HERITAGE
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The Foochows of Sitiawan
By Ian Anderson In the National Census of 1901, the British Colonial Government recorded a dramatic increase in the population…
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Cover Story: Visit Ayer Tawar & Sitiawan Now Before They Become Tourist Magnets!
By Tan Mei Kuan & Vivien Lian (pics) Get swept up with the energy in this jam-packed, town-hopping itinerary which…
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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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Heritage: A Mansion, Motherhood and a Murder
By Ian Anderson Most local people are aware of the Kinta Medical Centre (KMC) and its supporting role in the…
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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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Cover Story: An Echo Worth Hearing
By The Ipoh Echo Team How time flies. Ipoh’s only community newspaper, and perhaps the only one in the whole…
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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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Fond Memories of Ipoh: Birch Gardens in the Sixties
The bloody Seafield temple incident late last year prompted me to pen my memories. This is in response to Ipoh…
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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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Fond Memories of Ipoh: Hume Street Art Gallery
Hume Street Art Gallery – Near Old Mosque In old town Ipoh opposite the old Mosque existed a fine Gallery The owner…
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