Dateline 2012-09-16:
PENGERANG, once a sleepy corner of Johor, is fast turning into a boom town for petroleum investors as the government steps up efforts to turn Malaysia into a regional oil and gas hub, rivalling Singapore.
Located south of Desaru, on the southeastern tip of Johor facing Singapore, Pengerang became the British army’s “Waterloo” in 1936 when they paid the price for underestimating their biggest nemesis then — the Japanese army.
The Japanese captured Malaya without firing a single shot from the Pengerang battery (a fort where weapons such as guns and cannon were stationed) when they surprised the British by landing in Kota Baru instead of Singapore. (The battery was part of the “Singapore fortress”, aimed at defending Singapore from a sea attack.)
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Wata - Malaysian Oil and Gas Engineer 