Exploring Selangor’s past

Mohd Ismail (right) showing a rare congkak board in the shape of a peacock at Muzium Permainan Tradisional in Bukit Malawati.

THE name Selangor may have stemmed from an irritating insect, as the lore goes.

In the tale, warriors resting during their journey north were so annoyed by a langau (blowfly) that it became etched into the region’s identity.