Category: Commentary
Zambry Warns Councillors to “Shape up” or “Ship out”
I refer to the news item “Ratepayers want prompt action” (NST Streets Northern, March 16). It was reported that Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri DiRaja Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said that the state government is fed up with constant complaints about bread and butter issues and warned local councillors to either “shape up” or “ship out”. [...]
Goal Setting For Success by Joshua Tan
If you are serious in getting out of a rut or simply want to redefine your direction in life, then Joshua Tan’s latest book – Goal Setting For Success is a must read. The advice given and emphasized, is to read through the whole book and not simply skim through it (yes this advice is [...]
Datuk Dr Madhuri Majumder
The International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievement of women in the past, present, and future. In conjunction with this honourable day, I wish to share about a truly towering lady in Perak. Just mention Datuk Dr Madhuri Majumder, a name synonymous with Perak and people instantly recognize [...]
Don’t Be Taken For a Walk
I refer to your article in the Community section entitled, “Walking for a Good Cause” (Ipoh Echo Issue 159, February 1-15). I am Dr Shan Narayanan, a Consultant Paediatrician. Working with individuals with special needs is my passion. The incidence of Autism is on the increase but the opportunity for early intervention for these children [...]
The Passionate Perakean – Tun Dr Lim Keng Yaik
The late Tun Dr Lim Keng Yaik was born in Tapah and studied at St Michael’s Institution (SMI). He graduated as a doctor from the Queens University of Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1964. Back home he served at the Taiping government hospital before setting up his clinic at Chemor. For his poor patients he provided [...]
Summoned for No Fault of Theirs
My relatives came down from KL during Merdeka Holidays and went for breakfast Saturday September 1 at 8.15am on Leech Street. Except for the restaurants, other shops were not opened and they looked around and did not find anyone selling parking coupons. After breakfast they found a parking ticket on their car. Being a Saturday [...]
Perak – A Traveller’s Review
After having spent time in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, my mother and I decided to visit our friends in Ipoh. It was in mid-August of this year. My mother had been to Malaysia before but it was the first time for me. Upon arrival at the Medan Gopeng bus station, we were confronted with the [...]
“Baby Hatch for all Hospitals”
We refer to the Ipoh Echo Issue 149 dated August 16-31, 2012. As stated in the article “Two have been sent to the state welfare department while the remaining four are still undergoing treatment at the hospital due to health complications.” Amendments are as follows: All 6 babies were surrendered to the State Welfare Department, [...]
UMNO-NOMICS: The Dark Side of the Budget by Teh Chi-Chang
What do we know about government spending? What are ‘contingent liabilities’? Are wastage, corruption and mismanagement eating up our financial resources?
New Projects Must Provide Parking Facilities
It was reported in NST’s Streets Northern (March 28, 2013) that Mayor Dato’ Roshidi Hashim informed that MBI had approved 445 development projects last year and about half of them are in progress. Ipoh has an acute parking problem in virtually all areas. MBI must stipulate that all new projects must provide parking facilities for [...]