Bidor

Bidor (Jawi: بيدور, Chinese: 美羅) is a town and mukim in Batang Padang District, southern Perak, Malaysia.

It is south of Tapah, north of Sungkai, east of Changkat Jong and Teluk Intan, and west of the Titiwangsa Mountains.

Bidor and much of Perak were believed to be part of the Gangga Negara kingdom based on the historical artifacts that were discovered.

The pioneer of the town was believed to be Syeikh Abdul Ghani who also became the village headman after the founding of the settlements.

They came to Batang Padang to flee the Chinese triad wars and some of them were brought in to work in the newly opened tin mines of the area.

[3] In 1943, MPAJA's MPAJA 1st Patrol under the 5th Regiment was assigned to protect Col. John Davis who represent the Supreme Allied Commander, Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, who had just established the Head Office (HO) of Force 136[4] at Blantan Hill, some seven miles north-east of Bidor township.

The last 'black area' in Bidor, the Gepai Falls was finally opened to public in 1989 after a treaty was signed between Malaysian government and the Malayan Communist Party.

As this town is (still is) rather famous for its variety of food, travellers frequently choose to stop-by at one of the eateries before continuing their journey.

The plan was suggested by Sultan Nazrin Shah who was then Raja Muda and was strongly endorsed by the then-Perak Chief Minister, Tan Sri Dato' Seri Tajol Rosli Ghazali.

The plan was totally called off after the Perak state administration fell to Pakatan Rakyat as soon after the March 2008 general elections.

An 8th–9th century bronze standing 8-armed Buddhist Avalokitesvara statue found at Anglo Oriental, Bidor, Perak tin mine in year 1936. 79 cm height.
Members of the Senoi Praaq in 1953
Approaching a Bidor Interchange.