Ipoh Learning & Training Institute’s 9th Cambridge Certificate Presentation Ceremony in conjunction with the Silver Jubilee Celebrations was held recently. One hundred and twenty-one students took the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations at the end of last year, and 85 of them received their prestigious Cambridge certificates from the guest of honour, DYTM Raja Puan [...]
Three students from SMK Methodist ACS Kampar won cash awards for their outstanding achievements in sports. They were rewarded at a simple ceremony organised by the Parent Teacher Association at the school hall on August 7. “It’s a form of recognition for these students who have brought fame to the school at the recent Majlis [...]
Mariaville Nursery & Kindergarten, which is run by the Good Shepherd Sisters, celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a Family Carnival recently. Chairman of the Perak Turf Club, Tan Sri V. Jeyaratnam, was the Guest of Honour. The support from parents and friends was tremendous. Staff from Pusat Kebajikan Good Shepherd HQ and their sister school [...]
The forum to discuss “media’s role in enhancing non-governmental organisations’ ability to serve the community” co-sponsored by Perak Women for Women Society (PWW) and Ipoh City Watch (ICW) was well received by Ipohites. Over 60 participants attended the forum held at PWW’s one-stop centre along Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Ipoh recently. The panellists consisted of [...]
Perak Police is conducting several programmes to encourage better interaction between the people and the man-in-blue. “The success of these programmes depends on how well they are being received and perceived by the people,” said Perak Police Chief, DCP Dato’ Pahlawan Zulkifli Abdullah. He told this to the media at the launching of the “High [...]
The Kinta Taxi Owners’ and Drivers’ Association is seeing red over MBI’s seeming lack of interest in approving its application for waiting spaces in front of Yik Foong Complex. Each time members wait or stop to pick passengers in front of the mall they get booked. The association applied to City Council six months ago [...]
Former Senior Assistant Director of Customs Malaysia, Tan Eok Chye, was nominated President of Y’s Men’s Club of Ipoh for the third time. The installation ceremony, held at the Excelsior Hotel Ipoh on Saturday, August 14, was graced by Dato’ Chang Ko Youn, special adviser to MB Perak and over 200 well-wishers and guests. Chang [...]
Many people in Ipoh have mistaken Wesley Methodist School Ipoh (WMSI) for the former Methodist High School (MHS). Wesley Methodist School Ipoh is a re-branded school under the management of the Council of Education of the Methodist Church of Malaysia. It is modelled after Wesley Methodist School Kuala Lumpur, a much sought after school with [...]
A South Korean company in Manjong is providing free medical service to the town’s residents and people are flocking to its treatment centre. On an average, about 300 people, who suffer from backaches, arthritis and stiffness of the limbs, visit the centre daily. The centre is managed by Madam Li Hui Lian and her husband. [...]
Ipoh Echo’s 100th Issue Anniversary Party held at the Impiana Hotel was a rousing success.
The need for an efficient public bus system in the city was first highlighted in the Ipoh Echo a year ago. It was then described that the half-century old bus system was suitable only for a Municipality, not a city which has expanded in size and population, covering a wider radius to include several burgeoning [...]
In just over two decades, Kampar has emerged from the tailings of the tin mines into a fast growing hub for tertiary education in Perak.
By See Foon Chan-Koppen Ipoh Echo’s 100th Issue Anniversary Party promises to be a festive evening showcasing local talents to make Perak proud. A line-up of dance, music and song to be performed by home-grown, born and bred Perakeans, will see the 400-strong supporters who bought tables for the gala evening tapping their feet, and [...]
Consultative council is willing to work with the authorities. However, they should not drag their feet and remain indifferent…Scarcity of burial grounds A crematorium may not be appealing to the squeamish but for those who have been clamouring for one, it is definitely a necessity. The scarcity of burial grounds in the city is a [...]
Traders impose their will on organisers rather than the other way around. This is not progress… Exposition It is most disheartening to see how well-meaning intentions are being exploited for selfish reasons. The much heralded Wenzhou Brand-name and Quality Products Exposition and the Perak Agrofest 2010 bore witness to this flagrant display of self-serving profiteering. [...]
By Fathol Zaman Bukhari Ipohites, exercise your rights judiciously. Inspect the draft local plan and make your objections and representations known… Local Plan Based on the Town and Country Planning Act 1976, a local planning authority is allowed to prepare a local plan. However, it has to be integral to the state structural plan. This [...]
Ipoh Echo interviews M. Gokoolaram Naidu (Ram), Executive Legal Officer of Perak Legal Aid Centre & Human Rights Committee. Ipoh Echo: Give us an overview of the Perak Legal Aid Centre. Ram: The Bar Council Legal Aid Centre of Perak was formed in late 1984. When I joined the Centre I had to work from [...]
Or the Importance of Sex Education The rate of teenage pregnancies and abandoned babies nationwide is alarming. Ipoh is not immune to this and while our community leaders, experts, police and NGOs debate about how to resolve this issue, babies continue to be dumped. Many see sex education as a means of empowering young teenagers [...]
Recently, there has been a lot of talk about promoting Ipoh – the City That Tin Built, as a tourists’ destination, all of which was looking at a bigger picture of some ambitious plan or project. What these plans failed to do was to take note of some of the seemingly minor details that needed [...]
Yayasan Sultan Idris Shah for the Disabled (YSIS) is preparing to take on a bigger role in the training of skilled and competent workers in the right techniques of disability management. The Jeyaratnam Campus, which was launched by Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir at the existing complex in Bercham, recently, will provide the [...]
Ipoh and the Kinta Valley are in danger of losing its branding and outstanding universal value as a Tin-Mining UNESCO World Heritage Site. Rampant demolitions of heritage structures and pre-war buildings over the years have raised the fear among the heritage community namely: Perak Heritage Society and the Kinta Heritage Group. The community are saying [...]
Blazes Trail in Leadership and Service They say that actions speak louder than words and when the entire staff and consultants of the Pantai Hospital Ipoh, conspire to throw a surprise party for CEO Dr. Dilshaad Ali, going to great lengths to track down old classmates, teachers and colleagues for their birthday messages, you know [...]
Having spent many years living in Malaysia and looking to replicate the taste and mouth feel of the Nasi Padang I grew up with in Singapore, I was delighted when Simpang Tiga opened up and I could indulge in all my childhood taste thrills. But as a huge restaurant, it comes with all the accompanying [...]
When Dato’ Daniel Tay offered to take me for some Hock Chew food in Ayer Tawar, I was completely at sea as to its whereabouts and willingly accepted. Dato’ Daniel who is a true blue Sitiawan boy should know, I figured. So when my friends Edward and Ginla Foo said they would come by to [...]
Three students from SMK Methodist ACS Kampar won cash awards for their outstanding achievements in sports. They were rewarded at a simple ceremony organised by the Parent Teacher Association at the school hall on August 7. “It’s a form of recognition for these students who have brought fame to the school at the recent Majlis [...]
Mariaville Nursery & Kindergarten, which is run by the Good Shepherd Sisters, celebrated its 30th Anniversary with a Family Carnival recently. Chairman of the Perak Turf Club, Tan Sri V. Jeyaratnam, was the Guest of Honour. The support from parents and friends was tremendous. Staff from Pusat Kebajikan Good Shepherd HQ and their sister school [...]
Many people in Ipoh have mistaken Wesley Methodist School Ipoh (WMSI) for the former Methodist High School (MHS). Wesley Methodist School Ipoh is a re-branded school under the management of the Council of Education of the Methodist Church of Malaysia. It is modelled after Wesley Methodist School Kuala Lumpur, a much sought after school with [...]
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