Che Leh Ismail was forced to move to Pasir Mas from Kota Bharu when his land was taken over by the Sultan to build his palace.

During that time, a religious teacher from Bachok came to teach the Quran to the villagers in Pasir Mas.

However, a few days after the religious teacher returned to Bachok, three pots of gold suddenly appeared in some bushes.

[5] Haphazard development over the past decades has resulted in the mushrooming of residential houses that encircle the town.

A new township is slowly taking shape about four miles away at the Mukim of Lubuk Jong - a previously swampy area along the road leading to Rantau Panjang.