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HERITAGE
Who’s in Han Chin Pet Soo – Ah Foong (Episode 5)
Ah Foong is another rich miner who just does not like to conform to the normal Towkay standards. He is…
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HERITAGE
Heritage: An Idea over Lunch
By Ian Anderson In 1933 a group of prominent local tin miners met for lunch. There was probably nothing unusual…
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Heritage: Ipoh’s Green Lungs
Ipoh has changed dramatically over the last 20 years I have lived here. Wonderful old trees have been cut down…
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Nostalgia
Nostalgia: How About a Nice Cup of Tea!
By Ian Anderson There can be nothing more soothing for many people than a nice cup of tea, whether with…
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HERITAGE
Heritage: Ipoh’s Heritage – Herbal Tea
By Ian Anderson The whole world knows about Ipoh White Coffee as with clever marketing the drink has become truly…
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HERITAGE
Heritage: Where Have the Old Pubs Gone?
By Ian Anderson Youngsters these days are a fickle lot, or so it seems, as every time a new pub,…
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Nostalgia
Nostalgia: Lets Go on a Pub Crawl
By Ian Anderson Over the years, Ipoh has fostered many pubs, but none lasted for too long, apart from the…
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Nostalgia
Nostalgia: Necessity is the Mother of Invention
By Ian Anderson The bicycle was invented by a Scotsman, Kirkpatrick MacMillan, as long ago as 1839. He was a…
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HERITAGE
History: A Char Kway Teow Stall in Fair Park
By Ian Anderson On June 16, 1948, at 8.30am, Communist sympathisers killed three British planters in Sungai Siput. This marked…
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HERITAGE
Here Comes the Milo Man
By Ian Anderson Ipoh World Sdn Bhd was set up in 2004 to record our history, concentrating on Ipoh and…
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