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Letter: “Ipoh is a Chinese Town”
Thank you Cmdr. Anderson for the informative history about our Ipoh pioneers. The towkays Mr Foong Seong and Mr Lau…
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Community
NGOs Reaching Out
A group of 25 NGOs in Perak under a coalition known as the Gabungan NGO Prihatin Perak organised an NGO…
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HERITAGE
B.M. Iverson Created Memories of Ipoh
B.M. Iverson was tempted with an offer to explore the Far East by his elder brother Werner, who had been…
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Community
An App for Toilets
The Ministry of Housing and Local Government has recently introduced the MyWC application to help the public locate toilets throughout the country.…
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History
Dr Wu Lien Teh
Dr Wu Lien Teh was born in Penang in March 1879, educated at Penang Free School and Cambridge University and…
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Commentary
Connexion: ‘Quick money’ schemes bleed the nation
By Joachim Ng Some Ipohites may remember that their city was once noted for gold mining. Not gold from the…
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HERITAGE
Forgotten Buildings : Historical Mansion in Karai, Kuala Kangsar
According to Orang Perak, there were a few NGOs and agencies attempting to promote this mansion as the next tourism…
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Conservation
Taiping Zoo’s Latest Addition
Taiping Zoo welcomed two new members, a male baby elephant and an African Spoonbill, at the end of last year.…
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NEWS
An Exceptional Mechanic
“To lead a normal human life, having sufficient food and clothes are enough. There’s no necessity for a luxurious lifestyle.”…
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Thanks, but no Thanks!
Someone conveniently hung a packet of, probably, half drunk Ipoh White coffee on our (Ipoh Echo) fence recently. What’s happened…
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