2012 & 2015 : KAMPAR, PERAK

BY HJ ZULHEIMY MAAMOR

6 JULY 2024

Kampar founded in 1887, lies between the Kinta Valley, an area rich in tin reserves. Kampar was a tin mining town which bloomed during the height of the tin mining industry. Kampar is 33 km south from Ipoh.

My first memory in Kampar was in September 2012 when I attended the Health Screening program at Taman Ros Kampar on 9 September 2012.

Kampar is the hometown of one of our staff, Puan Azbarina Baharuddin who is our Finance Officer.

The journey from our office in Kuala Lumpur to the Kampar Rest House where we stayed is 172 km and takes 2 hours.

Kampar Rest House is under the management of the Kampar District Council. Located in Kampung Batu Berangkai, Kampar, Perak, now (year 2024) known as Hotel De Cassia.

Perhaps many people do not know that Kampar was recorded in history as one of the fiercest battles during the Second World War.

BATTLE OF KAMPAR

The Battle of Kampar (30 December 1941 - 2 January 1942) involving British and Indian Troops from the 11th Indian Infantry Division and the Japanese 5th Division.

For more details please refer to Wikipedia.

Wikipedia - Battle of Kampar

The site overlooking Kampar is set on what is now called Green Ridge, together with the nearby Thompson, Kennedy and Cemetery Ridges overlook the main road to the south from Ipoh, Perak.

Tesco Kampar is now Lotus Kampar. Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd,which operates around 60 Tesco and Tesco Extra Stores nationwide has officially changed its name to Lotuss Stores Malaysia Sdn Bhd on March 2021.

HEALTH SCREENING PROGRAM

Taman Ros

Kampar,Perak

9 September 2012

The Heart Disease Awareness Campaign on 9 September 2012 was conducted at Dewan Tabika Perpaduan, Taman Ros, Kampar, Perak. One of the staff of the Malaysian Heart Foundation comes from this area.

A total of 154 residents of Taman Ros underwent a health screening test throughout the day.

The Health Screening was assisted by Nurses from Kampar District Health Office.

HEALTH SCREENING PROGRAM

TAMAN ROS

KAMPAR, PERAK

12 APRIL 2015

Once again the Health Screening program was conducted in Taman Ros, Kampar, Perak on 12 April 2015.

A total of 107 villagers were present to undergo the Health Checkup Test that day.

Note:

There is no memory photo for this program because it has been corrupted and has been removed from the computer.

While in Kampar, we stayed at the Grand Hotel Kampar, which is located at Jalan Timah, Bandar Baru Kampar. The journey from our office in Kuala Lumpur to the Grand Kampar Hotel is 175 km and takes 2 hours and 11 minutes.

Grand Kampar Hotel, a 3-star deluxe hotel in Kampar, located within the vicinity of Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman (Main Campus), bank, corporation and factories. A wide variety of restaurants and bistros are within walking distance.