 Sungai Siput, Perak
Sungai Siput is a small town in Kuala Kangsar District in Perak. Like several of the towns in the central Perak area, Sungai Siput is famous for producing groundnuts.
In Malaysian politics, Sungai Siput was the stronghold of Dato Seri Sami Vellu, the president of the Malaysian Indian Congress from 1974 until his defeat in the 2008 election by Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj of Parti Socialist Malaysia (PSM) winning under Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR).
Getting there
Sungai Siput is located to the north of Ipoh. Exit the North South Expressway at either Exit 138 if coming from the south and Exit 141 if coming from the north, and follow the direction sign to head towards Sungai Siput. You will exit from the expressway to Jalan Chemor (A1) and head north.
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