Nostalgia
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Nostalgia: Mobile Hawkers, Accessible and Affordable
By Ian Anderson Ipoh has an abundance of restaurants – “too many”, some citizens would say, but restaurants are a…
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Nostalgia: Kledang Hill In The 1950s
By Ian Anderson Kledang Hill has been in the news lately because of the dramatic clearing of its trees and…
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Nostalgia: LAU EK CHING – Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
By Ian Anderson Lau Ek Ching, born in 1880 in Fuzhou, Fujian province, to Cantonese parents, was one of the…
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Nostalgia: Some Famous Ipoh Indians
Perhaps the very first of these was Shaik Adam, founder of the Mohammedan Mosque by the Padang. He started his…
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Cover Story: Everybody’s Nephew
By Ian Anderson As the FMS Bar has opened again after 10 years “Under renovation” our thoughts turn to its…
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Nostalgia: Bangsawan, the Malay Opera
By Ian Anderson This photograph shows a Malay opera or Bangsawan troupe. Bangsawan is a form of traditional Malay opera…
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Cover Story: Ipoh Is a Chinese Town
By Ian Anderson As the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) approaches our thoughts turn to the Chinese population of Ipoh…
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Christmas Comes But Once a Year*
During their tour of duty in Ipoh, men of the 12th Infantry Regiment Workshop often visited the children at the…
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Nostalgia: Fond Memories of Deepavali, the Festival of Lights
By Ian Anderson I have lived in Malaysia for more than 28 years, the first 27 months in the Shangri-La Hotel…
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Missing Memorials – Malaysians Have Short Memories
Nostalgia By Ian Anderson The 11th day of the 11th month, Remembrance Day, is known throughout the Commonwealth of Nations…
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