Pasir Salak
A historical river-side town in the Perak Upper District / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Pasir Salak (federal constituency).
Pasir Salak (Jawi: ڤاسير سالق; Chinese: 巴西沙叻) is a mukim and historical riverside town in Perak Tengah District, Perak, Malaysia, about 45 minutes from the state capital, Ipoh.
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The British colonial official J.W.W. Birch, who had been sent to take up the position of the first British Resident in Perak, was assassinated at Pasir Salak as the result of a conspiracy involving the local chiefs Dato Maharaja Lela and Sepuntum. The British responded to Birch's assassination with a military intervention during the Perak War.[1]
Today, Pasir Salak is also the name of the parliamentary constituency.