Jalan Aston (Jalan Che Bee Noor), Bukit Mertajam

Jalan Aston, Bukit Mertajam (17 July 2010)


Jalan Aston is one of the main roads in Bukit Mertajam. It begins at Jalan Arumugam Pillai and ends at Jalan Murthy.

Jalan Aston is also known as Jalan Che Bee Noor. The name change took effect in 1991, though most of the locals still call it Jalan Aston. The new namesake is a woman politician from Wanita UMNO. One of her children was the Federal Court judge Datuk Haidar. Che Bee Noor passed away in 1971 when she was performing the Haj in Mecca.

According to Dr Mohammad Najiran², who is researching the history of Penang road names for his graduate degree, Che Bee Noor was a candidate for the Malayan General Elections of 1959. She was the leader of Pergerakan Kaum Ibu.

Jalan Aston is believed to have been named after Arthur Vincent Aston, who served British Adviser of Perak from 1946 to 1948 and as Resident Commissioner of Penang from 1948 to 1951. During the Japanese Occupation, Aston was interned at Changi Prison in Singapore. He died in 1981.

Map of Jalan Che Bee Noor (Jalan Aston), Bukit Mertajam

Sights along Jalan Aston

Eateries along Jalan Aston

Schools along Jalan Aston

Banks along Jalan Aston

Businesses along Jalan Aston

Jalan Aston on Google Maps Street View

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Boon Kwang Tung, Chin Pek See and Edwin Lee for helping to provide useful leads about Aston that goes into this page.

References

List of Streets in Penang and Streets in Malaysia