Kampong Ayer Merah- Kulim

In a nut shell :- A small kampung in the outskirt of Kulim Town. If you drive 2 miles westward , you will reach the Kedah - Penang boundry.

Briefly :- Its a little village in the outskirts of Kulim town. About 3 miles from the town center. Located along the Kulim - Bukit Mertajam trunk road.

In the early 60's and late 70's the village is dotted with large rubber plantations. A famous rubber plantation bordering the village is the Lily Estate. Owned by a rich Malay family but was eventually sold to housing developers in the early 80's. Taman Bersatu, a large housing estate bordering the village was built on a former rubber
plantation.

Its predominantly habitated by Malays ( 99% )and Indians ( rubber tappers ). There are very few Indians left in the village as they are relocated to other parts of the Kulim District when rubber estates are no longer making profits and was eventually sold to housing developers .

The village surau is located right across the Kulim - Bukit Mertajam trunk road. Its a wooden two story building painted light cream . The surau is being used as a kindergarten for pre schoolers in the mornings and afternoons . Villagers perform their daily prayers at the surau .Right opposite the surau are private houses built on small lots of land that is being sold by the chettiars in the early 70's.

Three famous landmarks the dominates the village are the new Kulim District Police Headquarters the Kolej MARA Kulim campus and the new mosque with a huge dome .A used car dealer has set up its shown room opposite the surau.It has since become the new landmark for the tiny village.