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International Women’s Day Celebrations
Women’s Affairs Committee Chairman, Dato’ Hamidah Osman, announced eight programmes to celebrate International Women’s Day which is observed globally on March 8. They are: Women and Education – March 31 at UPSI Tanjung Malim by the State Education Department. Forum to discuss whether the country’s current education system is capable of turning students into morally [...]
Papan Landfill Ready to Receive Solid Waste
The Papan Landfill to replace the Bercham Landfill location is ready to receive solid waste effective April 2. According to a spokesman for Ipoh City Council, the Bercham Landfill will receive its last dumpster on April 1 with all solid waste going to Papan effective April 2. Undoubtedly residents of Bercham will literally breathe a [...]
Brazilian Ambassador Visits Zambry
Brazilian Ambassador, HE Sergio De Souza Fontes Arruda, paid a courtesy call on Perak Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri DiRaja Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir at his office on the morning of March 1. The meeting lasted approximately 40 minutes after which Zambry presented Arruda with souvenirs which included an English translation of a book of poems [...]
Bukit Kinding in Malaysia Book of Records
Bukit Kinding Eco Park Resort (BKEPR), Tanjung Rambutan, got itself into The Malaysia Book of Records for introducing the longest Double Zipline Flying Fox in the country measuring 486 metres in length. The record-breaking certificate was presented to Bukit Kinding Eco Park Resort by State Exco for Tourism Dato’ Hamidah Osman. The Flying Fox is [...]
An Afternoon with Ruth Iversen Rollitt
“I love Ipoh very much – that is really where my heart is and I am in despair when I see what is being done to it,” says Ruth, the daughter of one of Ipoh’s prominent architects, Berthel Michael Iversen.
Watching The Waters Roll in
A. Jeyaraj My experience of flooding consisted of visiting housing estates that have been flooded and interviewing the people affected and proceeding to report on it. However, on this Black Monday morning when I woke up after 5.00 a.m. and looked out of my window, I found that the whole area was flooded. I quickly [...]
Stand Out To Get That Job
In some professions, qualifications do not count for much; it is the personality behind the achievements that counts. A friend who has just spent a harrowing week interviewing new graduates confided in me the qualities of the graduates who had been selected for first interviews with his firm.
Ipoh’s Virtues in Danger
As a small boy in UK I was brought up to try and live by the seven virtues, which my parents always assured me, the world cannot survive without. These are of course: faith, hope, charity, justice, loyalty, patience and fortitude. These seemed marvellous words to me and I could recite them whenever I needed [...]
MBI Launches Its VPY 2012 Programmes
Ipoh City Council has announced that it has 12 programmes for Visit Perak Year 2012. The programme which was launched by the State Exco for Tourism and Industry Dato’ Hamidah Osman, includes: a photography competition, currently on going till March 18, an exhibition and futsal and football competitions. The annual Ipoh Star Walk and Ipoh [...]
Report Card for MBI Councillors
Dato’ Dr Mah Hang Soon, state local government committee chairman, said that the state was satisfied with their work and so they were re-appointed. No survey was carried out among the residents on the performance of the councillors. What criteria did Dr Mah use to claim that all the councillors have done well?
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