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Featured
Ipoh-born Sinologist: The Late Professor Ho Peng Yoke
By Mei Kuan The Perak Academy recently hosted a Zoom webinar featuring Tan Sri Andrew Sheng as the speaker who…
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Books
Of Local Democracy and Governance
By Mei Kuan The Perak Academy hosted a 2-hour talk cum discussion with Dr Lim Mah Hui in conjunction with…
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Conservation
Kinta Karsts – Perak’s Time Capsules
By Chris Teh What are karsts? According to retired geochemistry professor W.K. Fletcher in his recent talk about Malaysian Galapagos…
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Community
Not an Easy Job
By Chris Teh Being a diplomat is not an easy job, said veteran diplomat K. Kesavapany, who was in Ipoh…
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Community
Reflections on Spinoza
Koh Hock Chye was 17, when he first encountered Spinoza through Ronald W. Clark’s acclaimed Einstein: The Life and Times,…
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BUSINESS
Role of the World Bank
Perak Academy hosted a dinner talk on the role of the World Bank in education on Wednesday, October 12 at…
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The Economic Reality of Malaysia Today
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, affectionately known as Ku Li, was in town in November as the guest of the Perak Academy…
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