Sungai Karas

Sungai Karas
new village
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	双溪加叻
Coordinates: 2.3554°N 103.0383°E / 2.3554; 103.0383
Country	Malaysia
State	Johor
District	Segamat
Government
• Local government	Labis District Council
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed
Postal code	85300
Website	mdlabis.gov.my

Sungai Karas is a Chinese new village in Labis, Segamat District, Johor, Malaysia, 3 km south of Labis. It has about 100 houses, while two new housing areas have about 70 houses.

Economy

Most villagers are rubber tappers at their six ekar rubber trees. In the last 10 years some rubber trees were replaced by those producing palm oil. Most jobs in the rubber jungle are done by old villagers, while most young people left their home to work outside the village.

Education

There is one Chinese Primary School, SJK(C) Karas.