| These photos were taken during the period of 9 June to 14 June 2008.
Kelantan is a state in Malaysia located in the North of West Malaysia close to the Thai border, specifically, the Thai state of Narathiwat. The Arabic honorific of the state is Darul Naim, ("The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan's capital is Kota Bharu, located some 40 km off the two Thai borders (namely Pengkalan Kubor and Rantau Panjang). Envisoned as an Islamic City under the control of PAS, the muslims make up the majority of the population in Kota Bharu. Special rules such as the ban on dressing too fashionably and separate check-out counters for males and females are being put in place for this city. As this place shares part of the Thai border, several Thai-styled temples ("Wats") can be seen around the state. Of particular interest is the Wat Phothivihan located in Tumpat in the sleepy town of Jambu, where it's famed for having Southeast Asia's longest sleeping Buddha spanning 40 metres. Some other attractions in Kelantan include the market near the Kelantan River (located off Jalan Pintu Pong) as well as Pantai Cahaya Bulan (Love Beach) located 10 km off the capital. The Syarikat Kendeeran Melayu Kelantan (SKMK) is the main bus operator of Kelantan. Operated by the Konsortium Transnasional Berhad (KTB) under the name and livery of Cityliner and Transnasional, they have a fleet of over a thousand buses spread out in several areas of Kelantan and several long distance bus routes taking the passengers from a city to another city in Kelantan. It is of significant note that buses there have longer frequencies (with one of the routes making only one trip per day) and do not ply the roads overnight. Long distance overnight buses located at the external bus terminal at Jalan Hazmah (outside KB Mall), takes passengers to the other states of West Malaysia. (Credits to Wikipedia for some of the info.) |
DAC 5496 - Kota Bharu to KB Mall/Tesco K_DAC5496_IMG_0078.JPG 2008-06-11 13:42:25 |
DAP 5103 - Service 47 K_DAP5103_IMG_0226.JPG 2008-06-14 11:05:49 |
NBY 1251 - Service 4 K_NBY1251_IMG_0229.JPG 2008-06-14 11:06:20 |
JDS 2698 M_JDS2698_IMG_0130.JPG 2008-06-12 16:44:19 |
MAS 9555 M_MAS9555_IMG_0129.JPG 2008-06-12 16:43:49 |
WNQ 1005 M_WNQ1005_IMG_0123.JPG 2008-06-12 16:42:44 |
