Kuala Besut popular with visitors to Perhentian Islands and seafood lovers
Local traders loading groceries onto their boat at the Perhentian Islands cargo jetty at Kuala Besut. — ZABIDI TUSIN /The Star
The fishing town of Kuala Besut is no sleepy hollow.
It gets its fair share of popularity – even among foreigners – for being the departure point to Terengganu’s beautiful Perhentian islands.
The Kuala Besut jetty is also popular among seafood lovers as the catch is literally fresh from the sea.
The other unique characteristic of Kuala Besut is that despite being in Terengganu, locals speak in the Kelantanese dialect due to its proximity to the neighbouring state.
So, instead of “Boh” – the friendly greeting meaning boss or brother –the locals will address one another with “Abe” which is the Kelantanese way of pronouncing “Abang” or brother.
But don’t be surprised if the local boys start to chat in English – albeit broken – as many have enthusiastically taken up the language to converse with tourists.
Stalls near the jetty cater for the “foreign palate”, with dishes like pasta and pizza served alongside local fare.
The menus, also tailored for the foreigners, are written in English –there is Malay fried rice (for the nasi goreng kampung) and a “fish roll” is the delicious keropok lekor.
Aside from fishing, it is obvious that tourism is the other main source of income for this small town.
Kuala Besut has a handful of resorts, chalets and a sizeable number of lodgings for budget travellers who will cross over to the island after an overnight stay.
One of its famous sons is national footballer Norshahrul Idlan Talaha, better known among fans as Mat Yo, who is now playing for Johor Darul Takzim FC.
Over the next two weeks, this town will be buzzing with activities as its voters will once again go to the ballot box to elect their new representative.
Kuala Besut assemblyman and executive committee chairman for health Dr A. Rahman Mokhtar died on June 26, just over a month after he won the seat for the second term in the 13th general election.
Again, the toss is between Barisan Nasional and PAS for the 17,683 voters, including 1,149 absent voters.
Party workers from both sides will have it rather easy as a lot of flags have yet to be taken down from the last election.
But the irony is that even billboard posters of the deceased can still be found around town.
Food stall owner Hashim Alias, who thought that it would be a quiet Ramadan, is now looking forward to brisk business during buka puasa.
“With the outstation crowd coming for the by-election, I may open my stall till late to cater for the sahur (pre-dawn meal) crowd,” he said.
Local Nik Amir Nik Daud hopes to see more crowd filling mosques and surau for the terawih prayers.
“We should not forget our religious obligations even if there is an election and campaigning to do,” he said.
Nik Amir also hopes that there will be less political mudslinging during the campaign in respect of the holy month.
~News courtesy of The Star~
Local traders loading groceries onto their boat at the Perhentian Islands cargo jetty at Kuala Besut. — ZABIDI TUSIN /The Star
The fishing town of Kuala Besut is no sleepy hollow.
It gets its fair share of popularity – even among foreigners – for being the departure point to Terengganu’s beautiful Perhentian islands.
The Kuala Besut jetty is also popular among seafood lovers as the catch is literally fresh from the sea.
The other unique characteristic of Kuala Besut is that despite being in Terengganu, locals speak in the Kelantanese dialect due to its proximity to the neighbouring state.
So, instead of “Boh” – the friendly greeting meaning boss or brother –the locals will address one another with “Abe” which is the Kelantanese way of pronouncing “Abang” or brother.
But don’t be surprised if the local boys start to chat in English – albeit broken – as many have enthusiastically taken up the language to converse with tourists.
Stalls near the jetty cater for the “foreign palate”, with dishes like pasta and pizza served alongside local fare.
The menus, also tailored for the foreigners, are written in English –there is Malay fried rice (for the nasi goreng kampung) and a “fish roll” is the delicious keropok lekor.
Aside from fishing, it is obvious that tourism is the other main source of income for this small town.
Kuala Besut has a handful of resorts, chalets and a sizeable number of lodgings for budget travellers who will cross over to the island after an overnight stay.
One of its famous sons is national footballer Norshahrul Idlan Talaha, better known among fans as Mat Yo, who is now playing for Johor Darul Takzim FC.
Over the next two weeks, this town will be buzzing with activities as its voters will once again go to the ballot box to elect their new representative.
Kuala Besut assemblyman and executive committee chairman for health Dr A. Rahman Mokhtar died on June 26, just over a month after he won the seat for the second term in the 13th general election.
Again, the toss is between Barisan Nasional and PAS for the 17,683 voters, including 1,149 absent voters.
Party workers from both sides will have it rather easy as a lot of flags have yet to be taken down from the last election.
But the irony is that even billboard posters of the deceased can still be found around town.
Food stall owner Hashim Alias, who thought that it would be a quiet Ramadan, is now looking forward to brisk business during buka puasa.
“With the outstation crowd coming for the by-election, I may open my stall till late to cater for the sahur (pre-dawn meal) crowd,” he said.
Local Nik Amir Nik Daud hopes to see more crowd filling mosques and surau for the terawih prayers.
“We should not forget our religious obligations even if there is an election and campaigning to do,” he said.
Nik Amir also hopes that there will be less political mudslinging during the campaign in respect of the holy month.
~News courtesy of The Star~
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