[4] Located approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Tutong town, the village borders Kampong Bukit Udal, Penapar, and Lubok Pulau.

Eventually, they managed to construct a ditch about 5 chains (330 ft; 100 m) long and 6 feet (1.8 m) wide, creating a small stream.

Initially, the Dusun agreed to participate, but over time, they became concerned that the completion of the ditch would make it easier for the Tutong people to fight them.

However, as the name was not considered pleasant to hear, Bendahari Talip Ali suggested changing it to Kampong Tanjong Maya.

This incident prompted the family to leave their hometown and move inland along the river in search of safer areas to cultivate crops, such as rice, and hunt animals.

Driven by a desire to find more suitable land for living, they eventually moved to a place called Pengkalan Ipa, which was ideal for hunting and observing potential threats.

After this, the position of village head was no longer held solely by the descendants of Bendahari Talip Ali.

Yassin bin Abdullah, a descendant of Sambas, who served as village head and penghulu of Mukim Tanjong Maya from 1975 to 1982.

Due to the significant responsibilities of both the penghulu of mukim and village head, which were then under the jurisdiction of Kampong Lubok Pulau, Datu Lela Raja Haji Md.

The construction of the school was carried out through a gotong-royong effort led by Penghulu Abdul Rashid on land he had donated.

The site was located at Bukit Penulod, Kampong Tanjong Maya, approximately 10 chains (660 ft; 200 m) from the river and near his residence.

[10] Islam spread rapidly in Kampung Tanjong Maya, thanks in large part to the efforts of Muslim travellers.

A third mosque was constructed in 1920 at Bukit Penulod, funded by a land donation from Penghulu Abdul Rashid bin Mohd Salleh.

This relocation was necessary to accommodate the growing population of Tanjong Maya and was agreed upon by Penghulu Abdul Rashid.

Funded by the villagers with a government contribution of B$523,000, the mosque cost $42,000 to build, excluding the expenses for the site and surrounding area.