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Pilot Project On Organic Farming For Ipoh Students
Students of a number of secondary schools in Ipoh are being introduced to organic farming, composting and environmental protection under a pilot project of the Ipoh Rotary Club. It is being sponsored by the CIMB Bank Foundation. The project will be held in three stages. Stage one – is to visit an organic farm, stage [...]
Thunderous Welcome
The thunderous beats of the 24-Chinese season drum greeted a delegation from SMK Raja Permaisuri Bainun on arrival at the SMJK Yuk Choy in Ipoh on November 10th. The drummers were from the school’s Ipoh Chin Woo Club. Yuk Choy was playing host to 25 students from SMK Raja Permaisuri Bainun under the Education [...]
The Roots
The rivers that cascade down from the Main Range are slowly but surely attracting the right crowd of conservationists. Over at Gopeng along the Kampar River there are already three eco-resort camps. And now starting in December the Kinta River will have its first eco-resort. Called ‘The Roots’ it is located 12 km away from [...]
Muay Thai
If you like to punch, kick and box your stress away, Muay Thai may just be your sport. According to Fitness instructor and martial arts expert, Shum Chiew Mun, “When you train in Muay Thai, there’s little time to think about anything else”. Shum is an avid martial arts enthusiast trained and mastered in [...]
Rhythm in the Gym
Have you been keeping a secret wish of becoming a graceful gymnastic star? Your wish just might come true without stepping a foot out of Ipoh. Vera Andreeva, a Russian rhythmic gymnast coach, vouches for the physical and health benefits that come with the sport for girls of all ages, shapes and sizes. According to [...]
Art Déco buildings?
Does Ipoh have Art Décor buildings? Most certainly. The architectural style that is the Lido and Cathay cinemas along Cockman Street are fine examples; the others being the Ruby theatre on Anderson Road and the Odeon cinema along Brewster Road. Then there is the huge ‘complex’ that was the Grand Cinema owned by Shaw Brothers [...]
International Orchid Festival 2009
Clearwater Sanctuary Golf Resort, Batu Gajah, hosted the International Orchid Festival 2009 recently. The floral fest attracted 29 orchid enthusiasts from all over the country including some from Taiwan and Ecuador. A total of 327 orchid varieties were on show for the judges to decide. They were classed under different categories. Winner of the open [...]
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
Recommendations to move people to change the way they choose political parties…READ MORE Perak Academy recently invited Kelantan Prince and veteran UMNO politician Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah to speak at it’s Perak Lectures Series. “Punctuality is the politeness of Kings” and in true royal style Ku Li, as he is more fondly addressed, arrived sharp on [...]
A Flying Start
A FLYING START- From Daydreamer to King of the Skies It is easy for adults to misconstrue the actions of their children. When Nik Amir Azafiq was gazing at the sky amid hopes of becoming a pilot, he was admonished for being a daydreamer… He is like every other teenager. PlayStation and partying are in, [...]
The silent and gagged force
The power tussles in Perak mean the Orang Asli are again ignored. It is not that they haven’t asked for help. They have. But not many bothered to listen.I mean no disrespect to anyone in the recent Kampar tragedy, but there are some for whom a safe crossing across the river is a [...]