Bercham - former tin mining centre turned booming township

By AMANDA YEAP

The Bercham market is housed in a two-storey building. — Photos: RONNIE CHIN/ The Star

During the British colonial period, many Chinese residents from Chemor, Tanjung Rambutan and Tambun were forced to relocate here under the Briggs Plan to protect people from communists.

Around 945 families settled in Bercham after the new village was formed, mostly in wooden houses built on their own.

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