Pahang

Pahang (Jawi: ڨهڠ) is the largest state in Peninsular Malaysia, occupying the huge Sungai Pahang river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.

Economy

For decades, Pahang's main industry centered on tropical timber production, as large forest swatches supported massive production of wood products, which were the state's main export. Yet a decline in mature trees due to intensive harvesting lately has caused a slowdown and the practice of more sustainable forestry.

Related Topics:
Timber - Sustainable forestry

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Fishery products are also a main source of income especially for the communities on the long coastline of the state. Dried and salted fish is a speciality here.

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Raub in the central Pahang area was the only profitable gold mining operation in Malaysia but reserves were soon exhausted and the mines were shut down. Recently, newer technology has made extraction profitable again and operations are being carried out once more.

Related Topics:
Raub - Gold mining

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Sungai Lembing in the heydays was a large center for shaft mining of timah better known as tin. Miners dug underground tunnels to reach the ore and brought it up to the surface by the cartloads for smelting into jongkangs. Now that tin is no longer mined, and the mines are mostly flooded, Sungai Lembing is a dying town with few prospects except tourism based on its history of mining.

Related Topics:
Sungai Lembing - Tin

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Industry mostly centers on wood-based products and petrochemical processing. Kuantan port is one of the busiest ports in the east coast and transportation networks allow for the fast transportation of goods through the state.

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Tourism remains the state's main earner with large natural resources to entice visitors from Taman Negara's forests, Pulau Tioman and the Genting Highlands.

Related Topics:
Taman Negara - Pulau Tioman - Genting Highlands

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