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 [...]
A year and six months ago Mr. George Ooi Ban Gua or nickname Mr. Blue was residing underneath a tree near Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) pondok in Ipoh Garden. When the President of YMCA Dato Daniel Tay held a gotong-royong to keep the place under the tree clean, they finally met up with Mr.Blue. The [...]
Perak Queen’s Club (PQC) in collaboration with Majlis Perbandaran Taiping (MPT) launched “Taiping Junior Football”. The event was held in Padang Esplaned, Taiping and officiated by Yang DiPertua (YDP), MPT, Encik Sharom Bin Abd Malik. In the launching, En Sharom handed to Perak Queen’s Club President – Pn Normala Rashid, over 50 training footballs to [...]
I read in The Star about the state government’s intention not to provide funds to restore shophouses on Panglima Lane and felt compelled to address the issue. I do hope you consider publishing this in because it is important that we press on issues concerning the preservation of Ipoh’s past. It is unfortunate that Dr. [...]
Click here to view the letter. Hebahan Sambutan Hari Inovasi PDRM 2011 iiiiii
Dear All Whom it may Concern, First of all, I would like to say sorry for sending out this mail to so many persons. I really have no idea who may I should send it to. So, the following is my personal concern about our one and only beautiful hill in IPOH. As we all [...]
Para pemain muda Perak mencatat sejarah tersendiri apabila berjaya mempertahankan rekod tanpa kalah dalam 13 perlawanan di laman sendiri pada saingan Liga Piala Presiden di Stadium Perak, Ipoh semalam. Perak yang bermain dengan semangat berkobar-kobar telah membelasah NS Betaria 5 – 0. Jurulatih, Abu Bakar Fadzim bersyukur kerana Perak berjaya menamatkan 13 perlawanan di tempat [...]
TPM Umum Timbang Kenaikan Pangkat 24,053 guru
Kerajaan akan menimbang untuk menaikan pangkat kira-kira seramai 24,053 guru apabila mereka memenuhi syarat tempoh perkhidmatan mulai 1 Jun 2012 sehingga 31 Disember 2012. Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin ketika membuat pengumuman itu berkata, dari jumlah tersebut seramai 8,222 adalah gurusiswazah dan 15,831 guru Diploma dan kenaikan pangkat ini membabitkan peruntukan besar sebanyak [...]
Dr Zambry Honours Teachers With Huge Celebration At His Official Residence
Teachers across the country yesterday celebrated World Teachers’ Day 2012 which was themed ‘Innovative Teachers Accelerate Education Transformation’. Some 4,000 teachers from all over the country country attended an appreciation dinner at the Chief Minister’s official residence in Ipoh. In his opening address, Perak Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir shared his personal [...]
Penyampian Sumbangan Bungkusan 1 Malaysia di dewan SJK c Yuk Choy
Penyampian Sumbangan Bungkusan 1 Malaysia di dewan SJK c Yuk Choy -peraknews
Secret Recipe 15th Year Anniversary Promotion – 10th – 25 March 2012
Secret Recipe 15th Year Anniversary Promotion Buy 3 FREE 1 (Meals,Drinks or Desserts) Date : 10th – 25th March 2012
Pow! Sink your teeth into Angry Birds
IPOH: All steamed up over the fact that you can’t get the perfect score on Angry Birds? Now, you can dish out some form of revenge – by eating them! Bun seller Goh Bee Gan, 45, however, was not driven by vengeance when she started making steamed buns (pau) resembling the avian characters in the [...]
Rafting Festival 1 Perak (Daerah Selama) – 26-27HB MEI 2012
Rafting Festival 1 Perak (Daerah Selama) – 26-27HB MEI 2012 Satu kejohanan bersempena TAHUN MELAWAT PERAK 2012 telah terjadual dan akan berlangsung di DAERAH SELAMA, PERAK seperti tarikh diatas. Kejohanan ini secara langsung akan memperkenalkan kepada peserta-peserta, destinasi yang menarik yang terdapat di SELAMA, PERAK. Kejohanan ini dianjurkan oleh KERAJAAN NEGERI PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN dan [...]
Clock Tower Street Fiesta, Teluk Intan
Clock Tower Street Fiesta Date : 3rd March 2012 (Saturday) Time : 9.00am – 12.00pm Venue: Dataran Menara Condong, Teluk Intan For more information call : 05-2557725
Royal Belum World Drum Festival At Dataran Ipoh 2012
The energetic performances by the Absolutely Thai managed to steal the focus of more than 3,000 visitors who thronged the Dataran Bandaraya in conjunction with the Royal Belum World Drum Festival event held last Saturday. The event gave the State Of Perak an opporunity to be recognized and to promote it’s uniqueness and it’s culture [...]
Dr Zambry And Datin Saripah Pays Surprise Visit To Girl Suffering From SMA
Not everyone is lucky enough to have a VIP visitor during a hospital stay but a technician from Task in Ipoh was rather overwhelmed when the head of state and wife visited his daughter this morning at the Pediatric Ward of Hospital Besar Permaisuri Bainun. Lau Thim Kam, 42, described how touched he was when [...]
The Perak Community Specialist Hospital recently celebrated the International Nurses Day with Perak Chief Minister’s wife Datin Seri Sharipah Zulkifli along with other members of the Association of the Wives of State Assemblyman and Excos of Perak (Baiduri). Sharipah who is the association President told nurses at the hospital that their role is a crucial [...]
Bayi Diselamat Sebelum Dibaham Anjing
Pengerusi Rukun Tetangga kawasan Bercham, Tan Swee Kong, menemui seorang bayi lelaki yang masih bernyawa di dalam bungkusan plastik di hadapan rumahnya di Anjung Bercham Indah di sini malam tadi. Bungkusan itu diheret oleh seekor anjing kira-kira pukul 11 malam. “Terdapat kesan gigitan anjing yang cuba mengoyakkan beg plastik itu, tapi saya sempat ambil bungkusan [...]
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