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Fountain at the iconic Railway Station has stopped gushing and gurgling
[ 0 ] September 1, 2010

Minor Details of Major Importance

Recently, there has been a lot of talk about promoting Ipoh – the City That Tin Built, as a tourists’ destination, all of which was looking at a bigger picture of some ambitious plan or project. What these plans failed to do was to take note of some of the seemingly minor details that needed [...]

The Class That Grew Up With The Nation
[ 7 ] July 31, 2010

The Class That Grew Up With The Nation

By G. Sivapragasam SMI Class Of ‘60 For me and my classmates, the end of the 1960 school year in St Michael’s Institution marked the end of life as we had known for most of our conscious years. We had graduated. Some went on to Form Six; others went overseas while still others began working. [...]

Obituary: Man with a Vision for Ipoh City Council
[ 0 ] July 16, 2010

Obituary: Man with a Vision for Ipoh City Council

Ipoh’s second Mayor Dato’ Ismail Shah Bodin was a man with a vision – to see Ipoh City Council become a caring one.

Bukit Larut Cable-Car: Potential Environmental Disaster
[ 6 ] July 16, 2010

Bukit Larut Cable-Car: Potential Environmental Disaster

Might the Perak state government’s controversial cable-car project linking Taiping to Bukit Larut, go the same way as the Penang botanical gardens project dubbed ‘the fallen arches’?

Lenggong Valley – the Jewel in Malaysia’s Archaeological Crown
[ 2 ] July 1, 2010

Lenggong Valley – the Jewel in Malaysia’s Archaeological Crown

On the June 10, the New Straits Times reported that the Perak government wants Lenggong Valley to be declared a world heritage site.

Plan for the City’s Cultural District in Limbo
[ 3 ] July 1, 2010

Plan for the City’s Cultural District in Limbo

What has happened to the proposal to redevelop the location of Ipoh’s once well-known landmark – Yau Tet Shin Market?

A Whopping Cost to Relocate Tin Dredge
[ 10 ] June 1, 2010

A Whopping Cost to Relocate Tin Dredge

Just as I had expressed my fear earlier (IE93) that any plan to relocate the last of the giant tin dredge and preserve it as a heritage of the once renowned tin mining industry in the Kinta Valley will face a whopping bill.

Perak Trade & Technology Centre
[ 3 ] June 1, 2010

The Price of Progress and Development

At one time, Ipoh imported the most Mercedes Benz cars and French brandy in the whole world. That was during the rubber and tin era. Now we are in the doldrums.

Let’s Not Remain a Backwater
[ 16 ] May 16, 2010

Let’s Not Remain a Backwater

The HAVEN promoted with the tag line ‘Pride of Ipoh – Envy of the Nation’ has come under some harsh criticism.

Ipoh – A Feeder Airport for the Region
[ 2 ] April 30, 2010

Ipoh – A Feeder Airport for the Region

The need for a good viable commercial airport in Ipoh has been felt ever since Air Asia abandoned the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport in 2006, citing unsuitable runway as the reason.

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