Ulu Tiram

Ulu Tiram is a town in Johor Bahru District, Johor. The town lies along trunk road number three, named Tebrau Highway, at the junction which leads to Ulu Tiram. The trunk road leads on to Mersing in northeast Johor and Kuantan in Pahang.

Ulu Tiram is located approximately 18km from Johor Bahru to the south and 20km from Kota Tinggi to the north. Neighbouring housing/industrial/shophouse estates include Taman Intan, Taman Sri Tiram, Taman Bukit Tiram, Taman Ros, Taman Mutiara, Taman Ros, Taman Nora, Taman Gunung Emas, Taman Zamrud, Taman Puteri Wangsa, and Taman Desa Cemerlang.

The town hosts a taxi depot which ferries people around Johor as well as to Johor Bahru. The taxi depot hosts a small shopping complex. The town is of little interest; markets and shophouses selling various provisions and accessories constitutes much of the town. The town also hosts a small housing and industrial estate. A nearby Catholic cemetery [ [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/comsite5/bin/pdinventory.pl?pdlanding=1&referid=2930&purchase_type=ITM&item_id=0286-19469381 Murder victim buried, killer still at large.] ] , located near the industrial estate, was founded by Church of the Holy Immaculate Conception in Johor Bahru in 1978 is only accessible by transport via road J8. According to the Catholic bishop of Melaka-Johor, James Chan, the land used for the cemetery is reportedly to be rented from the surrounding oil palm estate owner.

History

The area first saw Chinese settlers open up "kangchu" plantations in Kangkar Sungai Tiram. In the early 20th century, numerous rubber estates were established by British and Chinese planters and led to the influx of more Chinese and Indian immigrants. In the early days of Malaysian independence, FELDA land development schemes in the area allowed more Malays to enjoy the benefits of palm oil and rubber agriculture.

Since the 1990s, the urban expansion of Johor Bahru has ended Ulu Tiram's relative isolation and it is now one of the fastest growing suburbs of the city as part of the Tebrau growth corridor. The proposed Senai-Desaru Expressway scheduled to open in 2008 is expected to further boost Ulu Tiram's growth in the future.

Housing Estates

Ulu Tiram was developed by Johor Land Berhad. Taman Bukit Tiram was once known as the "Millionaires Hill" and it still is, because of the gargantuan one-acre plots of land on which houses were built on, in "Green Plains"."Green Plains " was home to many famous doctors, engineers, lawyers, accountants and businessmen alike. Nowadays many of these professionals have moved to the likes of the city as the constraints of work have made it hard for them to travel the 18km to the city everyday. However,many of these houses are now holiday homes equipped with swimming pools and tennis courts and these houses are only occupied during the weekends or during school holidays.

Medical Amenities

Ulu Tiram is home to a few clinics with the first clinic, "Klinik London" being opened in the 1980s. The clinic is now being run by Dr. G. Nidyananda who is known to be one of the best doctors in town. Dr.Nidyananda has been in practice since 1986 and is a clinical expert in both "Geriatrics" and "Occupational Medicine",as he holds masters in both these fields. His clinic is known to have saved many lives. The doctor is the only qualified Geriatrician in the state. The clinic, is well known among the Ulu Tiram townfolk due to the shiny red Volkswagen Beetle driven by the doctor himself. The doctor is an avid vintage car fan and is also a huge collector of Porsche and Volkswagen. The doctor is also known to be very generous. As of now, there are 4 other clinics; Klinik Chia, Klinik Govind, Klinik Katni and Klinik Puteri. "Klinik Puteri", which is on the same row as Klinik London,has been recently taken over by the "Qualitas" medical group. The clinic has also ceased to be a 24-hour clinic. [ [http://www.hotfrog.com.my/Products/Clinics/JHR Clinics - JHR] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/11/21/1037697804746.html Trail of blood leads from remote school]
* [http://members.tripod.com/catholic_traveller/id175.html Catholic Traveller- Ulu Tiram]
* [http://www.aloaderpubs.u-net.com/index/90125305/ Ulu Tiram: A cameo of life in Malaya at the time of 'The Emergency']
* [http://www.adpost.com/my/homes_offices/11221/ Malaysia (Johor) - Factory - Ulu Tiram Industrial Estate]