Ipoh and the Kinta Valley are in danger of losing its branding and outstanding universal value as a Tin-Mining UNESCO World Heritage Site. Rampant demolitions of heritage structures and pre-war buildings over the years have raised the fear among the heritage community namely: Perak Heritage Society and the Kinta Heritage Group. The community are saying [...]
Just like any other century-old city, Ipoh has its share of old architectural buildings constructed according to various era and cultures.
Perak is preparing the nomination dossier for five locations to be presented to UNESCO to list them as World Heritage Sites.
OBITUARY Sung to the Tune of ‘Where have all the flowers gone’ (Apologies to Pete Seeger for music and lyrics) Where have all the buildings gone? Long time passing Where have all the buildings gone? Long time ago Where have all the buildings gone? Guys have downed them every one When will they ever learn? [...]
The Perak Tourist Association (PTA) together with the Kinta Heritage Group recently organised a Ipoh Heritage Walk through the streets of Old Town.
If all goes well, Ipoh could be the centre of a World Heritage Site for Tin Mining.
Datoh Panglima Kinta Muhammad Yusuff was the territorial chief of Kinta. He was the tenth Datoh Panglima Kinta.
About 120 Ipohites from the private and public sectors involved in promoting Ipoh as a tourist destination will be participating in a familiarity tour of a portion of Ipoh City on April 25.
Muzium Gopeng which first opened its doors last year launched its corporate logo on 15th February at 2 p.m. on the second day of the Year of the Tiger.
The late Reverend William Edward Horley, MBE, was one of the great educationists of the Methodist Mission.
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