Sprawled in the valley of looming limestone hills is Ipoh. Lonely Planet describes the city as largely a ‘transit town’ for tourists. Its convenient location makes this inevitable. And this is not necessarily a bad thing. Of course, for the more discerning traveller and for Malaysians far and wide, Ipoh is more than this: it [...]
I wish to highlight a few issues that are a concern to the residents in my area (Jalan Kakaktua, Ipoh Garden). There are around 50 stray cats in this area roaming everywhere. They defecate in our compounds leaving an awful smell. They give birth in our ceilings and when the kittens grow up they run [...]
At least four illegal companies and dumping grounds located along the foot of the hills in Rapat Setia Baru area are causing sleepless nights for residents. Although numerous verbal complaints have been made to MBI, the complaints have fallen on deaf ears. Residents here call these ‘black’ areas “MBI’s very own ZOPFAN”, the acronym for [...]
Ipoh is one of the many cities in the country which is blessed with two libraries. You have the Tun Razak Library managed by City Council (MBI) and the Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak, which is managed by the state government. Regardless of their affiliations both are being funded by the rakyat’s money. In spite of [...]
I live in a semi-D house, well, at least what used to be a semi-D. On 19th October 2007, I wrote to MBI informing them of the renovation works being carried out by my neighbour.
The car park markings at the Medan Selera Stadium were not drawn correctly.
Ipohites have reason to toast Lee Yee Tsong for his effort to restore the FMS Bar & Restaurant, in Ipoh’s old town, to its former glory
Boorishness – a word that comes to mind when a person disregards the speech of his host and continues with his mindless chatter.
I take the opportunity to congratulate Sandra Rajoo, first prize winner (Senior category) of the recent Ipoh Echo writing competition. Her article, titled ‘Ipoh’s iconoic Polo Ground’, which was published in issue 88 of Ipoh Echo (22 December 2009 – 15 January, 2010), was not only well written but also evoked sweet memories and fond [...]
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