Category: Heritage
Heritage Preservation: A Fine Example
Restoration work on the Church of St John the Divine or more commonly referred to as St John’s Anglican Church, one of the oldest Anglican churches in Malaysia, has brought it back to its former glory.
Panglima Lane is Falling Down
8 September 2011
Last December, Ipoh Echo reported that the front upper floor and roof tiles of No. 5 Panglima (Concubine) Lane, fell to the lane below. No one was hurt although the incident occurred at 9.30 a.m.
Batu Gajah Heritage Trail
Batu Gajah (BG) now also has a Heritage Map. It is called “Batu Gajah Heritage Driving Trail”. The map was produced by the Kinta Heritage Group in collaboration with Perak Tourism and Batu Gajah District Office. It was recently launched by State Exco for Tourism Dato’ Hamidah Osman. The map starts from the Sri Subramaniyar [...]
MBI acts on reader’s highlight
MBI ACTS ON READER’S HIGHLIGHT On 3 August Ipoh Echo received a call from a reader that a “dangerous looking building renovation” was ongoing at the junction Jalan Tawhil Azhar and Jalan Mustapha al-Bakri. A drive to the location revealed that the building had its inner sections removed but left the “original walls” intact. The [...]
New Lifestyle Property Development
Ipoh SOHO or Small Office Home Office, a new lifestyle property development was introduced in Ipoh on 29 July 2011 with a ground breaking ceremony. The project, IPOH SOHO, was launched by established property developer Kinta Saujana Sdn Bhd and is located at Jalan Sultan Idris Shah (Hugh Low Street) immediately after the Sultan Yussuf [...]
Ipoh’s “Old Town” To Lure Tourists
The proposal by the Perak Government to turn the “Old Town” sector of Ipoh into a heritage attraction to draw domestic and foreign tourists is perhaps the right “tonic” to rejuvenate the ailing business sector.
Old Does Not Equal Heritage
Recently, when I wrote about condemned and dilapidated buildings in the city centre being left to rot as “eyesores”, I drew some flak from readers.
Heritage Walk and Health Talk with New Hope Children’s Home
Faces Youth Society, Lim Kopi and Tobacco-Free World (TFW) jointly organised a heritage trail walking tour of the old town of Ipoh with 20 orphans from New Hope Children’s Home recently. More than 20 volunteers turned up and assumed the role of guide and nanny and covered prominent heritage sites such as the Railway station, [...]
Kellie’s Castle to Be Upgraded
Kellie’s Castle located in Batu Gajah will be given a RM5 million upgrade under the 10th Malaysia Plan allocation. The upgrade plans include an integrated amphitheatre, an English tea garden and a maze. “The whole upgrade will focus on the surrounding exterior and will not touch Kellie’s Castle”. The upgrade plan was announced by the [...]
Preserving Old Town (Update)
In our March 1 issue of Ipoh Echo 116 under the title “Preserving Old Town” we reported on a group of individuals who purchased a prime heritage property in Old Town with the intention of preserving it for the next generation. Well the group has already started with its upgrade beginning with the lane and [...]
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