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OPINION
Cheap Publicity Stunt or Clever Election Ploy?
By Mariam Mokhtar Last month, when Perak MB, Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, was spotted driving a dustcart in the Malim…
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OPINION
Genuine concern for safety cannot be mistaken for mockery
By Mariam Mokhtar Some European friends, who came to stay with a Malaysian family were alarmed when the household retired…
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OPINION
Is Concubine Lane just an emporium of Chinese tat?
By Mariam Mokhtar When tin was king, Perak was one of the richest, if not the richest state in the…
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OPINION
Hopefully, Uncle Ng was honoured, as a VIP guest, at the SEA games
By Mariam Mokhtar The breadfruit from Auntie Foo’s tree came wrapped in a newspaper. It was the size of a…
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OPINION
The death of our high street shops, like Chan Sam Lock
By Mariam Mokhtar Who has not heard of Chan Sam Lock (CSL), Malaysia’s biggest wedding and photography studio? It was…
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Thinking Allowed
Do RTD officers escape prosecution for traffic offences?
By Mariam Mokhtar At some point in our lives, we have all been stopped by officers from the Road Transport…
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OPINION
Too many lift failures in Perak
The shocking case of an elderly couple, in their 70s, being trapped in an elevator in the Mydin Meru Shopping…
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Are Car-Free Days Achieving Their Objective?
By Mariam Mokhtar People who drive into Ipoh, around 7am on the last Sunday of each month may be in…
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OPINION
Where is the alternative entrance to the Ipoh railway station?
By Mariam Mokhtar The Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) procurement general manager and acting president, Mohd Hider Yusoff, claimed in…
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