[2] The village was founded by the British government in 1950 during the post-war insurrection.

A British government official trying to find the name of the place by pointing at it was told first that it was "Sungai" (River) and then that it was "Durian" (the type of tree).

[4] As of 2011 the village had 1,322 formal housing units, with a total population of about 4,000.

The entire population is Chinese in origin, mainly Hakka, and believe in Taoism.

Fishing and growing vegetables are sidelines, and the village has a small furniture manufacturing business.