Villagers reflect on early days of 54th estate


Workers at the Ampar Tenang Tea Estate in a photo dated 1960.

INDIANS in Dengkil, Sepang call the Ampar Tenang Indian settlement, ambaartenaar estate, which means 54th estate in Tamil.

Ampar Tenang derives its name from a combination of an English planter’s name A. Lampard and the Malay word tenang, which means calm or peaceful.

The Star Festive Promo: Get 35% OFF Digital Access

Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.02/month

Billed as RM 96.20 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In Focus

Pull of the Puppet Regime
Online hate, offline risks
Editorial: 'My name is Mohammad Deepak'
Bad Bunny vs Kid Rock:�What’s the real America?
Private power and public impact
Ramadan in City Hall
Why tech giants shouldn’t be liable for creating addictive platforms
Tokyo hardens for a hotter future
Between patriotism and fear
A 500,000-year headstart on ingenuity

Others Also Read