Sungai Karas is a Chinese new village in Labis, Segamat District, Johor, Malaysia, 3 km south of Labis. It has about 100 houses, while two new housing areas have about 70 houses.
Sungai Karas | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 双溪加叻 |
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| Coordinates: 2°21′19″N 103°02′18″E / 2.3554°N 103.0383°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Johor |
| District | Segamat |
| Government | |
| • Local government | Labis District Council |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed |
| Postal code | 85300 |
| Website | mdlabis |
Economy
editMost villagers are rubber tappers at their six ekar rubber trees. In the last 10 years some rubber trees were replaced by those producing palm oil. Most jobs in the rubber jungle are done by old villagers, while most young people left their home to work outside the village.[1]
Education
editThere is one Chinese Primary School, SJK(C) Karas.
References
edit- ^ "Blok baru SJKC Sungai Karas dibina semula". Utusan Online.
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