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Ipoh’s Most Beautiful Mom
A total of 22 mothers vied for the inaugural ICCC Most Beautiful Mom 2011 title held at Ipoh City & Country Club recently. The contestants, some of whom were from neighbouring states, had to go through three test routines – modelling in cheongsam, talent spotting and modelling in evening wear. The five judges were Melinda [...]
Octogenarian Gets a House
Life is never short of surprises and this is evident from an event that took place in Kg Gajah recently. When luck seemed to have run out on octogenarian Siti Rafeah Hj Hadiri and her adopted daughter, Salmah, 50, it returned in the form of a brand new house delivered to her on a silver [...]
An Orang Asli Cultural Village
The Orang Asli village of Pos Raia located 14km from the Simpang Pulai – Cameron Highlands junction will be developed into an Orang Asli Cultural Village. The cultural village, located on a 3-acre site, will have a rest area, hall, museum, handicraft workshop and chalets. The ground-breaking ceremony was officiated by the Minister for Enterprises, [...]
A Royal Exhibition
An exhibition showcasing the history of the Perak Sultanate from 1874, featuring nine Sultans of Perak, is on-going at Ipoh City Hall. It was launched on January 20 by HRH Raja Muda of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah. His Highness was accompanied by consort, HRH Raja Puan Besar Tuanku Zara Salim, members of the royal [...]
Fighting Breast Cancer Mardianah’s Way
The battle with breast cancer is a long and tedious journey. For the patients it’s a nightmare. Although some may recover, the struggle to suppress the pain will linger on for the rest of their lives. Breast cancer is the most common kind of cancer among women. Mardianah Yusof, 54, accepted her fate when she [...]
A Lesson in History
Dr Cheah Boon Kheng (pic right) presented a talk recently entitled, “Fact and Fiction in Contemporary Malaysian History: Some Dominant Themes” at the Ipoh Swimming Club. It was a dinner talk organised by Perak Academy, under its “Perak Lectures” series. The speaker was formerly professor of history at University Sains Malaysia (USM) in Penang until [...]
In Aid Of the Bereaved
The untimely loss of a loved one will have a lasting effect on family members, especially when the dearly departed is the breadwinner or someone whom others depend on. This was the scenario when Hadi Mohd Rashid and Narayanan Ramakrishnan passed away recently. Both Hadi and Narayanan were former staff of Ipoh City Council and [...]
Hope in Sight
As part of a community-link initiative by CIMB Islamic & CIMB Bank, the Hope in Sight Project was launched in conjunction with the opening of the second CIMA Optometrist branch in Ipoh recently. The programme focuses on providing free cataract surgery for the lower income group. The event was officiated by Deputy Home Minister, Dato’ [...]
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’ [...]
Total Empowerment Camp Huge Success
After a lapse of nearly 10 years, EWRF (Educational, Welfare and Research Foundation) Ipoh Branch successfully conducted the Total Empowerment Camp for a group of post-UPSR students at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Kerajaan, Jalan Sungai Pari, Buntong, Ipoh recently. The objective of the Camp was to improve the level of English among Tamil school students [...]
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