Selandar
Selandar is a mukim in Jasin District, Malacca, Malaysia.
Kampung Bukit Senggeh (KBS) is one of the villages located near Selandar. KBS has been divided into four sections, namely: Ayer Keroh, Rejang, Chembong and Bukit Senggeh Hilir. It borders with Batang Melaka, Machap Baru, Felda Bukit Senggeh, Felda Tun Ghafar (Air Kangkung & Kemendor) and Pondok Kempas.
KBS is well known for its Bukit Batu Lebah (Bees Hill), a scenic hill and among the highest in Melaka. From the middle of Bukit Batu Lebah, there is a rocky platform, big enough to accommodate about 100 people, and from there people can have a scenic view of KBS, and its surrounding areas. It is also a place to set up a tent if someone wishes to stay overnight. On the horizon, the straits of Malacca can be seen, and binoculars can be used in order to see the ships plying the straits. Just below the side of the rock that acts as a platform, there is a giant beehive where this hill actually got its name. No one is dared to harvest the honey, due to the belief that the bees are guarding the hill itself and may cast a spell on anyone who harvests the honey.
Another interesting place located at the middle of the hill is the giant rock shaped like a ship. A local folk story said that once there was a sailor, but due to his arrogance, he was cursed to become a rock together with his ship. The many shapes of giant rocks at this level will make a trip a remembered one. There is one small cave for people to pass through, and it is believed that people will not be able to pass it if they disrespect their mother.
Kampung Bukit Senggeh is a location for people to unwind during the weekend, and currently there is an effort by the state government to turn this village into a tourist area by constructing chalets at the foothill of Bukit Batu Lebah. The chalets are supported by a recreation park and it is suitable for the day visitors and also for the campers. The access route is through KBS main road, then taking Jalan Rejang after passing the mosque and KBS Rural clinic. If people intend to climb up the hill, a jungle track is provided to guide them until at the middle level of the hill.
The economic drive for the local community includes rubber tapping, palm-oil planting, cattle and goat rearing and farming. Most of the villagers are the elderly, whereas the younger ones left the village to work in the industrial areas or as a government servants in Melaka City, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) away. Efforts to increase the number of the population in KBS were hindered due to the lack of industries nearby and the unpopular agricultural job to the youngsters. The village also lost a generation of population in the late 1970s and the early 1980s, when the Federal Development Authority (Felda) opened many new land schemes in the nearby states. Land was offered in Negeri Sembilan, Pahang and Johor besides in Melaka itself such as Felda Kemendor, Hutan Percha, Felda Bukit Senggeh and Felda Air Kangkung. At that time, each new family (newly married couples in their 20s and early 30s) were given about 10 acres (40,000 m2) of land consisting of 8 acres (32,000 m2) of rubber plantation and 2 acres (8,100 m2) for the housing and the remaining to be planted with cash crops. Most of the new families who formed KBS moved out to make a settlement in these Felda schemes. These are the generations that shall drive the KBS's current economy and make up the populations should they were not settled in the Felda schemes.
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