The state-level celebration will be held on the first day of Chinese New Year at the residence of Menteri Besar Dato Seri DiRaja Dr Zambry Abd Kadir. HRH the Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah together with HRH Raja Permaisuri Perak Tuanku Bainun will grace the occasion together with the Raja Muda and Raja DiHilir [...]
Perak has been selected as the host for the national-level Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration this year. It will be held in Sitiawan on January 28, the sixth day of the Chinese lunar calendar. A state-level celebration was initially slated to be held at Ipoh Padang on the same evening. This is the second time [...]
Over 10,000 Perakeans filled the grounds of Stadium Indera Mulia to usher in the New Year. While they waited anxiously for the countdown to midnight and the approaching New Year, they were entertained to live music and songs performed by some of the country’s top musical and singing talents. The line-up included popular singers such [...]
We refer to the letter “Nur’s Parents Seek Justice “(Ipoh Echo Issue 134, December 16, 2011). We wish to extend our deepest sympathy to Nur Sofiera’s parents for their child’s condition. Nur Sofiera was initially admitted to the Paediatrics Ward at Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun Ipoh on March 11, 2009 for fever and fits. She [...]
Yayasan Bina Upaya Darul Ridzuan (YBU) will soon introduce a funding scheme to allow the less fortunate an opportunity to own a house. The foundation’s proposed subsidised-housing scheme is estimated to cost RM5 million. For a start, a pilot project will be built near Taman Kaya in Taiping on a 50-acre former mining land site. [...]
Tambun’s Haven Lakeside Residences, developed by Superboom Projects Sdn Bhd, held a dinner to fete its customers recently. Contractors, suppliers, bankers, valuers, consultants, and purchasers were invited to view completed units and to enjoy some merriment, courtesy of the developer. On track to be completed by middle of next year, the structure of all three [...]
On my way home recently, I chanced upon a billboard, outside of the Low Cost Carrier Terminal in Sepang, extolling the virtues of Visit Perak Year 2012. What puzzles me is the depiction of Istana Kenangan in Kuala Kangsar as the primary image associated with the occasion. Istana Kenangan, incidentally, is under renovation and is [...]
Recently, the leading state newspaper in Perak carried an article which contained details of the Perak State Government’s budget for 2012 which was tabled before the State Assembly on November 21, 2011 (Ipoh Echo, Issue 133, 1-15 December 2011). Among the key items of planned allocation in what is clearly a pre-election budget aimed at [...]
The 2011 Perak chess calendar wrapped up recently with a fitting finale. The Perak Closed Chess Tournament 2011 opened to those born in Perak or those who live and work in the state, attracted a total of 64 chess enthusiasts. The nine-round tournament was played over two days at the school hall of SMK Seri [...]
Almost a thousand football fans gathered at the Menteri Besar’s residence recently to witness the launch of Perak 2012 Super League Season. At the event, new jerseys for the state team were unveiled and two foreign players were introduced. They are Lazar Popovic from Serbia who will take on the role of striker and Michal [...]
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