K. Malaiperumal Pillay : Contractor and Planter

 K. Malaiperumal Pillay : Contractor and Planter ;

Builder of Public Infrastructure

K. Malaiperumal Pillay was a prominent contractor and planter in Batu Gajah.His early foray into business was as a rubber planter, where he owned an estate in Batu Gajah. Through resolving efforts he rose on to become an established building and public contractor. He had a major hand in the construction of the prison, hospital, major roads and buildings within the town. He constructed the road between Tambun and Ampang whereas the Batu Gajah prison was completed in the year 1902.

Despite his lower education qualification, K. Malaiperumal realised the importance of formal English education to children. Sensing the need of a school in Batu Arang, he founded the Private English School in 1907, with his house as the base. He personally lobbied for students in his neighbourhood by persuading parents to send their child to the school and managed to gather around 30 pupils for the first batch.... 

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