Home to Negri Sembilan’s royal town


Seri Menanti Palace.

NOT too long ago, the only way to get to Kuala Pilah from Seremban was through Jalan Bukit Putus, a serpentine trail that wound its way through thickly-forested hills.

Negotiating the road, a section of Federal Route 51 from Paroi to Ulu Bendul, was often described as a white-knuckle drive due to its hairpin bends.

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