# Kampong Ties

Kampong Ties is a Malaysian-Singaporean television drama series (co-production). It is also the third production by MediaCorp Studios Malaysia Sdn Bhd. It was telecast from every Monday to Thursday, at 10:00pm on Malaysia's ntv7, starting 27 September and ended on 16 November 2011. It stars Ann Kok, Yvonne Lim and Zheng Geping as casts in this series. In Singapore, the series made its debut on 24 October at 7:00pm and had ended its run on 2 December 2011. The series was repeated at 4am on Sundays.
Some episodes in Singapore were also rated PG for some violent scenes. All episodes are available on Tonton (Malaysia) and xinmsn (Singapore).

## Plot

Set against a backdrop of magnificent lush greenery in a secluded part of Sungai Lembing in Kuantan, Pahang. Shuixian (Yvonne Lim) was forced by her foster mother to marry Lihai (Shaun Chen), whom later died in an accident, leaving Shuixian a young widow. Yueman (Ann Kok) is married to Jiaqing (Zhang Wenxiang), an abusive man. One day, Shuixian accidentally kills Jiaqing but was saved by Yueman who claimed Jiaqing was killed by his debtors. Both of them leave the village and met Youbao (Zheng Geping), head of a secret society.

## Cast

* Wang Yuqing as Cai Tian Shi
* Zhang Wen Xiang as Cai Jia Qing
* Ann Kok as Feng Yue Man
* Yvonne Lim as Lin Shuixian
* Shaun Chen as Wang Li Hai
* Remon Lim as Towkay Neo
* Hong Guo Rui as Milk King
* Zheng Geping as Zeng You Bao
* Ng Hui as Han Xiuyuan
* Elvis Chin as Han Juncai
* Ling Xiao as Nine-headed Bird
* Jess Teong as Big Sis Liu

## Episodes

| Episode | Title | Original airdate | Repeat telecast |
| 1 | "Episode One" | 27 September 2011 (2011-09-27) U (Malaysia) 24 October 2011 (2011-10-24) (Singapore) | 16 December 2012 |
| 2 | "Episode Two" | 28 September 2011 (2011-09-28) U (Malaysia) 25 October 2011 (2011-10-25) (Singapore) | 16 December 2012 |
| 3 | "Episode Three" | 29 September 2011 (2011-09-29) U (Malaysia) 26 October 2011 (2011-10-26) (Singapore) | 23 December 2012 |
| 4 | "Episode Four" | 3 October 2011 (2011-10-03) U (Malaysia) 27 October 2011 (2011-10-27) (Singapore) | 23 December 2012 |
| 5 | "Episode Five" | 4 October 2011 (2011-10-04) U (Malaysia) 28 October 2011 (2011-10-28) (Singapore) | 30 December 2012 |
| 6 | "Episode Six" | 5 October 2011 (2011-10-05) U (Malaysia) 31 October 2011 (2011-10-31) (Singapore) | 30 December 2012 |
| 7 | "Episode Seven" | 6 October 2011 (2011-10-06) U (Malaysia) 1 November 2011 (2011-11-01) (Singapore) | 6 January 2013 |
| 8 | "Episode Eight" | 10 October 2011 (2011-10-10) U (Malaysia) 2 November 2011 (2011-11-02) (Singapore) | 6 January 2013 |
| 9 | "Episode Nine" | 11 October 2011 (2011-10-11) U (Malaysia) 3 November 2011 (2011-11-03) (Singapore) | 13 January 2013 |
| 10 | "Episode Ten" | 12 October 2011 (2011-10-12) U (Malaysia) 4 November 2011 (2011-11-04) (Singapore) | 13 January 2013 |
| 11 | "Episode Eleven" | 13 October 2011 (2011-10-13) U (Malaysia) 7 November 2011 (2011-11-07) (Singapore) | 20 January 2013 |
| 12 | "Episode Twelve" | 17 October 2011 (2011-10-17) U (Malaysia) 8 November 2011 (2011-11-08) (Singapore) | 20 January 2013 |
| 13 | "Episode Thirteen" | 18 October 2011 (2011-10-18) U (Malaysia) 9 November 2011 (2011-11-09) (Singapore) | 27 January 2013 |
| 14 | "Episode Fourteen" | 19 October 2011 (2011-10-19) U (Malaysia) 10 November 2011 (2011-11-10) (Singapore) | 27 January 2013 |
| 15 | "Episode Fifteen" | 20 October 2011 (2011-10-20) U (Malaysia) 11 November 2011 (2011-11-11) (Singapore) | 3 February 2013 |
| 16 | "Episode Sixteen" | 24 October 2011 (2011-10-24) U (Malaysia) 14 November 2011 (2011-11-14) (Singapore) | 3 February 2013 |
| 17 | "Episode Seventeen" | 25 October 2011 (2011-10-25) U (Malaysia) 15 November 2011 (2011-11-15) (Singapore) | 17 February 2013 |
| 18 | "Episode Eighteen" | 26 October 2011 (2011-10-26) U (Malaysia) 16 November 2011 (2011-11-16) (Singapore) | 17 February 2013 |
| 19 | "Episode Nineteen" | 27 October 2011 (2011-10-27) U (Malaysia) 17 November 2011 (2011-11-17) (Singapore) | 24 February 2013 |
| 20 | "Episode Twenty" | 31 October 2011 (2011-10-31) U (Malaysia) 18 November 2011 (2011-11-18) (Singapore) | 24 February 2013 |
| 21 | "Episode Twenty-one" | 1 November 2011 (2011-11-01) U (Malaysia) 21 November 2011 (2011-11-21) | 3 March 2013 |
| 22 | "Episode Twenty-two" | 2 November 2011 (2011-11-02) U (Malaysia) 22 November 2011 (2011-11-22) | 3 March 2013 |
| 23 | "Episode Twenty-three" | 3 November 2011 (2011-11-03) U (Malaysia) 23 November 2011 (2011-11-23) | 10 March 2013 |
| 24 | "Episode Twenty-four" | 7 November 2011 (2011-11-07) U (Malaysia) 24 November 2011 (2011-11-24) | 10 March 2013 |
| 25 | "Episode Twenty-five" | 8 November 2011 (2011-11-08) U (Malaysia) 25 November 2011 (2011-11-25) | 17 March 2013 |
| 26 | "Episode Twenty-six" | 9 November 2011 (2011-11-09) U (Malaysia) 28 November 2011 (2011-11-28) | 17 March 2013 |
| 27 | "Episode Twenty-seven" | 10 November 2011 (2011-11-10) U (Malaysia) 22 November 2011 (2011-11-22) | 24 March 2013 |
| 28 | "Episode Twenty-eight" | 14 November 2011 (2011-11-14) U (Malaysia) 30 November 2011 (2011-11-30) | 24 March 2013 |
| 29 | "Episode Twenty-nine" | 15 November 2011 (2011-11-15) U (Malaysia) 22 November 2011 (2011-11-22) | 31 March 2013 |
| 30 | "Episode Thirty" | 16 November 2011 (2011-11-16) U (Malaysia) 2 December 2011 (2011-12-02) | 31 March 2013 |

## Awards and nominations

The series was nominated for 6 awards, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Favourite Female Character, Best Theme Song, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Other dramas nominated for Best Drama Series include, C.L.I.F., Secrets of Sale, A Song to Remember, and On The Fringe, and Best Theme Songs are Secrets of Sale, A Song to Remember, Devotion and The Oath.

### Star Awards 2012

| Accolades | Award | Nominee | Result |
| Star Awards 2012 Show 1 红星大奖2012 上半场 | Best Theme Song 最佳主题曲 | 甘榜情缘 | Nominated |
| Star Awards 2012 Show 1 红星大奖2012 上半场 | Best Director 最佳导演 | Kok Tzyy Haw | Nominated |
| Star Awards 2012 Show 1 红星大奖2012 上半场 | Best Screenplay 最佳剧本 | Koh Teng Liang | Nominated |
| Star Awards 2012 Show 2 红星大奖2012 下半场 | Best Actor 最佳男主角 | Zheng Geping 郑各评 | Nominated |
| Star Awards 2012 Show 2 红星大奖2012 下半场 | Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角 | Ng Hui 黄慧 | Nominated |
| Star Awards 2012 Show 2 红星大奖2012 下半场 | Favourite Female Character 最喜爱女角色 | Ann Kok 郭舒贤 | Nominated |