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Once the Pride of Lim Gardens
As far as memory serves me, I remember playing football every evening on this wonderful open field at Jalan Lumut. Playing football on this field from the age of 6 till 18 was a must for me every day.
Parking Nightmare at Ipoh Railway Station
Ipoh Railway Station was deserted for quite some time until the shuttle train service was started between Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur about three years ago. When the Electric Train Service with a travelling time of about two hours between the two cities was introduced more than a year ago, it has become the most popular mode of transport.
Ipoh City Councillors Sworn In
Ipoh City’s Councilors, a total of 25 of them, took their oath of office early in January witnessed by State Exco for local government Dato’ Dr Mah Hang Soon. Ipoh Mayor Dato’ Roshidi Hashim led the swearing-in ceremony. There was one new face in the lineup, Dato’ Hj Abd Mukti Abd Rahman who replaced Dato’ [...]
Zambry Opens Bercham-Link Road to PLUS Highway
The ‘Alternative Link Road’ linking Bercham to the PLUS Highway was opened on January 3 by MB Dato’ Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir. The link road, which is connected to Jalan Bercham vide Lintasan Perajurit 17/Light Industrial Estate and Lebuh Bercham Selatan is under 500 metres long but commuters using this link to access the southerly [...]
Reducing Truancy among Students
Recently there was a report about 27 secondary students who were caught playing truant by the police at a cyber café near Kampong Rapat Police Station. Is truancy rampant? What are the actions taken by the Education Department and Police to curb truancy?
Gated Communities and Their Implications
The recent proliferation of gated communities in Malaysia, not just Perak, raises more questions than answers. The sight of a single entry-point to the cluster of homes, of being “screened” by security guards, of identity cards being left at the check-point, of being monitored by closed-circuit television cameras as one drives through the compound, all serve to reflect the type of society we live in.
Do We Need Water-Related Activities At The Riverfront
When the then Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Tajol Rosli Ghazali officiated what was to be a multi-million-ringgit Ipoh city riverfront beautification project with fanfare and wide publicity on January 27, 2004, there was joy amongst the residents of the city.
Ipoh-Medan Direct Flight Resumes
Direct flights between Ipoh and Medan are once again operational effective December 1. The service is being operated by Unimaju Fly Travel & Tours Limited, a local airline company, utilizing Firefly ATR 72 aircraft. Flights are 3 times per week, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday and cover three destinations Subang-Ipoh-Medan and return. Unimaju Fly Travel & [...]
At a Loose End in Ipoh (part IV): Gua Tempurung
Many Ipohites do not realise that one of nature’s wonders, lies at their doorstep. The Gua Tempurung cave complex is a 20-minute drive by car, from Ipoh.
Sunway Lost World of Tambun to Promote VPY 2012
Sunway Lost World of Tambun has become the first corporation to promote Visit Perak Year 2012 and in a big way too with a Family Countdown Festival 2012. The Festival is organized by event management company Tango Team with sponsorship from Digi and has the full support from Perak Tourism. The Countdown starts on the [...]
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