The Pill That Cures

Segamat got her name from "Segar Amat" which means "very fresh". This "Segar Amat" name was given by Bendahara Tepok, who was the Prime Minister of Melaka. He was fleeing Melaka in 1511, when the Portuguese invaded Melaka, which was then a major port in South East Asia, and an entre-port between the East and West. On his way retreating to Johore, (the state in the South of Peninsular Malaysia), Bendahara Tepok and his troops stopped and rested by a river and drank from the river. The water of the river was cold and refreshing, and Bendahara exclaimed "Segar Amat !" which means "Very Refreshing". The rest is history.


I do not know much about the history of this town. But according to my dad, the earliest business activities were concentrated along the river bank. Wooden shop houses were built and later as the town prospered, they were replaced with brick houses (shown in this picture)


68 years is not very long compared to many historical town, but it is long enough to see many changes and transformations in the town.


The back alley.


The door.