There was a Valentine’s Special Dance Performance held in Ipoh Parade last weekend. The crowd gathered to watch the twisting and cha cha cha moves performed by children as young as 10 years old! Impressive I must say, hopefully the pictures and video’s that I have for you this week will do justice. Sit back [...]
Before buying a house or an apartment which you will eventually call your home, there will be certain criteria that you might look for before investing your hard earned money. Some people look for properties located in a strategic location while others look for properties which will get them away from the hustle and bustle [...]
This Knowledge and Experience session featured one of the most successful, Malaysian born, Games Developer of our time – Mr. Kian Chai. The event was held last Monday at the Perak Techno Trade Centre (PTTC) Who is Mr. Kian Chai? Kian Chai Ng – Or better known as Kian, was born and bred in Malaysia, [...]
Fiesta Memancing Udang Antarabangsa di Sungai Perak, Teluk Intan Among of the activities planned by the Perak Tourism for this month is Fiesta Memancing Udang Antarabangsa di Sungai Perak, Teluk Intan. The two day event will start as early as 8.00am – 12.00pm from the 18th -19th Febuary 2012. The Fiesta was launched yesterday during [...]
Pameran Kesultanan Perak dari Tahun 1874 was officiated by our Raja Muda Perak Raja Nazrin Shah on the 20th January 2012. He was accompanied by Raja Puan Besar Perak, Tuanku Zara Salim, Raja Dihilir Perak, Raja Jaafar Raja Muda Musa, Raja Puan Muda Perak, Raja Nor Mahani Raja Shahar Shah; Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Dr. [...]
There was a Valentine’s Special Dance Performance held in Ipoh Parade last weekend. The crowd gathered to watch the twisting and cha cha cha moves performed by children as young as 10 years old! Impressive I must say, hopefully the pictures and video’s that I have for you this week will do justice. Sit back [...]
Before buying a house or an apartment which you will eventually call your home, there will be certain criteria that you might look for before investing your hard earned money. Some people look for properties located in a strategic location while others look for properties which will get them away from the hustle and bustle [...]
Pelantikan Duta Dan Konvoi Pelancongan Dari Seluruh Daerah Datuk AC Mizal was appointed ambassador of Visit Perak Year 2012 and was given the task of promoting tourism for the state, which targets around five million tourists this year. And over 3,000 young people representing 15 local authorities (PBT) in Perak was also appointed as ambassadors [...]
Chinese New Year Open House organized by the Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir never fails to be the focus of many Perakians. People started flooding the Chief Minister’s Official residence since 11am today to get together with Dr Zambry and his wife Datin Seri Saripah Zulkipli to celebrate the Year of the [...]
The night was packed with cheering crowds as the Countdown for the New Year and Launching of Visit Perak Year 2012 was held in Stadium Indera Mulia last Saturday. The Countdown event began at 10.00pm with performances by our local artist’s, in particularly, Ramli Sarip who got the crowd participating and excited as he sang [...]
It was a bright and early Christmas for the people in Kinta Valley, when My Malaysian Christmas took place at Dewan Leong Wan Chin in Jalan Kuala Kangsar last week. The event was greeted by Y.B. Dato’ Mah Hang Soon who also handed over the land approval letter for Christian burial ground in Ulu Johan [...]
Yesterday MH Hotel organized a Buffet dinner for the Royal Belum Drum Group that made their way after performing in Taiping Sentral Mall. Don’t Forget To Catch THE ROYAL BELUM WORLD DRUMS FESTIVAL 2012 PERAK On These Dates : 22 Feb – 2:00pm : Visit to Ngan Yin’s Groundnut Factory – Menglembu 22 Feb – [...]
A blind man who makes a living by selling tissue paper is frustrated that his application for the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) was rejected despite earning less than RM3,000 a month. Bachelor Peter Pandian, 58, said he was surprised to receive a reply letter last month, stating that his application was rejected as he did [...]
An assistant operations manager has vowed never to send his wife or children to government hospitals due to his wife’s traumatic experience when delivering their third child. S. Vasantan, 28, said his wife, I. Rohvathyammah, gave birth to their daughter in a toilet at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital antenatal ward after nurses ignored her [...]
IPOH: An unusual six hours of downpour flooded hundreds of houses by the riverbank of Sungai Pari in Kampung Gugusan Manjoi, Buntong and Lim Garden here. Residents said the water reached waist level at the height of the floods which started at about 4am yesterday. The state government reacted quickly to set up an emergency [...]
Satu persembahan seni silat 24 jam tanpa henti akan berlangsung di Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Seri Iskandar bermula 31 Mac hingga 1 April depan. Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Kebudayaan, Kesenian, Belia dan Sukan Negeri, Datuk Zainol Padzi Paharuddin berkata, seramai 200 pesilat akan dipilih untuk membuat persembahan yang julung-julung kali diadakan itu. “Selain untuk menarik kedatangan pelancong [...]
Satu majlis yang dianjurkan oleh MASHDAR LEGACY untuk mengumpulkan penggiat-penggiat seni wanita di Negeri Perak. Pengumpulan kali pertama ini adalah satu permulaan bagi memperkenalkan golongan artis-artis wanita mengenai PORT dan juga kepada dunia luas seni yang tidak terbatas. Antara bidang seni yang dicadangkan untuk hari itu adalah : 1. Lukisan 2. Puisi/sastera 3. Muzik/nyanyian 4. [...]
Royal Belum World Drum Festival 2012 Date : 25th February Time : 8.30pm Venue : Dataran MBI,Ipoh,perak. Admission FREE. Royal Belum World Drum Festival 2012 Schedule Programme : – Pocket Show (Mini Show)- 21 Feb 2012 : Taiping Sentral Mall – 8pm 22 Feb 2012 : Dataran Putra, Lumut – 8.45pm 23 Feb 2012 : [...]
Kuala Kangsar International Motocross Challenge 2012 Date : 25th – 26th February 2012 Venue : Sayong Motocross Riverside Track For more information Click here.
Koloni Karyawan Amanjaya (PORT) akan mengadakan program “Sembang Seni” seperti di bawah. Tarikh : 16 FEBUARI 2012 (Khamis) Masa : 2.30 pm Tempat : Koloni Karyawan Amanjaya (PORT) No 9, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Ipoh Ahli-ahli panel : a) Dr. Awang Sariyan – Timbalan Ketua Pengarah Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka b) Saudara Aziz Desa – [...]
There was a Valentine’s Special Dance Performance held in Ipoh Parade last weekend. The crowd gathered to watch the twisting and cha cha cha moves performed by children as young as 10 years old! Impressive I must say, hopefully the pictures and video’s that I have for you this week will do justice. Sit back [...]
Yesterday MH Hotel organized a Buffet dinner for the Royal Belum Drum Group that made their way after performing in Taiping Sentral Mall. Don’t Forget To Catch THE ROYAL BELUM WORLD DRUMS FESTIVAL 2012 PERAK On These Dates : 22 Feb – 2:00pm : Visit to Ngan Yin’s Groundnut Factory – Menglembu 22 Feb – [...]
Satu majlis yang dianjurkan oleh MASHDAR LEGACY untuk mengumpulkan penggiat-penggiat seni wanita di Negeri Perak. Pengumpulan kali pertama ini adalah satu permulaan bagi memperkenalkan golongan artis-artis wanita mengenai PORT dan juga kepada dunia luas seni yang tidak terbatas. Antara bidang seni yang dicadangkan untuk hari itu adalah : 1. Lukisan 2. Puisi/sastera 3. Muzik/nyanyian 4. [...]
A blind man who makes a living by selling tissue paper is frustrated that his application for the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) was rejected despite earning less than RM3,000 a month. Bachelor Peter Pandian, 58, said he was surprised to receive a reply letter last month, stating that his application was rejected as he did [...]
An assistant operations manager has vowed never to send his wife or children to government hospitals due to his wife’s traumatic experience when delivering their third child. S. Vasantan, 28, said his wife, I. Rohvathyammah, gave birth to their daughter in a toilet at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital antenatal ward after nurses ignored her [...]
IPOH: An unusual six hours of downpour flooded hundreds of houses by the riverbank of Sungai Pari in Kampung Gugusan Manjoi, Buntong and Lim Garden here. Residents said the water reached waist level at the height of the floods which started at about 4am yesterday. The state government reacted quickly to set up an emergency [...]
The inexcusable translation in our government departments is not just a question of lack of professionalism and education but, more importantly, of attitude, especially of those at the top. Throughout Malaysia’s arms spending history, the government has forked out billions on defence procurement while millions more have allegedly been used for commissions and backhanders. And [...]
IPOH is named after the ipoh tree, famous as the source of blowpipe poison. When the Portuguese attacked Malacca in 1511, the native weapon they most feared was the blowpipe with its poisoned darts. It was reported that every Portuguese soldier hit by darts died except one. The Portuguese had cannons. Replicas of such cannons [...]
In the season of giving, a group of student reporters from Sin Chew Daily took the initiative to spread the joy of Christmas to the Loyal Handicapped and Disable Children Home Associations in Silibin, Ipoh Perak. In line with their aim to foster a culture of generosity and reciprocity, these student reporters forked out RM400 [...]
Majestic neo-classical or Edwardian buildings, a profusion of Sino-Malay villas, even a supposedly haunted manor. While foreign tourists come in waves to Penang or rush to shop in Kuala Lumpur, they simply forget to stop in Perak, one of Peninsular Malaysia’s states along the west coast. This could be a blessing in disguise. “True that [...]
Dr Wai Cheng Anderson, (nee Chan Wai Cheng) was announced recently as the 2011 winner of the Minister’s Award for Research Achievement in Defence Science, a highly prestigious national award. Dr Anderson was born in Ipoh and was raised in Fair Park by her widowed mother. She attended the Convent school in Brewster Road followed [...]
Ipoh is shedding it’s “by-passed” image as more people come to appreciate it’s abundant offerings. So you have finally decided to retire and are in search of a place where the food is great, the cost of living relatively low and the pace of life moves at a slower pace to spend your golden years. [...]
While most coffee shops in Kampar new town were closed on Saturday, shops in Kampar old town were packed with folks with their eyes glued to the television to witness the debate between MCA president Datuk Seri coffee and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng. Lorry driver Chow Lip Sin, 45, said he and his friends [...]
IPOH : More than 500 people in Manjoi, had been transferred to the flood relief center in the area due to unusually heavy rain since early this morning. All of them from several villages near Sungai Pari was transferred to the center as the water level in their homes came up as high as 0.5 [...]
“The upcoming general election is not about Najib, it is about the future of Malaysia,” said Prime Minister Datuk Najib Tun Razak before The highly anticipated debate between Lim Guan Eng and Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek. The Prime Minister who had officiated the event and delivered the keynote address urged the Chinese community [...]
IPOH: The rotavirus outbreak at Hilir Perak and Batang Padang is under control and is settling down. Perak Health Committee chairman Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon said the number of reported cases had dwindled since it first broke out. “Out of the eight cases we tested on Thursday, only one was tested positive. “When it [...]
Perak DAP secretary Nga Kor Ming has been found not guilty by the party’s disciplinary committee for influencing the Ipoh City Council in awarding a lounge suit tailoring contract to a company in which his wife has a stake. Nga is alleged to have used his position as a state executive councillor to gain the [...]
Royal Belum Performers Receives Special Treat By MH Hotel
Yesterday MH Hotel organized a Buffet dinner for the Royal Belum Drum Group that made their way after performing in Taiping Sentral Mall. Don’t Forget To Catch THE ROYAL BELUM WORLD DRUMS FESTIVAL 2012 PERAK On These Dates : 22 Feb – 2:00pm : Visit to Ngan Yin’s Groundnut Factory – Menglembu 22 Feb – [...]
IPOH: An unusual six hours of downpour flooded hundreds of houses by the riverbank of Sungai Pari in Kampung Gugusan Manjoi, Buntong and Lim Garden here. Residents said the water reached waist level at the height of the floods which started at about 4am yesterday. The state government reacted quickly to set up an emergency [...]
200 Pesilat Buat Cubaan Persembahan Tanpa Henti 24 Jam
Satu persembahan seni silat 24 jam tanpa henti akan berlangsung di Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Seri Iskandar bermula 31 Mac hingga 1 April depan. Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Kebudayaan, Kesenian, Belia dan Sukan Negeri, Datuk Zainol Padzi Paharuddin berkata, seramai 200 pesilat akan dipilih untuk membuat persembahan yang julung-julung kali diadakan itu. “Selain untuk menarik kedatangan pelancong [...]
CNY Promotions – Super Taste Steamboat Restaurant
Super Taste Steamboat Restaurant Date : 22nd January – 29 January 2012 Adult : RM 28.OOnett
CNY – Year Of the Dragon Gift Sets
Ipoh residents can now buy their Chinese New Year gifts sets and decorative items at Ipoh Parade’s ground floor. From hampers sets to food item one sure will enjoy stopping by for a treat. Venue : Ipoh Parade Time : 10.00am – 10.00pm And talking about Chinese New Year, here are some Chinese New Year [...]
Council to negotiate with hawkers at park on relocation
The Ipoh City Council is in the midst of negotiating with hawkers at the Sultan Abdul Aziz Recreational Park, popularly known as Polo Ground, on relocating their stalls elsewhere. Commenting on a report by MetroPerak that park users and nearby residents had complained that its beauty was being marred by the hawkers’ activities there, kers [...]
Royal Belum World Drum Festival 2012
Royal Belum World Drum Festival 2012 Date : 25th February Time : 8.30pm Venue : Dataran MBI,Ipoh,perak. Admission FREE. Royal Belum World Drum Festival 2012 Schedule Programme : – Pocket Show (Mini Show)- 21 Feb 2012 : Taiping Sentral Mall – 8pm 22 Feb 2012 : Dataran Putra, Lumut – 8.45pm 23 Feb 2012 : [...]
Roses still the first choice for Valentine’s Day
IPOH : Men are a traditional lot when it comes to buying flowers on Valentine’s Day with most preferring to give roses to their partners or love interests. Hock Nam Hin Fruits, Flowers and Gifts floral designer Abel Saw said about 70% of the orders he received were for roses. “The rose symbolises love and [...]
Perak Includes WWF and Traffic In New Committee to Protect Royal Belum
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Malaysia and Traffic will be among the two major NGOs involved in a state government’s newly formed committee to put a stop to poaching and encroachment at Royal Belum State Park. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir who spoke to reporters after a weekly state Exco meeting in [...]
A blind man who makes a living by selling tissue paper is frustrated that his application for the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) was rejected despite earning less than RM3,000 a month. Bachelor Peter Pandian, 58, said he was surprised to receive a reply letter last month, stating that his application was rejected as he did [...]
Man wants explanation after wife gives birth in hospital toilet
An assistant operations manager has vowed never to send his wife or children to government hospitals due to his wife’s traumatic experience when delivering their third child. S. Vasantan, 28, said his wife, I. Rohvathyammah, gave birth to their daughter in a toilet at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital antenatal ward after nurses ignored her [...]
IPOH: An unusual six hours of downpour flooded hundreds of houses by the riverbank of Sungai Pari in Kampung Gugusan Manjoi, Buntong and Lim Garden here. Residents said the water reached waist level at the height of the floods which started at about 4am yesterday. The state government reacted quickly to set up an emergency [...]
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