Category: Buildings
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.
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.
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 [...]
140 Buildings for Preservation
The city council has identified 140 buildings throughout Ipoh to be preserved as heritage buildings and has indicated them in the Ipoh 2020 Draft Plan. Of these, 120 of the buildings have been listed in the National Heritage Act 2005 to be gazetted for preservation. This was disclosed at the council’s full board meeting on [...]
Preservation NOT Demolition
Perak Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir has clarified that the 60 buildings, reported earlier, which had been short listed for demolition by Ipoh City Council was incorrect stating, “the buildings are actually meant for preservation” and asked that reporters present to correct the earlier statement. Zambry spoke to reporters after the weekly Wednesday [...]
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