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Arrest: A Concern to All Journalists
The recent arrest of a Penang-based journalist, Susan Loone, is worrying me. As a veteran journalist, I begin to wonder…
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Hotels
‘Bespoke’ Arrives in Ipoh
I asked Liew Yu-Wei the Executive Director of the soon-to-open WEIL Hotel whether in this age of mass production, anyone…
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Thinking Allowed
Let the plants do the talking
By Mariam Mokhtar You are a keen gardener but the soil in your garden is of poor quality. Fertiliser cannot…
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A Medical Oncologist’s Lament
Wellness By SeeFoon Chan-Koppen “I wish people would go and see a real doctor as soon as something is wrong…
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Thinking Allowed
From Parit to Paris
By Mariam Mokhtar Nurul Hana Jamaludin pinched herself as she gazed at the Eiffel Tower, lit like a Christmas tree,…
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Community
A Potential Hazard for Motorists
The recently tarred stretch of road on the Ipoh-Lumut Highway is a potential hazard for road users. It begins roughly…
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My Say
Fine the Local Authorities
By Jerry Francis The Perak Government’s move to issue fines to local councils whenever Aedes breeding grounds are found in…
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Thinking Allowed
Museums: Dusty storerooms or centres of culture?
By Mariam Mokhtar Few Malaysians visit museums even if one is near their home. To put it bluntly, many Malaysians…
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Community
Iconic Murals Vandalised
Ipoh is famous for its colonial-era buildings, kopitiams and, most recently, mural paintings on walls of pre-war buildings. Tourists and locals from…
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My Say
What has Happened to The Lifestyle of Kampong Folk?
By Jerry Francis Has urbanisation affected the lifestyle of the residents of the predominantly Malay neighbourhood of Gugusan Manjoi in…
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