Padang Besar, Malaysia

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Padang Besar
Town
Other transcription(s)
•  Postal code	02100
Area code(s)	04-9xxxxxxx
Vehicle registration	R

Padang Besar (often abbreviated as Padang or P.B.) is a

, although the locals here usually refer to the town as "Pekan Siam" or Siamese town. The town is a "shopping heaven" and popular destination for Malaysians because of the duty-free shopping complex in between the border checkpoints of the two countries. The town attracts several thousand visitors from Peninsular Malaysia and southern Thailand every weekend and during public holidays.^[1]

Border Crossing

Padang Besar is connected to

.

The Malaysian checkpoint is located to the north east of town, about 300m from the actual border where the Thai checkpoint is located. Both the Malaysian and Thai checkpoints have drive-through lanes.

The

station in Thailand only serves as a domestic station.

Economy

Tourism, international trading and the logistics sector are the most important profit source to local citizens if compared to agriculture. Padang Besar's industry area is one of the most important industry areas in Perlis.

Tourism

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Padang Besar is a popular shopping paradise since 1960, this town is frequently visited by citizens from both Malaysia and Thailand for travel and business purpose. Nowadays, this town still attracts several thousands of visitors from Peninsular Malaysia and Southern Thailand every weekend and during public holidays. Majority of Malaysians frequent Kompleks Aked Niaga Padang Besar, Pasar Padang Besar and Gapura Square. Jalan Besar (town center) is also one of the famous shopping area for Thai and Malaysian visitors.

Except for the above-mentioned shopping destinations, places of interest that can be reached within 20 minutes from Padang Besar are listed as below

• Gua Kelam (Limestone cave)
• Chuping (Malaysia largest sugar cane land and one the Malaysia Rally Championship circuit)
• Perlis State Park (the only semi deciduous forest in Malaysia)
• Timah Tasoh Lake

Demographics

Based on the research from

, Population in Padang Besar town is around 10000, the population structure based on races are as below:

• Malay: 73.52%
• Chinese: 23.23%
• Indian: 2.82%
• Other: 0.59% (majority is Thailand Muslim from Southern Thailand)^{[citation needed]}

Languages

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Malay language—the national language, is the principal language of Perlis as well as Padang Besar but the native variant is Perlis Malay. Other major languages spoken by local citizen are Hokkien, Mandarin Chinese, Thai and Tamil. Majority of local citizens are able to speak basic English.

Gallery

• 
  Arked Niaga Padang Besar, 2023.
• 
  Interior of Arked Niaga Padang Besar, 2023.
• 
  Section of FT 7 in Padang Besar, 2023.
• 
  Kilometre zero of Padang Besar, 2023.
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  Padang Besar railway station, 2023.

References

External links

• Tourism Malaysia - Padang Besar