Archive for December, 2011
Ipoh Echo Bags Tourism Award
The Perak Tourism Award Night 2011 (Malam Anugerah Pelancongan Negeri Perak 2011), held at the Royal Perak Golf Club on the night of Friday, December 30, was a fitting finale to Year 2011. It was organised with much pomp and fanfare befitting its stature. The organisers left no stones unturned to make it a night [...]
Sharing The Joy of Christmas
The Orang Asli Children from Kg Batu Berangkai Kampar were all gleeful recently when members from Living Hope Resources together with AmBank Group dropped by their Living Hope Toy and Book Library, Kampar and distributed joy in the form of Christmas goodies. According to Dr Peggy C. Wong, the Founder and Chairman of Living Hope [...]
Eco Adventure In The Valley
Bukit Kinding Resort (BKR)recently re-launched its Bukit Kinding Eco Adventure Park. Located at the foothills of the Titiwangsa Range at Tanjong Rambutan in the Kinta Valley, the Resort is sprawled over 88 acres and is part of a 1400 acre development called the Kinding Eco Resort Park (KERP). It comes complete with a 9 hole [...]
Perak Tourism Fest
Executive Councillor for Tourism, Dato’ Hamidah Osman unveiled a slew of activities organised as a lively prelude to Visit Perak Year (VPY) 2012. These activities are an integral part of the Perak Tourism Fest (Fiesta Pelancongan Perak) held at Stadium Indera Mulia from Wednesday, December 28, 2011 to Sunday, January 1, 2012. The 5-day fest [...]
Zambri Issues Stop Work Order.
Perak MB Dato Seri Zambri Abdul Kadir has issued a ‘Stop-Work Order’ for the earth works clearing project located at the foothill of Gunung Panjang fronting the gated community of The Dales, Panorama Tambun Perdana effective 22 December. This was informed to Ipoh Echo by State Exco for Local Government Dato Dr Mah Hang [...]
Church’s Heritage Gallery
Bishop Antony Selvanayagam, of the Penang Diocese, officially opened Our Lady of Lourdes Church’s (OLOL) Heritage Gallery on Sunday, November 27. The church is 106 years old this year having first opened its doors to its parishioners in the early 20th Century. On display at the gallery are a wonderful collection of documents, artifacts and [...]
Dialogue With CPO
Residents of Ipoh Garden East, who had requested for a dialogue with the Police since last October, took a proactive step when they submitted a memo along with 300 signatures to the office of the Chief Police Officer of Perak, DCP Dato Mohd Shukri Dahalan at the Police Contingent Headquarters, Ipoh on Tuesday, December 13. [...]
Maher Zain Free Concert (24 Dec)
Popular Muslim Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music producer, Maher Zain will perform a free concert for his Perak fans on Saturday, December 24. The two-hour concert will be held at Stadium Perak, Ipoh, beginning at 8.00 p.m. Local singers such as Ramli Sarip, Adam of Akademi Fantasia fame and many more will appear as guest [...]
Disaster Drill
Hospital Fatimah, Ipoh, conducted an hour-long major disaster drill within its complex recently. The scenario was of an accident involving an oil tanker and eight cars inside the Menora tunnel, Jelapang along the North-South Expressway. The “collision” resulted in a fire with at least 20 casualties. The drill, part of the hospital’s safety and health [...]
Club to Promote VPY 2012
Kelab Bakti Gunong Kledang, an Ipoh-based Malay social club has set its sights on helping the state government promote the much-touted Visit Perak Year (VPY) 2012. The club’s new president, Dato’ Megat Shahrani Megat Shahruddin told Ipoh Echo when met after his inauguration ceremony at Crystal Ballroom, Impiana Hotel, Ipoh recently. “We’ll complement Tourism Perak’s [...]