long distance travellers and express bus passengers would stop by for their meals, espectially to try the famous Yik Mun pau. However in 1994, the Hainanese restaurant selling the steamed buns and the town itself became a distant memory after motorists started using the North-South Expressway. Almost two decades on and Tanjung Malim remains a quaint town, counting on new townships such as Bandar Behrang 2020 (in between Tanjung Malim and Behrang) and Proton City, to breathe some life into it. Proton city is where the national carmaker's assembly plant is located. The two self-contained townships, complete with basic public amenities, were established to sustain the automotive industry at the southernmost part of the state. Badrul Mohd Noordin, 31, a security guard at Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd (Proton) assembly plant, said many Proton employees and their families had relocated to the townships for the sake of con...
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