Photograph of ex-Panglima Kinta Zainal Abidin?

Zainal Abidin was probably the greatest Panglima Kinta, or territorial chief of Kinta, in the history of Perak before he was deposed from office by the British. He witnessed everything: the blissful tranquility, the turmoils of war, and the sudden growth of Kinta. He saw it all in Kinta, from before and after the mass arrival of Europeans, or white men, that was bound to happen right after the conclusion of the Perak War. He was not known to be fabulously rich like other Kinta territorial chiefs, but nobody can deny that he led Kinta through her finest and darkest hours right before his unfortunate deposition.

I often wonder what he actually looks like.

The real Gunung Datok of Tambun

Is it true that the famous Gunung Datok has been commercially exploited (Editor: exploited, not conquered or ‘kongkek’) by the operator of the highly acclaimed Lost World of Tambun theme park?

Is it true that the famous Datoh of Kinta, also known as "Datoh Hilang di Jalan", and his companion, "Puteri Bendang Ayer Hangat", are enjoying their afterlife in the spiritual realm, perhaps even at the Lost World of Tambun theme park?

Kepayang and the longing for the title of Panglima Kinta

“to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery”¹

By force or treachery?

Those are very strong words, but that's how Merriam-Webster defines the meaning of "supplant." This is a subject that needs to be looked into because it might explain why a mysterious man chose to change his identity and hide behind the alias we all know today as Kulup Lembang.