From Sungai Rengit we drove some 16 km to the west to get to a cape called Tanjung Pengelih. From here there is no mistaking the land across as the island of Singapura. The skyscrapers in the distance could not belong to any other except its city-centre skyline...
Here there exist a main navy camp. Then again it is out of bounds to us civilians...
Next place to go is the jetty of Tanjung Pengelih...
It is for boats or ferries plying the route to the Indonesian island of Batam, known to be a sort of weekend hideaway for some...
Across the jetty one could see the island of Pulau Tekong belonging to Singapura...
I understand works have been going for years to reclaim land around Pulau Tekong and make it closer to the Singapura main island, a process that has somehow constricted flow of waters of the Straits of Tebrau which divides Singapura from Johor.
From Tanjung Pengelih it is only 20 km down straight south to the island of Batam. For the record, Batam is part of the group of islands called the Riau islands which is very famous in old Malay history for being the centre of seat for the Bugis dynasty comprising descendants of the famous 5 Bugis princes, Daeng Parani, Daeng Merewah, Daeng Menambon. Daeng Kemasi and Daeng Chelak. The islands included Bintan (also known as the island of Bentan) and are part of Indonesia. Thus while the cape is some distance by road from the main Johor city of Johor Bahru, its small distance from Indonesia makes it an ideal entry or embarkation point.
From Sungai Rengit we drove some 16 km to the west to get to a cape called Tanjung Pengelih. From here there is no mistaking the land across as the island of Singapura. The skyscrapers in the distance could not belong to any other except its city-centre skyline...
Here there exist a main navy camp. Then again it is out of bounds to us civilians...
Next place to go is the jetty of Tanjung Pengelih...
It is for boats or ferries plying the route to the Indonesian island of Batam, known to be a sort of weekend hideaway for some...
Across the jetty one could see the island of Pulau Tekong belonging to Singapura...
I understand works have been going for years to reclaim land around Pulau Tekong and make it closer to the Singapura main island, a process that has somehow constricted flow of waters of the Straits of Tebrau which divides Singapura from Johor.
From Tanjung Pengelih it is only 20 km down straight south to the island of Batam. For the record, Batam is part of the group of islands called the Riau islands which is very famous in old Malay history for being the centre of seat for the Bugis dynasty comprising descendants of the famous 5 Bugis princes, Daeng Parani, Daeng Merewah, Daeng Menambon. Daeng Kemasi and Daeng Chelak. The islands included Bintan (also known as the island of Bentan) and are part of Indonesia. Thus while the cape is some distance by road from the main Johor city of Johor Bahru, its small distance from Indonesia makes it an ideal entry or embarkation point.
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