Ipoh - The Forgotten City [Archive] - Page 2

forrestcat

August 22nd, 2007, 05:06 PM

From the NST

Public transport systems: Ipoh's needs
By : L.H.J., Petaling Jaya

IN view of the launching of RapidPenang, I would like to focus some attention on the condition of public transport in Ipoh.
Ipoh’s public transport system has not shown much improvement, besides the addition of a few air-conditioned buses.

Almost every bus is in a run-down and dirty state. There is no standard bus fare, leading to varying charges by bus conductors. Some bus conductors do not issue tickets even after the passenger has requested it several times.

The bus service slows down immensely after 6pm and comes to a halt around 7pm.

Unlike in Kuala Lumpur, taxis in Ipoh do not use the meter. Drivers are known to charge exorbitant fares.
The lack of public transport is one of the main reasons why Ipoh is a noticeably quieter town when night falls.

Incomes of businesses like coffee shops in certain areas are deteriorating due to a lack of customers at night.

Public transport is an extremely important factor in a city’s development, and I urge the authorities to look into this matter and improve the quality of public transport in Ipoh, especially the bus service.

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Bloody hell Ipoh mayor..spend ratusan berjuta2 on airport mau..nak naiktaraf bas tak mau..ptui.

adiyon84

August 23rd, 2007, 03:26 AM

Proposed new Ipoh airport a boon to Perak’s tourism

THE proposed airport in Ipoh can be a boon to Perak’s tourism as the existing airport is under-utilised.

Locals as well as tourists and investors need hassle-free and convenient travelling in and out of Perak.

Having the airport in the Seri Iskandar area can be a catalyst for tourism growth for the surrounding areas.

It’s undeniable that Ipoh/Perak doesn't lack scenic destinations that can be promoted extensively (Pangkor, Lumut, Gua Tempurung, to name a few), so why is a new airport a waste?

As for high-rise buildings in Ipoh, I do not see why they shouldn’t be built in Ipoh.

New projects like the Ipoh Tower and Ipoh Tourism Hub beautify the skyline of Ipoh.

High-rise buildings don’t cause Ipoh’s old charm and its natural beauty to fade.

I think the new airport will not become a white elephant if there is proper planning and ambitious plans to turn Ipoh/Perak into a tourist-bound area.

A new airport as well as other infrastructure such as the Ipoh-Penang and Rawang-Ipoh double-tracking railway can bring tremendous growth as well as opportunities for many job-searching youths.

JAY,

Ipoh.

adiyon84

August 23rd, 2007, 03:32 AM

Perak wants new airport used for passengers and cargo

By CHRISTINA KOH and CLARA CHOOI

IPOH: The Perak state government will only agree to build a new airport in Seri Iskandar if the Federal Government allows it to be used as both a cargo and passenger airport.

Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Tajol Rosli Ghazali said that the state also wanted the proposed RM301mil airport to facilitate cheap flights and chartered flights.

"I think that the Federal Government will realise that it will be profitable," he told reporters after the state assembly meeting here Wednesday.

Tajol Rosli also said that once the airport was approved, dedicated highways from the airport to several destinations would be constructed.

"We will build one from Simpang Pulai to Seri Iskandar and an internal road from the airport to Kampar," he said, adding that it would then take motorists 25 minutes to get from Kampar to the airport.

Roads would also be built from Titi Gantung, near Bota, to Lumut and from Ipoh to Seri Iskandar, he said.

On a timeline for when the new airport would be built, Tajol Rosli said:

"It is not a question of when the airport would be built but when we (the state and the Federal) are going to come to an agreement."

He added that negotiations between the state and the Transport Ministry on the new airport were currently underway.

On what would become of the current Sultan Azlan Shah airport in the city, Tajol Rosli said the state would decide what to do with it when the time arrived.

Tajol Rosli announced last week that the state had decided to go ahead with the construction of the new airport, instead of expanding the runway of the current one.

The new airport, is expected to occupy 404ha of the Seri Iskandar township located about 40km from here, and would be able to accommodate large aircraft like the Boeing 747.

adiyon84

August 23rd, 2007, 03:41 AM

It is nice to see aerial view pictures. I think the pictures were taken about 2 years ago. Am i right Adiyon?

I think so lah... cause I get the pics from other website and paste it here... but the views look nice is it? :nuts:

nazrey

August 23rd, 2007, 07:07 AM

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Finally I found Ipoh Railway Station :cry: Thanks GOD!

Hisyam

August 26th, 2007, 06:56 AM

Look like the pictures were taken from the top of one of the many limestone hills that sorrounded Ipoh. The State Government or Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh should make the hill accessible so that public can enjoy Ipoh skyline.

adiyon84

August 30th, 2007, 08:24 AM

Hey guys, this is Ipoh Tower Building I found in website..

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Cheer up, Ipoh folks!

The sleeping giant has awakened!

In the past 8 years, the half completed 19 storey commercial building in the heart of Ipoh City, that is, Greentown, has been an eyesore. But not anymore!

Ipoh Tower Sdn. Bhd. has taken over the building. At first, the Health Ministry was keen on taking over the building but due to insufficient budget, the deal was called off. Now, Ipoh folks will have an opportunity to own one of the most prized property in town.

Why was it abandoned in the first place? Basically, the proposed building was too far ahead of its time for Ipoh folks. It was developed to be a high-tech building but the Ipoh folks were not ready to pay for it. Ten years ago, a typical office unit was sold at RM265.00 per sq. ft. Now, Ipoh Tower Sdn. Bhd. is offering the first batch for as low as RM165.00 per sq. ft.! For those in the building industry, this is really a fantastic offer for such a building at such a location! It is truly an offer of a lifetime!

How is this possible? It is only possible because the bank has given a RM25 million hair-cut and Ipoh Tower Sdn. Bhd. is passing this down to the purchasers.

Building works has started and it is expected to be completed in mid-2008.

Ipoh Tower will be a signature building in Ipoh. It will have many "Number 1's!" It will be the tallest and biggest (built-up area of 600,000 sq. ft.) - equivalent to 9 football fields! The most integrated and high-tech building, it will house a 150-room hotel, the first serviced apartments in the city centre with club facilities, swimming pool and cafeterias. We have business suites, office suites, penthouses, 350 car parks, and many more.

We are selling all these at unbelievably affordable prices (starting from RM84,000.00). Buyers can expect exciting investment returns. Make a quick buy. 50% of the office floor spaces and the hotel apartments have already been taken up.

Ipoh Tower Sdn. Bhd. which consists of 25 established businessmen and professionals, is managed by a professional team.

Ipoh Tower Sdn. Bhd. is determined to make this building a success story. Sales have officially been launched on the 16th of February 2007. Show units are awaiting your viewing. Buy a unit and you will get a panoramic view from THE TOWER!

Highlights

Tallest in Perak - fantastic view from all units

Most comprehensive office building - comprises of Office Units, Business Suites, Business Centre, Clubhouse, Function Hall, Penthouses, Serviced Apartments, Cafeterias, etc.

Prime location - Greentown

999 years leasehold

Guaranteed early delivery - interest saved

24 hour security and other I.T. features

Affordable sizes (from 500 sq. ft. onwards)

350 elevated covered car parks

Building Layout..

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The shopping mall under the Ipoh Tower..

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Location..

Ipoh Tower is located at the heart of Ipoh City, in the Greentown Golden District. It is a stone's throw away from the various government buildings, both federal, state and municipal. Schools, banks, shopping complexes, hospitals and not forgetting Ipoh's food outlets are all within easy reach.

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The construction progress is now on 17th floor..

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adiyon84

August 30th, 2007, 08:27 AM

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Maxis 3G continues to extend its reach up to Penang, Langkawi, Alor Setar, Kuantan, Genting, the Klang Valley, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Kota Bahru and Ipoh.

adiyon84

September 3rd, 2007, 04:41 AM

Merdeka scene at Ipoh Padang...

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adiyon84

September 7th, 2007, 04:07 AM

Hypermarts in Perak flourishing

September 05, 2007 20:39 PM - The Star

IPOH: Six more hypermarkets will be opened in Perak, said Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Moha-mad Tajol Rosli Ghazali.

He said each hypermarket would provide job opportuni-ties for about 300 people, de-pending on the size of the building.

“We are allowing more hypermarkets to operate in view of the present trend among city dwel-lers to shop at such outlets,” he said yesterday after visiting Tesco’s first distribution centre in Simpang Pulai near here.

Tajol Rosli said the six new hypermarkets comprised two Tesco outlets in Taiping and Kampar and four MyDin stores in Buntong, Manjoi and Meru Raya here and Simpang in Tai-ping.

“The Taiping Tesco will open this Sept 27 and the one in Kampar is expected to be ready by next year,” he said.

For the MyDin stores, Tajol Rosli said the state had already given its approval and the construction costs were estimated at RM56mil for the store in Buntong, RM11.9mil for Manjoi, RM66mil for Meru Raya and RM60mil for Taiping.

On the Tesco distribution centre, Tajol Rosli said it would greatly benefit Perak farmers as the hypermarket’s suppliers would buy their products.

Tesco corporate and legal affairs director Azlam Shah Alias said the RM60mil centre begun operations in June and was the first centre in the country.

“This location was chosen because of its accessibility to all our 15 Tesco stores nationwide,” he said.

He added that Tesco had also met with its suppliers from Johor, Selangor and Pahang on the construction of their packing houses. “One has been built, two are under construction and another is under negotiation.

“The farmers’ products will be sent through the packing houses where the products are sorted before being sent out,” he said.

adiyon84

September 7th, 2007, 04:08 AM

Other version of news..

Perak Calls For Opening Of More Supermarkets

GOPENG, Sept 5 (Bernama) -- Menteri Besar Perak Datuk Seri Tajol Rosli Ghazali said the state was encouraging the opening up of more hypermarkets to cater to the demand in the major towns of the state and to also speed up development in the respective places.

"We have found that in places where there are hypermarkets, the development pace is faster whether in terms of housing or other business activities and shop offices," he told reporters after visiting the Tesco Distribution Centre (TDC) here today.

The state has also given the greenlight to Tesco to open up two more branches in Perak, one in Ipoh and another in Kampar. A new Tesco branch will be starting its operations in Taiping this September 29.

Tesco which has 12 Tesco hypermarkets and three Tesco Extra outlets currently, has opened up Tesco Extra outlets respectively in Taman Teh Teng Seng and Taman Tasek Indra, both in Ipoh.

Tajol Rosli said approvals have been also given to hypermarket operator, Mydin group, to open up their outlets in Buntong, Manjoi and Meru Raya -- all of which are in Ipoh and another branch in Simpang near Taiping.

"Mydin's hypermarket in Buntong will be developed at a cost of RM56 million, Manjoi (RM11.9 million), Meru Raya (RM66 million) and Simpang (RM60 million)," he said.

The outlet in Buntong is expected to provide job opportunities to about 400 people while the Manjoi outlet will provide jobs to 80 people, Meru Raya 400 people and the Simpang outlet about 300 people.

Meanwhile the Director of Corporate and Legal Affairs for Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Azlam Shah Alias, said the company's distribution centre here, built at a cost of RM60 million started its operations in June and provided job opportunities to 205 people.

He said the centre which distributed all the goods to the Tesco chain of hypermarkets and Tesco Extra outlets nationwide, currently had 256 registered suppliers with 25 percent of them being Bumiputeras.

Tesco, an associate company of Sime Darby, started operations in Malaysia in 2001, opening its first hypermarket outlet in Puchong, Selangor the following year.

It has so far offered more than 4,500 job opportunities besides partnering 1,400 local suppliers in its venture.

About 95 percent of the products sold at its stores are sourced from Malaysia. Tesco, through its cooperation with the government, has also helped local suppliers enter Britain's market through their stores in the country. Last year, local goods exported to the market amounted to RM207 million in worth.

-- BERNAMA --

adiyon84

September 7th, 2007, 04:14 AM

Perak's RM250m Tourism Hub project

IPOH: High-end, upmarket living with branded goods and at least 50 fine dining restaurants to choose from.

That is the lifestyle the state government wants to promote among locals and tourists with the unveiling of the RM250mil Perak Tourism Hub project at Bandar Baru Medan, here.

Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Tajol Rosli Ghazali said he was impressed with the concept of Penang-based Emerald Capital Group in wanting to bring the “best of the city into a single place.”

“We want the best food in the city to be made available at the hub, including special gifts and branded goods which are sold only in Kuala Lumpur,” he said on Thursday at the groundbreaking ceremony of the project that comprises of four multi-storeyed towers.

This, he said, could attract visitors from as far as Thailand and Penang to stop here to shop for branded goods which were sold only in Kuala Lumpur.

Tajol Rosli said the project would be an integrated one-stop tourist information centre, an extensive shopping mall, a clubhouse with complete recreational facilities, cineplexes and a banquet hall that could accommodate 2,000 people.

The project, to be built in two phases, is expected to be completed by 2010 with the first phase finishing by 2009.

He said that the state government was not emphasising on the needs of the upper income group only with the project.

There were other shopping complexes that were available for the lower and middle income groups, he added.

On the new airport at Seri Iskandar, Tajol Rosli said the Transport Ministry must first assure that there would be inbound and outbound flights before the state would go ahead to build the RM301mil airport.

Thursday September 6, 2007 - The Star

adiyon84

September 10th, 2007, 03:44 AM

Better transport system needed to boost tourism

IPOH needs a proper public transportation system to better serve tourists, Datuk Bandar Da-tuk Mohamad Rafiai Moktar said.

“I have approached the operators about improving their vehicles but they said they find it hard to do so as their business is losing money,” said Mohamad Rafiai at the launching of the Perak Chapter Matta Fair 2007 in Ipoh yesterday.

He noted that the double-tracking railway project between Rawang and Ipoh would be operational by early next year.

“We do not even have a proper public transportation system to transfer tourists from the railway station to hotels and bus stations,” he added.

Mohamad Rafiai revealed that a private transport company had come up with a proposal to revamp the city’s public transportation system.

However, it would still need to discuss with the local public transportation operators before submitting the proposal.

On another matter, Mohamad Rafiai said efforts were being taken to develop the city’s tourism industry.

“We have been promoting the city through the Tourism Promotional Organisation for Asian-Pacific Cities in China,” he said, adding that they were encouraging students to visit Ipoh and Perak.

Mohamad Rafiai also said the private sector was helping out the tourism industry by buil-ding and providing tourists with facilities and infrastructures.

“A five-star hotel with a ban-quet hall that can accommodate about 2,000 people is being constructed,” he said.

Other efforts included ensuring the cleanliness of the city and upgrading other facilities and infrastructures for tourists, said Mohamad Rafiai.

-- The Star --

adiyon84

September 10th, 2007, 03:46 AM

Mydin Holdings labur lebih RM500 juta
Oleh AINUL ASNIERA AHSAN

PETALING JAYA 9 Sept. – Mydin Mohamed Holdings Bhd. (Mydin Holdings) bakal melabur lebih RM500 juta sehingga 2010 untuk membuka lapan lagi buah pasar raya besarnya.

Pengarah Urusannya, Datuk Ameer Ali Mydin berkata, semua lokasi pasar raya besar itu telah dikenal pasti antaranya di Kuantan, Kubang Kerian, Manjoi, Taiping, Ipoh dan Johor Bahru.

Menurut beliau, setakat ini, syarikat tersebut sudah memiliki dua pasar raya besar, Mydin Wholesale Hypermarket iaitu di Subang Jaya dan Kuala Terengganu.

Katanya, Mydin Holdings menjadikan kawasan pinggir bandar sebagai lokasi perniagaan barunya memandangkan pasar raya besar kini merupakan model perniagaan baru yang mendapat sambutan memberangsangkan di kalangan rakyat Malaysia.

‘‘Pasar raya besar di Malaysia kini sudah pun memiliki pasaran matang dan ia menjadi pilihan ramai kerana semua keperluan ada di sana dan harga yang ditawarkan juga berpatutan.

‘‘Melihat perkembangan ini, Mydin Holdings perlu merebut peluang yang sama dengan syarikat-syarikat multinasional lain kerana kami juga mampu menawarkan harga murah kepada rakyat Malaysia,’’ katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia dalam satu pertemuan di sini, baru-baru ini.

Ameer berkata, perancangan untuk meluaskan perniagaannya itu tidak terhad kepada pasar raya besar sahaja kerana Mydin Holdings turut memiliki pasar mini yang dikenali sebagai MyMydin dan kedai serbaneka 24 jam MyMart.

Ditanya mengapa Mydin Holdings terlibat dalam pelbagai struktur pasar raya, Ameer berkata, pasar raya besar hanya boleh dibuka di kawasan yang memiliki populasi kira-kira 150,000 orang.

Katanya, pasar mini masih diperlukan di Malaysia terutama di kawasan-kawasan perumahan yang kecil dan sederhana manakala kedai serbaneka pula menawarkan kepada pasaran tertentu dan ia menguntungkan.

Mengulas mengenai pasar mininya, Ameer berkata, Mydin Holdings kini sedang bekerjasama dengan Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Bhd. (PUNB), Perbadanan Nasional Bhd. (PNS) dan Kementerian Pembangunan Usahawan dan Koperasi Malaysia (MeCD) untuk melaksanakan program francais perniagaan itu.

Menjelaskan mengenai program francais itu, beliau berkata, Mydin Holdings akan membuka dan menjalankan operasi pasar mini dalam tempoh enam bulan dan kemudian difrancaiskan kepada francaisi yang berdaftar dengan ketiga-tiga agensi terbabit.

‘‘Rasional kami menjalankan perniagaan selama enam bulan adalah untuk membantu mempromosikan pasar mini dan memantau perkembangan bisnes dan kewangan.

‘‘Ini untuk memastikan setiap pasar mini tersebut berada dalam keadaan stabil sebelum ia boleh diserahkan kepada francaisi,’’ ujarnya.

Ameer berkata, kestabilan itu perlu dipastikan bukan sahaja untuk membantu francaisi memulakan perniagaan sebaliknya imej dan jenama Mydin Holdings.

Dalam pada itu, beliau berkata, pihaknya kini sudah memiliki tiga MyMart dan bakal membuka sebanyak 30 lagi menjelang 2008.

-- Utusan Online --

forrestcat

September 13th, 2007, 04:55 PM

Ipoh’s ‘messy’ public transport system under fire:bash:
By : Jaspal Singh 2007/08/09
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IPOH: It is now official — the city’s public transportation system is a mess.
The unflattering assessment came from none other than the city’s mayor, Datuk Mohd Rafiai Moktar.

"Ipoh’s transportation system is in very poor condition. Something urgent needs to be done to improve the situation," he said after opening the Perak Matta Fair 2007 here yesterday.

Rafiai said the public transportation system was not on a par with the development taking place in the city.

New commercial, residential and industrial areas and suburban towns are either not adequately serviced or not serviced at all by the city’s transport operators.
Rafiai said even within the city centre, there were not enough connecting routes, especially from the Medan Gopeng bus and taxi hub and the railway station to tourist destinations.

"The city has been witnessing a gradual rise in the arrival of foreign tourists but with the present transportation system, we have not been able to fully tap their presence here," he said.

The mayor said the dilapidated buses, hire cars and taxis jeopardised the tourism efforts by the authorities.

Last year, more than 150,000 foreign tourists visited the city as compared with about 140,000 the previous year.

Rafiai said the Ipoh city council could only afford to erect more bus and taxi stands but was unable to overhaul the transportation system.

"It has become urgent for the entire public transportation system to be revamped so that it will be the choice mode of transport for city folk and also those living in the outskirts."

Rafiai outlined five strategies for an improved and efficient public transportation system:

l replacing old buses, hire cars and taxis with new vehicles;

l creating new routes to connect with new commercial and residential areas and suburban towns;

l establishing either no-fare or low-fare service to connect tourist spots within the city;

l extending operating hours of buses and taxis till late night; and,

l introducing new two-way transport service between the Ipoh railway station and the Medan Gopeng bus and taxi hub.

The city expects to receive more tourists once the RM4 billion Rawang-Ipoh double-tracking project begins operating early next year.

Ipoh would also be seeing more arrivals of foreign university students from the Asia-Pacific region beginning next year.

Representatives of 56 cities in the region, including Ipoh, met last month in Guangzhou, China, and a resolution was passed to promote each other’s cities to their student populations as part of efforts to increase tourism-based economic activity and promote interaction.

adiyon84

September 27th, 2007, 04:08 AM

DKLS takes up Corporate Office at Ipoh Tower
Tuesday 25 September 2007 - 00:57:42

DKLS Group to relocate its corporate office in Ipoh to the office suites and penthouses at Ipoh Tower.

DKLS Group had entered into an Agreement with Ipoh Tower on 12th September 2007 to purchase the entire 16th floor consisting of 15 units of office suites measuring approximately 13,300 sq ft and 2 units of penthouse office suites measuring approximately 2,883 sq ft located on 17th floor of Ipoh Tower, together with 15 bays of car park.

Ipoh Tower is a most comprehensive office building comprises office suites, business centre, clubhouse, function hall, penthouse business suites, cafe and service apartments. The 17 storey tower is situated on a 999 years leasehold land strategically located at the Greentown District of Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan.

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View of another side. Structural works of the lift shaft block is completed to the 12th floor.
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Structural works on the 15th floor of the apartment block is being completed
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Hisyam

October 2nd, 2007, 07:21 PM

by williewonker of flickr.com

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Nice picture of former Perak State Assembly and Secretariat Building but looking at the car models, i think its an old picture

adiyon84

October 3rd, 2007, 05:48 AM

Update news about the Perak Tourism Hub..
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The location..
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Official launch by Perak MB..
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Newspapers..
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adiyon84

October 4th, 2007, 04:12 AM

Ipoh-Lumut Highway needs another RM100m: Samy

By CLARA CHOOI

BOTA: An additional RM100mil is needed to complete the long overdue Ipoh-Lumut Highway, which is now expected to be ready by early next year.

Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said the additional funds were required to meet with some 30% of requests made by residents living along the highway.

Among the requests, he said, were the construction of more flyovers, traffic lights and street lamps.

"If we do not accommodate, these requests will go on for the rest of our lives.

"We cannot give in 100% but we will try to make sure that the highway is acceptable to everyone," he told reporters Monday after a site visit to the new Sungai Perak bridge along the highway here, about 50km from Ipoh.

"A very basic flyover itself costs about RM17.5mil," he said, adding that the highway project was initially fixed at RM175mil.

He also pointed out that residents wanted traffic lights that could detect the presence of vehicles.

"For example, if there are no cars coming from a side road, the traffic lights will turn green for motorists along the highway," he said.

On the street lamps, Samy Vellu said that the request was at a 4km stretch along the highway near the new Seri Iskandar township.

He added that he would submit the proposal for extra funds to the Cabinet and the Second Finance Minister for approval.

On the request by highway contractor Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd for more time to complete the job, Samy Vellu said his ministry was willing to give the company another three months.

"I am happy that 90.19% of the highway is completed. However, I am not confident that it can be completed by the Nov 30 deadline this year," he said.

The reason for the delay, said Samy Vellu, was because of the various basic amenities such as cables and water and gas pipes that had to be moved.

"To move each of the amenities costs about RM6mil so that's why I have no objection to extending the deadline. The highway should be ready by early next year," he said.

kurakura

October 12th, 2007, 05:03 AM

The forgotten city...........

nazrey

October 12th, 2007, 05:47 AM

Nice Car!
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nazrey

October 12th, 2007, 05:53 AM

cybercity site north of Ipoh
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jeeshyan

October 17th, 2007, 08:09 PM

Abdullah will come to Ipoh next week... But Ipoh Airport remain the same...

jeeshyan

October 17th, 2007, 08:20 PM

‘Flying hospital’ project awaiting ministry’s nod

IPOH: Bandar Seri Iskandar may get the world's first airport for medical emergencies if the Transport Ministry gives the project the green light.

Project developer Casa Pasific Sdn Bhd said it met with ministry officials on Aug 27 and they were receptive to the idea.

"On March 20, we signed a MOU with the SEDC (Perak State Economic Development Corporation) for the project on a 405ha piece of land," company chairman Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Hilmi Ismail told reporters here Wednesday.

However, he said work could not begin without the ministry’s approval.

Dr Mohd Hilmi said the airport was aimed at providing urgent and preventive medical care, including other medical services to people in crisis in the Asia-Pacific region.

"A 500-bed specialist hospital will also be built within the airport perimeter. The airport will be equipped with a 3,700m-long runway suitable for various types of aircraft,” he said, adding that the airport would also have a teaching hospital to train doctors in crisis management.

The project, to cost RM1bil, was expected to be completed in 38 months once the company obtained approval, he said, adding that funding for the project would be coming from overseas.

In February, Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Tajol Rosli Ghazali was reported as saying that Tekah airport, one of the country’s oldest, having been built by the British in 1940 in Taiping, had been chosen as the hub for Global Flying Hospitals (GFH), an international body that brings humanitarian medical support to developing countries.

It is learnt that the runway at Tekah airport was too short to accommodate the plan for the GFH.

The issue of the airport had been in the limelight following an announcement by Tajol Rosli that a new one should be built at Bandar Seri Iskandar if the Transport Ministry allowed international flights from the proposed airport.

jeeshyan

October 17th, 2007, 08:28 PM

Perak Likely To Have World's First Humanitarian Service Airport

IPOH, Oct 17 (Bernama) -- Plans are afoot to build what is touted to be the world's first airport dedicated to providing humanitarian services in Bandar Seri Iskandar, about 40km from here, which is expected to cost RM1 billion.

To be developed by Casa Pasifik Sdn Bhd, the airport will take three years and two months to complete.

Casa Pasifik chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Hilmi Ismail said the facility would serve as a medical training centre, aviation academy and a transit hub for global relief operations. It will also promote health tourism as well as research and development activities.

"We've chosen Bandar Seri Iskandar due to its strategic location, the amount of available land. It also fulfils security requirements. In fact, some parties have asked that the airport be built in their countries," he told reporters here today.

Disaster and war victims from across the globe may also be flown to the airport for medical treatment, he said.

Mohd Hilmi said the company had applied to the Perak state government for 800ha of land to build a 3,760m-long runway to accommodate Boeing 747 aircraft and other related projects.

According to him, Perak State Development Corporation and Casa Pasifik inked a memorandum of understanding on March 20 to signal their commitment for the project.

Mohd Hilmi also said the Civil Aviation Department gave its green light for the project in July.

Casa Pasifik, he said, had secured funding for the airport project and was now awaiting final approval from the Transport Ministry and other relevant authorities.

-- BERNAMA

Hisyam

October 18th, 2007, 03:51 AM

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Greentown, Ipoh

Hisyam

October 18th, 2007, 11:12 PM

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New Condo at Sunway City, Ipoh

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Apartment Block at Meru, Ipoh

Hisyam

October 19th, 2007, 07:40 PM

Ipoh Street Level

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YeahWho

October 19th, 2007, 08:23 PM

I always love to see the limstone hills around Ipoh. I really hope that the Perak government will stop all the stone blasting activities in Ipoh and promote its scenery on a big scale instead, just like how the Chinese promote Guilin.

alsen

October 21st, 2007, 02:58 AM

Ipoh (?)

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adiyon84

October 22nd, 2007, 11:24 AM

Perak pengeluar program animasi terbesar dunia
Oleh: ABDUL RAZAK DIN

IPOH 21 Okt. – Perak akan menjadi negeri pengeluar program animasi kanak-kanak terbesar di dunia apabila sebuah syarikat dari Kanada, Spacetoon International menubuhkan pusat pengeluaran kandungan wilayahnya di MSC Malaysia Cybercentre @ Meru Raya di sini.

Melalui program itu, Spacetoon International akan memasarkan program-program animasi kanak-kanak untuk disalurkan ke 94 rangkaian televisyen kanak-kanak di seluruh dunia.

Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pelajaran, Pengajian Tinggi dan Teknologi Maklumat negeri, Datuk Dr. Zambry Abdul Kadir berkata, syarikat itu yang berpangkalan di Dubai kini beroperasi di Korea, India, Indonesia, Kanada dan Jepun.

‘‘Spacetoon International bercadang untuk menjadikan MSC Malaysia Cybercentre@ Meru Raya sebagai pusat wilayah bagi pengeluaran kandungan program animasinya,” katanya kepada pemberita pada sidang akhbar di sini hari ini.

Spacetoon International adalah antara lima syarikat yang akan menandatangani memorandum perjanjian (MOA) sempena pelancaran MSC Malaysia Cybercentre @ Meru Raya oleh Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Selasa ini.

Empat lagi syarikat yang akan menandatangani perjanjian MOA di hadapan Perdana Menteri itu ialah Green Earth Sdn. Bhd., Red Snapper, Hiroshi Sdn. Bhd. dan Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP)

‘‘Walaupun program ini baru dua tahun dilaksanakan di Perak tetapi beberapa syarikat tempatan telah berjaya meningkatkan penguasaan mereka sehingga menjadi syarikat bertaraf MSC.

‘‘Apa yang membanggakan lagi ada di antara syarikat berkenaan menjadi pemain global dalam bidang ICT.

‘‘Kita akan menggunakan ICT sebagai pembolehubah kemajuan ekonomi negeri kerana potensinya sungguh besar kerana setiap tahun kerajaan negeri memperuntukkan sebanyak RM20 juta untuk pembangunan teknologi maklumat,” katanya.

Zambry menambah, Perak berada di landasan yang betul dalam pembangunan Koridor Raya Multimedia (MSC) di negeri ini kerana walaupun ia masih baru dalam bidang tersebut, kerajaan New Zealand bersedia membantu khususnya dalam program pengayaan ICT di sekolah-sekolah.

Melalui program ‘E-Cluster Learning’ itu, New Zealand akan membantu Perak dalam menyediakan kandungan program tersebut untuk disalurkan ke sekolah-sekolah.

Pada masa ini sebanyak lima buah sekolah di negeri ini sedang diujikaji untuk menjalankan program tersebut.

‘‘Kementerian Pelajaran mengakui tentang kebaikan program ini dan bercadang untuk mewujudkan model tersebut untuk dilaksanakan di seluruh Malaysia,’’ katanya.

Dr. Zambry menambah, MSC Perak juga bertekad untuk membangunkan industri Minda yang terkemuka di rantau Asia yang merangkumi bidang kandungan multimedia, penguasaan teknologi maklumat ke luar, media baru dan juga perkhidmatan data.

Justeru, pihaknya bertekad untuk menarik minat pelabur asing supaya menyalur pelaburan mereka ke dalam industri Minda Perak.

Menurut beliau, ini kerana kerajaan negeri mampu menawarkan gaya hidup berkualiti, infrastruktur yang cekap, kekayaan khazanah seni, budaya dan warisan sejarah, alam semulajadi yang terpelihara dan masyarakat majmuk yang saling bermuafakat.

‘‘Kita mempunyai bekalan utiliti yang berwibawa, talian Internet yang dipertingkatkan secara berterusan, pakej insentif pelaburan yang menarik dan bekalan modal insan yang cekap dan mencukupi,” jelasnya.

Pelan Induk K-Perak meliputi K-Infra, infrastruktur pengetahuan, K- ekonomi, aktiviti ekonomi berasaskan pengetahuan, K-masyarakat, pembangunan masyarakat berteraskan pengetahuan dan K-kerajaan, perkhidmatan kerajaan berteraskan pengetahuan.

adiyon84

October 22nd, 2007, 11:28 AM

Lapangan terbang bantuan kemanusiaan pertama dunia dibina di Perak

IPOH 17 Okt — Sebuah lapangan terbang bantuan kemanusiaan yang berfungsi sebagai terminal perkhidmatan dan rawatan perubatan kecemasan, lapangan terbang pertama seumpamanya di dunia, dicadang dibina di Bandar Seri Iskandar kira-kira 40km dari sini dengan kos RM1 bilion.

Dibangunkan oleh Casa Pasifik Sdn Bhd dengan dibiayai sepenuhnya oleh Tabung Kemanusiaan Dunia, lapangan terbang itu dijangka siap dalam tempoh tiga tahun dua bulan.

Pengerusi Casa Pasifik Sdn Bhd, Datuk Seri Mohd Hilmi Ismail berkata, lapangan terbang berkenaan akan menarik aktiviti penerbangan berkaitannya seperti pusat latihan perubatan, akademi penerbangan, hab transit bantuan kemanusiaan dunia, pelancongan perubatan serta pusat penyelidikan dan pembangunan (R&D).

“Kami memilih Bandar Seri Iskandar sebagai hab operasi kerana lokasinya yang sangat sesuai dan memiliki jumlah keluasan tanah yang diperlukan serta memenuhi ciri-ciri keselamatan walaupun kami sebelum ini menerima permintaan daripada beberapa negara lain supaya membinanya di negara mereka,” katanya kepada pemberita di sini hari ini.

Lapangan terbang bantuan kemanusiaan itu turut menyediakan perkhidmatan dan bantuan perubatan segera. Mangsa malapetaka, bencana dan peperangan di dunia boleh diterbangkan ke lapangan terbang itu untuk dirawat dengan perkhidmatan perubatan terkini.

Mohd Hilmi berkata, selain berfungsi sebagai terminal perkhidmatan dan rawatan perubatan, lapangan terbang itu akan dilengkapi hospital pakar yang berteknologi tinggi dan canggih.

Katanya, syarikat itu telahpun memohon kawasan seluas 800 hektar daripada kerajaan negeri Perak bagi pembinaan landasan sehingga 3,760 meter yang membolehkan kapal terbang jenis Boeing 747 mendarat, serta pembinaan laluan untuk kapal terbang bergerak sebelum memasuki landasan dan kawasan penerbangan komersial.

Bagi merealisasikan pembinaan lapangan terbang itu, beliau berkata, Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Perak (PKNP) memeterai memorandum persefahaman dengan Casa Pasifik pada 20 Mac lepas bagi mewujudkan kerjasama untuk meneruskan projek berkenaan.

Beliau berkata, permohonan rasmi untuk membina lapangan terbang bantuan kemanusiaan itu dihantar kepada Jabatan Penerbangan Awam Malaysia (DCA) dan kelulusan daripada DCA diperoleh menerusi sepucuk surat yang diterima pada 25 Julai lepas.

Katanya, dana untuk membina lapangan terbang ini telah disediakan dan syarikat itu kini menunggu kelulusan akhir daripada Kementerian Pengangkutan serta pihak berkuasa yang berkaitan untuk memulakan kerja-kerja pembinaan.- Bernama

nazrey

October 23rd, 2007, 04:45 AM

PM To Inaugurate Bandar Meru Raya Cyber Centre Tomorrow
October 22, 2007 12:35 PM
By Melati Mohd Ariff in conjunction with the launch of MSC Malaysia Cybercentre@Meru Raya on Tuesday

IPOH, Oct 22 (Bernama) -- Bandar Meru Raya in Jelapang near Ipoh will officially emerge as a cyber centre when Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi inaugurates its MSC Malaysia Cyber Centre status tomorrow (Oct 23).

Known as MSC Malaysia Cybercentre@Meru Raya, it would cover an initial area of about 85 hectares to provide a cyber space environment for the MSC Malaysia-status companies that set up their businesses there. The cyber centre would be developed in stages and when completed in 2015 it would cover about 404 hectares.

Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, chairman for the Perak Education, High Institution, and Science and Technology State Executive Committee told Bernama in an interview recently the cyber centre is part of the efforts in transforming the state's agricultural and mining based economy to a more vibrant and contemporary one.

"We are very confident that the Information Communication Technology (ICT) will play a major role in spearheading our economic growth.

"Perak's venture in the ICT would focus on the MIND industries (Multimedia Content, ICT Outsourcing, New Media and Data Services)," he said.

SOLID COMMITMENT

The rapid developments currently taking place in Bandar Meru Raya is a clear testimony to Perak's solid commitment to ICT especially under the 9th Malaysia Plan.

According to Dr Zambry, the Perak government's ICT initiatives are in line with the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) vision.

"The state embarked on this initiative on 2005. We started deliberating on issues as well as strategic areas to initiate Perak MSC. Over the last two years we have successfully worked out our blue-print for knowledge based economy or K-Perak," he said.

Dr Zambry is proud of the fact that Perak is the first state in Malaysia to prepare a comprehensive blue-print on knowledge economy and its projection for the future.

RECOGNITION RECEIVED

Bandar Meru Raya was accorded the MSC Malaysia Cyber Centre status during the MSC Malaysia International Advisory Panel's (IAP) meeting on May 18 this year. The MSC status scroll was presented by the Prime Minister to Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Diraja Tajol Rosli Ghazali.

"This recognition places MSC Malaysia Cybercentre@Meru Raya in the MSC fraternity along with the other MSC Cyber Centres and Cyber Cities throughout the nation.

"It will also help Perak to be in the forefront in delivering ICT enhanced services and flagship applications and serve as a new investment haven for technology related projects in Malaysia," he said.

THE FACILITES

The MSC Malaysia Cybercentre@Meru Raya boasts for three main development components - social infrastructure, stimulator and anchor projects, and ICT industries.

A 19-storey building known as Perak Techno-Trade Center (PTTC) has been built at the cyber centre at a cost of RM40 million. The building equipped with broadband facilities would be the main communications infrastructure for investors setting up their businesses.

Currently several projects are taking shape in the vicinity including a business class hotel, a convention centre and 'i-city' (creative content and multimedia hypermarket and wholesale and retail centre).

He also envisaged the cyber centre complementing the recently-launched Northern Corridor Economic Region launched recently.

With Perak's own MSC in place and with businesses and investments coming in, Dr Zambry is confident that the state will be ready to emerge as the next regional hub for telecommunication services.

HUMAN CAPITAL

According to Dr Zambry, through ICT, the state plans to tap its human capital potential that has long been neglected.

"Perak has been producing human capital of quality since colonial times and what we need to do now is to further develop the skills set," he added.

"Ultimately with MSC Malaysia Cybercentre@Meru Raya, we can achieve the vision of turning Perak into a developed and fully fledged Knowledge State by 2020," said Dr Zambry.

-- BERNAMA

adiyon84

October 24th, 2007, 07:41 AM

MSC Malaysia Cybercentre mula tarik pelabur

IPOH 23 Okt. – Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi berkata, projek MSC Malaysia Cybercentre @ Meru Raya di sini telah berjaya menarik pelaburan besar dari dua buah syarikat yang berpangkalan di Dubai dan Amerika Syarikat.

Perdana Menteri berkata, syarikat dari Dubai telah bersetuju untuk membuat pelaburan bernilai RM700 juta manakala sebuah syarikat dari Amerika Syarikat pula mahu beroperasi di situ dengan menyediakan 20,000 peluang pekerjaan.

Justeru, katanya, projek itu bukan saja bakal membawa manfaat besar kepada Lembah Kinta tetapi juga menjadi pemangkin pembangunan bagi seluruh negeri Perak.

Katanya, projek berkenaan amat bermakna kerana sebelum ini terdapat segelintir pihak merungut selepas Lembah Kinta tidak dimasukkan dalam projek Wilayah Ekonomi Koridor Utara (NCER).

‘‘Sebenarnya tempat lain pun tidak ada koridor tetapi saya sudah katakan tentulah kita akan bawa pembangunan lain ke Lembah Kinta.

‘‘Jadi MSC @ Cybercentre Meru Raya ini adalah satu-satunya projek yang akan jadi pemangkin kepada pembangunan seluruh negeri Perak,” katanya.

Beliau menyatakan demikian pada sidang media selepas melancarkan MSC Malaysia Cybercentre @ Meru Raya di padang Ipoh di sini hari ini.

Perdana Menteri berkata, bidang teknologi maklumat (IT) memang menjadi faktor pemboleh bagi kerajaan menjana kemajuan dalam sektor lain.

Jelas beliau, kewujudan projek tersebut juga pasti banyak membantu kerajaan negeri membangunkan pelbagai bidang yang ada kaitan dengan dunia IT.

Dalam pada itu, Abdullah berkata, kerajaan amat berterima kasih kepada Agensi Angkasa Persekutuan Rusia yang membuat tawaran kepada Malaysia untuk menghantar angkasawan kedua negara ke angkasa lepas pada penghujung tahun 2010 atau awal 2011.

Bagaimanapun beliau menjelaskan, tawaran itu perlu dipertimbangkan dengan teliti sebelum kerajaan membuat sebarang keputusan.

‘‘Saya tidak mengetahui apa maklumat khusus di sebalik tawaran itu, oleh kerana itu adalah amat penting kita mengkaji jika ada syarat lain atau perincian yang perlu kita lihat,” katanya.

adiyon84

October 24th, 2007, 07:43 AM

The Red Snapper unit gets MSC status

PETALING JAYA: The Red Snapper MSC (M) Sdn Bhd (TRS-MSC), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Red Snapper (M) Sdn Bhd, has been awarded MSC status.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi presented the award to TRS executive chairman Rais Hussin, who is also chief executive officer of TSR-MSC, during a visit to Ipoh last week, the company said in a statement yesterday.

The company said some RM5.8mil had been earmarked for the development of handover technology and cognitive radio (CR).

“CR bypasses the need for spectrum allocation among service providers and instead allows the operator to deploy services using equipment with radio characteristics adaptive to real-time conditions of the environment.

“TRS-MSC will focus on developing related intellectual property that enables handover capabilities in 802 compliant equipment as well as in CR,” the statement said.

It added that TRS-MSC planned to start work on specific areas of CR technology by mid-2008.

The technology is expected to allow for a more universal distribution of telecommunication services, especially broadband, over unused bands in the UHF and VFH portions of the radio spectrum.

adiyon84

October 24th, 2007, 07:45 AM

Tukar syarat tanah di Manjoi hanya RM10

IPOH 22 Okt. – Kerajaan Perak hari ini menawarkan bayaran hanya RM10 kepada penduduk Gugusan Manjoi yang mahu menukar syarat tanah masing-masing kepada pembinaan kondominium atau bangunan perniagaan.

Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Mohd. Tajol Rosli Ghazali berkata, tawaran itu hanya sah selama setahun iaitu berkuat kuasa hari ini hingga 21 Oktober tahun depan dan boleh dimanfaatkan oleh kira-kira 40,000 penduduknya.

Bagaimanapun tegas beliau, kerajaan negeri tidak akan membenarkan penjualan tanah oleh penduduk Gugusan Manjoi secara besar-besaran semata-mata untuk mendapat keuntungan segera.

‘‘Saya mahu semua penduduk mendapat manfaat daripada projek pembangunan dan pemodenan Manjoi kerana ia secara tidak langsung menjadikan nilai tanah di perkampungan ini begitu tinggi harganya.

‘‘Jadi penduduk kampung yang berhasrat menukar syarat tanah masing-masing boleh berbuat demikian supaya mampu memperoleh pendapatan lebih lumayan,” katanya.

Beliau berucap pada Majlis Perasmian Kompleks Pentadbiran dan Komersial Gugusan Manjoi oleh Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi di sini hari ini.

Hadir sama ialah isteri Perdana Menteri, Datin Seri Jeanne Abdullah; Ahli Parlimen Tambun, Datuk Husni Hanadzlah serta Menteri Kemajuan Luar Bandar dan Wilayah, Datuk Seri Abdul Aziz Shamsudin.

Tajol Rosli berkata, tanah dan rumah milik penduduk Gugusan Manjoi yang merupakan perkampungan terbesar Melayu di Malaysia perlu dikekalkan supaya ia boleh diwarisi oleh generasi masa depan.

Jelas beliau, ini kerana wajah Gugusan Manjoi yang satu ketika dahulu merupakan bekas lombong bakal berubah kepada perkampungan bandar moden yang lengkap dengan pelbagai infrastruktur.

Katanya, projek pembangunan Gugusan Manjoi Fasa 1 melibatkan projek pembinaan ratusan rumah kedai untuk perniagaan dan projek keusahawanan bagi meningkatkan taraf kehidupan dan pendapatan penduduk.

Menurutnya, kerajaan negeri juga telah memindahkan operasi Pejabat Tanah dan Daerah Kinta serta Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Perak (PKNP) supaya kawasan itu menjadi tumpuan dan memudahkan lagi penduduk menjalankan pelbagai urusan.

‘‘Selain itu, kerajaan negeri turut meluluskan pembinaan dua buah pasar raya Mydin iaitu di Sungai Tapah dan Buntong masing-masing bernilai RM11.9 juta,” katanya.

Sementara itu, Husni yang juga Timbalan Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri berkata, pembinaan kompleks pentadbiran baru itu bertujuan mempercepatkan proses pemodenan Gugusan Manjoi.

Katanya, kewujudan pelbagai kemudahan berkualiti di kawasan itu bakal menjadikan Gugusan Manjoi sebagai sebuah kampung Melayu yang mempunyai prospek ekonomi.

Jelasnya, ini terbukti apabila kawasan itu sudah mula berubah menjadi pusat pelancongan bercirikan tamadun Melayu Islam apabila rumah kediaman kini bertukar menjadi homestay yang mendapat sambutan menggalakkan pelancong dari dalam dan luar negara.

Hisyam

October 24th, 2007, 06:30 PM

Mini Ipoh Tour by Kayes777

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoPmDxw2SeU

adiyon84

October 29th, 2007, 11:24 AM

The new upcoming famous area in Ipoh suburb..

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The ariel view near Greentown district..

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The lost world of Tambun.. Ipoh's Water Theme Park..

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Hisyam

November 9th, 2007, 04:57 PM

Ipoh new poroject?

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adiyon84

November 14th, 2007, 12:32 PM

Ipoh at night, near the Gerbang Malam.. (night market)

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adiyon84

November 16th, 2007, 06:11 AM

Glamour Square on-going constructions..

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Scene Near Tesco Extra..

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Scene Near Jaya Jusco..

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adiyon84

November 28th, 2007, 06:28 AM

Ipoh Parade event area..

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Nice cafe..

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proud_penangite

November 28th, 2007, 07:06 PM

ipoh parade ni macam one utama sahaja...

Centrilium

November 28th, 2007, 07:22 PM

adiyon84

November 30th, 2007, 09:02 AM

Ipoh mana ada mall baru?
Yang boleh tahan cuma Ipoh Parade and Jusco Kinta City saje...

Populasi Ipoh banyak tapi penduduk sini jarang suka trend mall.Entah kenapa.

Ipoh is deprived of large malls despite the population numbers that we have.

Tak ada mall baru? Coming Soon... :banana:

example?? glamour square shopping centre & perak tourism hub @ festival walk.

adiyon84

November 30th, 2007, 09:07 AM

Scene in greentown mall event area..

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Scene in AEON Kinta City event area..

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brain_failure

November 30th, 2007, 01:12 PM

myf282828

December 2nd, 2007, 02:01 PM

Meru Valley Resort

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Hisyam

December 2nd, 2007, 05:21 PM

Tiara Height Condo
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7591/pict0082ne5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

adiyon84

December 3rd, 2007, 06:36 AM

Another shots in AEON Kinta City shopping centre..
Scenes were taken on Monday morning..

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kurakura

December 8th, 2007, 09:12 AM

what are the chances of Ipoh having the WTB? Hehe.

myf282828

December 13th, 2007, 06:14 PM

More pictures of Meru Valley Resorts:

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myf282828

December 13th, 2007, 06:30 PM

more:

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zawae87

January 10th, 2008, 10:44 AM

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/40433095_ea138f8a47.jpg?v=0 hotel ipoh city

zawae87

January 10th, 2008, 10:47 AM

bangunan seri kintahttp://farm1.static.flickr.com/36/82065142_10f0a9a13f.jpg?v=0

zawae87

January 10th, 2008, 10:51 AM

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ipoh padang

zhuhai.iph

January 26th, 2008, 01:06 PM

All Ipoh Mali and Perakian:

As a Perakian, I like to read and see more article and development in Ipoh and Perak. Anyone can help furnish, Thank You!

adiyon84

February 5th, 2008, 04:57 AM

Developer to help revive Ipoh tourism sector

DEVELOPER Morubina Group is spearheading an effort to revive Ipoh’s tourism industry.

Its managing director Ting Sing Yiew, who pointed out that everyone has a role to play, said that contrary to the perception of some people, the city was not dying.

“The city still holds immense tourism potential. It just depends on how it is packaged to turn it into a comprehensive product,” he told reporters in Ipoh on Tuesday.

Pointing out that everyone will gain if the city develops, Ting expressed confidence that Ipoh was still capable of attracting tourists.

Ting said his company, which was developing the Kinta Riverfront Hotel and Service Suites, would be building a promenade along the Kinta River.

“To be completed in six months, it will include a RM15mil beautification project for Kinta River,” he said, adding that the funding was from the Federal Government.

“We will also invest RM35mil into the project, which includes restaurants, bazaars, mini bridges and landscapes,” he said, adding that the Golden Gate had been completed and work on the London Bridge had just started.

It was reported that the RM80mil 20-storey five-star project in Jalan Lim Bo Seng consisted of 239 units priced between RM199,999 and RM2.9mil each.

A third of the project have been completed and it is due for completion by 2009.

On another matter, Ting said the company would jointly submit a memorandum with the Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry to the state government to seek the cooperation from shop owners in Ipoh Old Town to light up their buildings and extend their business hours.

“We hope to make Ipoh Old Town a hive of activities through this move and to be able to attract investors and tourists,” he added.

zawae87

February 5th, 2008, 04:10 PM

:nocrook: cayalahhh..... its gud 4 ipohan.... becoz before tis.... ipoh city dun have really good in attract more tourist..... "ipoh bandar yang sering dilupakan"

sasaumau

February 6th, 2008, 04:50 AM

Ipoh can become a great city by developing several new city centres and commercial areas. As for me, Ipoh is not really bad as a city. The only setback there is the lack of fresh ideas on how to develop the city differently from the well known klang valley and penang. If the authorities there can come out with something 'out of this world' kind of development in Ipoh, i'm pretty damn sure that ipoh can stand out proud..:okay:

forrestcat

February 6th, 2008, 04:29 PM

Destroy all the limestone hills, and bye bye Ipoh.

proud_penangite

February 6th, 2008, 08:40 PM

i have a friend from ipoh! she's hot! Ipoh best!

adiyon84

February 7th, 2008, 12:38 PM

KTMB spends RM200mil on new intercity and commuter trains

By CHOONG MEK ZHIN and NURBAITI HAMDAN

KUALA LUMPUR: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) announced the purchase of extra coaches for intercity trains and commuter trains costing RM200mil in an effort to upgrade its services.

“This move will temporarily relieve the problem of the lack of trains running right now,” said KTMB managing director Datuk Mohd Salleh Abdullah at a press conference after handing out goodie bags to passengers at the Intercity KTM platform in KL Sentral here yesterday in conjunction with Chinese New Year.

“Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak recently chaired a Cabinet meeting and it allocated RM40mil for the 20 new intercity trains,” said Mohd Salleh.

“We are preparing the tender and the new trains can be expected within two and a half years,” he said, adding that the Government had approved the plan.

In addition, KTMB will purchase eight units of commuter trains for RM160mil.

With these new commuter trains, passengers will be guaranteed more seats, as there will be four coaches on each train, as compared to the three currently.

Apart from the additional trains, Malaysians can also expect to see electric trains travelling outside Kuala Lumpur boundaries for the first time next year.

Travel between Ipoh and KL Sentral, with stops at all major towns in between, will only take two hours and twenty minutes.

“The trains are expected to run in 2009. There will be five trains with six coaches each,” said Mohd Salleh, adding that the electric trains will cost RM260mil.

On a related matter, he said KTMB had proposed to the Government that it create a bypass line for freight trains travelling through KL Sentral.

“The trains carry dangerous goods such as oil. We do not want anything bad to happen,” he said.

KTMB is also upgrading the current single track to a double line between Seremban and Sungai Gadut and this will be ready by 2011.

adiyon84

February 7th, 2008, 01:06 PM

Cave temples 'can rival Angkor Wat'
By Jaspal Singhjaspal@nst.com.my

IPOH: With the right kind of promotion, the unique cave temples in the Kinta Valley can put the former tin capital of the world on the international spiritual heritage trail along with Borobudor and Angkor Wat.

The more than 30 temples nestled in the valley's limestone outcrops have been drawing domestic tourists for years. They come to pay obeisance to the numerous deities, or simply to marvel at the exquisite structures.

Benita Premchand, of Kuala Lumpur, has conducted extensive research on the caves and she says that more effort should be made to draw foreign tourists to the limestone outcrops and cave temples.

Be it the 300-odd steps of the Perak Tong in Jalan Kuala Kangsar, or the scores of deities at the Kek Look Tong in Jalan Gopeng, she says these beautiful structures could be packaged attractively and promoted as part of the world spiritual heritage trail.

"The Kinta Valley, especially the stretch between north and south Ipoh, has the highest concentration of cave temples in the country. Arguably, this is the most diverse and vibrant use of caves anywhere in the world.

"These temples are unique to the Kinta Valley and in the last 150 years, their existence has enriched the historical, religious, social, cultural and spiritual lives of people in the valley."

The Bournemouth University graduate had spent the last five years collecting data on every cave temple in the valley through interviews with monks and senior citizens and browsing scarce reference materials from religious organisations.

She says promoting the cave temples as part of the world spiritual heritage trail package would not be difficult.

The spiritual heritage of the valley dates back almost 1,400 years, as evidenced from the idols and prayer items found when miners were digging for tin.

"If the tourism players were to include these temples and the natural limestone hills in their tourism package, it can be Perak's best-selling product."

adiyon84

February 7th, 2008, 01:10 PM

Market’s food court to reopen

By SYLVIA LOOI

THE 89 hawkers at the food court in Ipoh’s Central Market will return to their site before the Chinese New Year on Feb 5.

Announcing the good news, state Health, Science, Technology and Environment Com-mittee chairman Datuk Tan Chin Meng said the refurbishment work of the market’s food court was now almost completed.

“What is left to be done is the installation of grille at the individual stalls,” he said after inspecting the site on Tuesday.

Tan, who is also Kepayang assemblyman, also said that the 208 vegetable sellers would move into their stalls after Chinese New Year.

The slight delay, explained Tan, was due to tiles being added to the vegetable stalls.

“Tiling was initially not included in the scope of work but we decided later to place the tiles for beautification purposes,” he added, noting that the work would cost an additional RM300,000.

Tan also said that fishmongers would be the next batch of traders to move out from their stalls to allow repair works to be carried out at their trading site.

“The market’s refurbishment work is on schedule and will be completed by May,” he said.

It was reported that the RM5.3mil project involved repainting the interior and exterior of the market, repairing broken tiles, rewiring, providing better ventilation and repairing the drainage system.

The car park and the poultry section located next to the main market building will also be renovated.

The project is funded by the Local and Housing Ministry, the state government and the Ipoh City Council.

jeeshyan

February 12th, 2008, 07:24 AM

It is good news for us... Long time never go there for lunch

forrestcat

February 12th, 2008, 08:38 AM

I really like the markets at Ipoh particularly Rapat Setia wet market:). although dirty I always enjoy the atmosphere, hope they refurbish it soon.

Anyway, I hope Ipoh could get another mall or two like Kinta City, as Kinta City and Tesco is bursting at its brims, Ipoh folks are so desperate to spend time at these places that they are willing to park their cars anywhere.

jeeshyan

February 13th, 2008, 11:50 AM

adam73

February 14th, 2008, 10:19 AM

The Star, 14 February 2008

AN Information Technology (IT) firm has shown interest in setting up an IT centre at the former Super Kinta shopping centre in Ipoh.

“The city council and the company is now in the midst of working out a plan,” said Perak Urban and Local Government Committee chairman Datuk Chang Ko Youn.

He said the council was also trying to get some other retailers from Kuala Lumpur and groups specialising in Chinese products to operate at the centre, adding that Perak-based businessmen were also welcome to come up with proposals to revive the complex.

Chang was speaking to reporters after presenting scholarships sponsored by Ipoh Rotary Club to 136 students from 12 schools at SM ACS Ipoh recently.

He said negotiations between the council and two companies earlier to set up a hyper-market at the place had been called off as the council could not reach an agreement with the two parties.

On another matter, Chang said the pro-posed Tesco hypermarket at Station 18 in Pengkalan had been approved by the council and Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry.

“Construction will start soon and the hypermarket is expected to start business in early 2009,” he said.

“With the existence of the hypermarket in Pengkalan, hopefully we can revive the eco- nomic activities while creating employment opportunities in that area,” he added.

jeeshyan

February 15th, 2008, 08:51 AM

Hisyam

February 23rd, 2008, 07:13 PM

Metro Star North 23 Feb 2008

RM100m training base in Ipoh
By SYLVIA LOOI

COME 2010, the Royal Malaysian Police air unit will have a training base in Ipoh. To be located next to the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport, the RM100mil base will be spread over 16 hectares.

Police Air Unit commander Senior Asst Comm (II) Datuk Chuah Ghee Lye said there would be a total of four police air unit bases in the country when the Ipoh base was completed in 2010.

“The other bases are located at Sungai Besi in Selangor, which is the headquarters, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu.

“The Ipoh base will be our main training ground for future police air wing pilots,” he told a press conference after the project’s ground breaking ceremony by Perak Indus-trial Development, International Trade and In-dustry and Co-operatives Development Com-mittee chairman Datuk Ramly Zahari.

Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Ismail Omar, who was present, said the new base was part of efforts by the police force to further enhance its air unit.

“It will enable us to provide better services to the people,” he said.

Thanking the Federal Government for the project, Ramly said it was a long awaited de-velopment as the base had originally been planned under the Sixth Malaysia Plan.

Among those present at the ceremony were Perak police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Zulkifli Abdullah, his deputy Senior Asst (I) Datuk Hadi Ho Abdullah, Internal Security Ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof, Perak state secretary Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Hashim and Ipoh Datuk Bandar Datuk Rafiai Moktar.

proud_penangite

February 23rd, 2008, 07:23 PM

i saw an ad in The Star newspaper about MNG boutique opens in Jusco Kinta city!

adiyon84

February 25th, 2008, 03:40 PM

i saw an ad in The Star newspaper about MNG boutique opens in Jusco Kinta city!

eh,already open there meh?? huhuhu.. good for da ladies in Ipoh le camni... :banana:

adiyon84

February 25th, 2008, 03:41 PM

The Ipoh Tower building... almost complete..

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adiyon84

February 25th, 2008, 04:22 PM

Tower C Open for Registration (Perak Tourism Hub)

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Due to overwhelming response, Perak Tourism Hub is rapidly moving into another phase of development, now featuring Tower C Luxury Condominium.

Tower C will further enhance the lifestyle of the people living in it as they are blessed with the utmost convenience of accessibility from and to all directions, namely the Perak South Interchange, government agencies, hospitals and shopping complexes.

In addition to the contemporary urban design of the condominium and wonderful panaromic view from the condominium, you can further enjoy the excellent facilities provided in the premise.

zhuhai.iph

February 25th, 2008, 06:58 PM

Recently, I went back to Ipoh on Spring Festival, following are the progress of some of the development in Ipoh:

1. Tesco Station 18 Pengkalan - under contruction but very slow pace, except some piling works, shop houses near to Tesco taking shaped very fast, may be Keris Properties want to sell and promote the shop houses on Spring Festival. The project is just walking distant from my house (not more than 3 minutes).

2. There was a banner outside the Ipoh Tower Hotel (260 rooms) suppose to be ready on 08/08/2008. From the exterior of the project, it will not be ready until next year 2009.

3. No progress at all the Perak Tourism Hub, still the same as the last time I went back to Ipoh, Oct 2007.

4. Kinta Riverfront Hotel Project only some piling works going on.

5. Glamour Commercial Project in Bercham - These project have been going on quite some time, very slow only one row of shop houses, the shopping complex is not taking shape yet.

adiyon84

February 29th, 2008, 03:40 AM

Tesco catat hasil RM1.7 bilion

SHAH ALAM 27 Feb. - Tesco Stores (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Tesco) akan menikmati keuntungan pertama pada tahun ini sejak ber-operasi enam tahun lalu di Malaysia.

Ketua Pegawai Eksekutifnya, Chris Bush berkata, bagi tahun kewangan berakhir 29 Februari 2007, syarikat telah mencatat hasil sehingga RM1.7 bilion.

''Kami optimis untuk mencatat pertumbuhan kira-kira 50 peratus bagi tahun kewangan berakhir 28 Februari 2008 kerana kami kini aktif dalam perancangan terbaru termasuk membuka lebih banyak cawangan di seluruh negara,'' katanya pada sidang akhbar bagi mengumumkan kempen penjimatan harga, di sini hari ini.

Bush menjelaskan bahawa antara perancangan terbaru syarikat itu ialah membangunkan 11 cawangan terbaru, termasuk dua Tesco Extra dan Pusat Pengedaran Tesco yang kesemuanya membabitkan pelaburan bernilai RM900 juta.

Menurutnya, lapan daripada cawangan Tesco itu sedang dalam pembinaan seperti di Mergong (Kedah), Semenyih (Selangor), Kampar (Perak), Ipoh Selatan (Perak) dan di Selangor manakala Tesco Ekstra akan ditempatkan di Johor Bahru dan Prai, Pulau Pinang.

Tiga lagi cawangan terbarunya itu masih lagi dalam perancangan, katanya.

Mengenai Pusat Pengedaran Tesco kedua itu, beliau berkata, syarikat memperuntukkan sehingga RM100 juta untuk projek itu di Bukit Beruntung, Selangor yang dijangka siap menjelang akhir tahun ini.

Tesco menawarkan harga rendah untuk lebih 500 jenis barangan segar melalui kempen itu.

adiyon84

February 29th, 2008, 03:44 AM

Mydin dibuka di MITC

MELAKA 28 Feb. - Pasar raya borong terbesar, Mydin Mohamed Holdings Berhad (Mydin) akan membuka rangkaiannya di kawasan pusat perniagaan Pusat Dagangan Antarabangsa Melaka (MITC) di sini dengan mensasarkan jualan sebanyak RM17 juta sebulan.

Pengarah Urusan Mydin, Datuk Ameer Ali Mydin berkata, pembinaan itu merupakan sebahagian daripada rancangan pihaknya mewujudkan tujuh buah pasar raya besarnya yang kini dalam pembinaan di seluruh negara.

Menurutnya, empat pasar raya Mydin akan beroperasi selain di Melaka iaitu di Kuantan (Pahang), Kubang Kerian dan Tunjung (Kelantan) dan tiga pasar raya besar di Ipoh (Perak) menjelang tahun depan.

''Kami mencatat jualan tahunan sebanyak RM1 bilion dari 24 pasar raya, termasuk dua buah pasar raya besar," katanya kepada pemberita selepas majlis Pecah Tanah Pasar Raya Mydin yang disempurnakan oleh Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam di sini hari ini.

Menurut Ameer, pembinaan pasar raya tersebut yang menelan kos sebanyak RM100 juta dan menyediakan peluang pekerjaan kepada 1,000 orang anak tempatan terutama mereka yang tinggal berhampiran kawasan tersebut kelak.

Katanya, pembinaan pasar raya itu dijangka siap menjelang bulan Mac tahun depan.

''Kita yakin mampu menarik minat orang ramai untuk berkunjung ke pasar raya baru ini memandangkan kedudukannya yang agak strategik iaitu laluan pintu masuk utama Ayer Keroh ke pusat bandar," katanya.

Beliau berkata, pasar raya baru itu kelak dilengkapi dengan pelbagai kemudahan tapak meletak kenderaan, lot-lot kedai dan medan selera selain memperkenalkan konsep binaan yang berlainan iaitu berteraskan budaya masyarakat tempatan khususnya baba dan nyonya.

''Di bandar raya ini apabila pasar raya Mydin di MITC siap kelak, Mydin sudah mempunyai tiga rangkaiannya iaitu sebuah hypermarket, emporium dan bazar 24 jam di Bandar Hilir.

''Usaha Mydin ini sekali gus membantu usaha kerajaan negeri yang kini sedang giat merancakkan industri pelancongannya terutama menarik lebih ramai pelancong asing berkunjung ke Melaka pada depan," katanya.

adam73

March 4th, 2008, 05:47 AM

These are some of the photographs I took last month during my short return to Ipoh. Though not a very big city, I think Ipoh has a certain charm and elegance....

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zhuhai.iph

March 4th, 2008, 06:43 AM

Thanks for all the lovely photos, really miss Ipoh.
I think Ipoh really have lots of charm and charimatic of itself, that other cities in Malaysia that do not have. Again, it all depend on our local Government and MTPB to promote the destination. Melaka and Putrajaya are too artificial, not authentic.

aBe

March 4th, 2008, 08:13 AM

adam73..
Nice pix of Ipoh!

adam73

March 5th, 2008, 07:15 PM

All photos by Adam

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adam73

March 7th, 2008, 03:11 AM

The Star, 7 March 08

IPOH: Perak will get its first foreign university when construction of the RM450mil Premier International University of Perak in Gua Tempurung is completed in 2010.

Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Tajol Rosli Ghazali said that the university would be set up by India’s Blair Education Services consortium, which has five universities in the subcontinent.

“Our children will not have to travel all the way to India to take up courses – the ones offered here would be cheaper and just as credible.

“The university can accommodate as many as 8,000 students,” he said after handing over land offer letters to Blair Education Services Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Dr R. Subramaniam here on Wednesday.

Tajol Rosli said the university would be built on a 101ha site in Gua Tempurung, some 20km from here.

Dr Subramaniam assured the state government that the construction of the campus would not affect the environment in the surrounding areas and Gua Tempurung.

The university will have five faculties – medical, dentistry, pharmaceuticals and allied health sciences, business and management, and integrative sciences and technology.

adiyon84

March 7th, 2008, 03:15 AM

Tambun jadi bandar satelit moden
Oleh ABDUL RAZAK DIN

IPOH 6 Mac - Calon Barisan Nasional (BN) Parlimen Tambun, Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah berazam untuk menjadikan Tambun sebagai bandar satelit moden di negeri ini berikutan kepesatan pembangunan di kawasan Parlimen itu.

Beliau juga berazam untuk menjadikan Gugusan Manjoi sebagai Bandar Satelit Moden Melayu yang unggul dan bukan sahaja popular di negara ini tetapi juga di peringkat antarabangsa.

''Kita mahu jadikan Gugusan Manjoi sebagai Bandar Melayu yang popular di peringkat antarabangsa kerana saya ingin jadikannya sumbangan budaya Melayu kepada dunia," katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia di sini hari ini.

Untuk itu, Ahmad Husni berkata, pelbagai program pembangunan sedang rancak dilakukan di kawasan tersebut bagi kesejahteraan penduduk setempat termasuk menyediakan produk kraf tangan, batik dan produk-produk keluaran orang Melayu termasuk Taman Hadhari.

''Kita merancang untuk membahagikan pembangunan dalam Parlimen ini kepada tiga bahagian iaitu di Sunway City, Meru Raya dan Chemor serta yang terpenting sekali ialah pembangunan Perak Hi-Tech Park yang terletak sebahagian besarnya dalam Parlimen Tambun.

''Kita melalui UMNO dan BN telah merancang projek ini sekian lama supaya ia memberi pekerjaan dan pelaburan kepada penduduk dan ia sudah tentu memberi kesejahteraan kepada mereka," katanya.

Beliau berkata, hasil daripada kerjasama dan perancangan berterusan kerajaan telah memberi peruntukan sebanyak RM198 juta dalam tempoh empat tahun bagi pembangunan kesejahteraan rakyat di Parlimen Tambun.

Husni berkata, Gugusan Manjoi akan dibangunkan sebagai sebuah bandar satelit dengan terbinanya pelbagai kompleks komersial, Taman Hadhari yang mengubahnya menjadi sebuah penempatan moden.

Di Chemor, katanya, ia akan melalui proses transformasi dengan sebuah pusat komersial serta stadium mini di kawasan berkenaan.

Husni berkata, semua program pembangunan ini dirancang bersama dengan penduduk tempatan supaya ia mendatangkan kesejahteraan kepada masyarakat setempat.

Menurutnya, ia membolehkan mereka merasa nikmat daripada program pembangunan yang dijalankan.

''Saya berbincang dengan penduduk terlebih dahulu supaya mereka membuat persediaan yang secukupnya sebelum sesuatu projek itu dimulakan," katanya.

Parlimen Tambun mempunyai 68,000 penduduk dengan 62 peratus daripadanya adalah kaum Melayu.

nazrey

April 3rd, 2008, 04:49 PM

by - Tony X.Q -

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adiyon84

April 4th, 2008, 04:56 AM

by - Tony X.Q -

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woahh... Ipoh is now slowly got high-rises building. look nice if there got more high buildings.. hope that it will be more coming soon for the next years.. :banana:

nazrey

April 9th, 2008, 05:25 PM

Ipoh skyline in the making!

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- DKLS takes up Corporate Office at Ipoh Tower
DKLS Group to relocate its corporate office in Ipoh to the office suites and penthouses at Ipoh Tower.Structural works on the 15th floor of the apartment block is being completed

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rizalhakim

April 25th, 2008, 09:13 AM

Ipoh Kiara Heights Condo

new project?

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IPOH KIARA HEIGHTS CONDO, the latest condominium in Ipoh, will lead you to a perfect lifestyle. At IPOH KIARA HEIGHTS CONDO, you have an advantage with all the facilities and amenities right at your door step.

"King's Style Location"
Our "King's Style Location" situated nearby Ipoh "4 Heavenly King" - Jusco, Tesco, Makro and Giant and a host of commercial center are just a few minutes away, offering you a variety of shopping, dining and entertainment to complement your lifestyle. Beside these, it is also easy to be accessed through the north-south expressway.

Facilities
IPOH KIARA HEIGHTS CONDO, consists two blocks of 13 and 14-storey condominium, comes with full condominium facilities and amenities such as swimming pool, wading pool, golf putting green, children's playground, badminton court, BBQ pit, 24-hour security services, car auto barrier access, audio video intercom, CCTV in lift and staircase. The club house facilities include gymnasium, steam and sauna, multi-purpose hall, indoor playland, laundry services, mini theater and mini karaoke room as well as reading room and computer room.

The special feature of IPOH KIARA HEIGHTS CONDO is that every unit is a Semi-D concept. Labeled as "SEMI-D IN THE SKY". This means that every unit comes with an spectacular view-Leisure view and Scenic View.

Stylish, Luxurious and Comfortable Design
At IPOH KIARA HEIGHTS CONDO, you can have the best of both worlds-perfect lifestyle and capital appreciation. A new lifestyle at IPOH KIARA HEIGHTS CONDO begins with stylish, luxurious and comfortable designed. These units comes in five different designs namely Alpine Condo, Blossom Condo, Classic Condo, Twin Condo and Penthouse Condo.

The developer's proven track record coupled with reliability and trust-worthiness are the reason for the success of IPOH KIARA HEIGHTS CONDO.

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Sales Office:

Address 29 & 29A, Jalan Foo Yet Kai,
30300 Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia.
Telephone 605-243 3888, 605-242 2299
Fax 605-243 3398

rizalhakim

May 8th, 2008, 05:44 AM

Council may halt club’s sewage project
By CHAN LI LEEN

THE Ipoh City Council will look into issuing a temporary stop work order for the construction of a sewage treatment plant by the Royal Perak Golf Club (RPGC).

State Health, Environment and Human Resources Committee chairman A. Sivanesan said the council would have to look into legal avenues on whether it could do so since RPGC had not contravened any laws.

Nearby residents, especially those living along Lorong Gopeng, were concerned about the possible stench and flooding problems in the future.

“Although everything has been carried out legally, RPGC has a moral obligation towards the residents who are worried about problems posed by the treatment plant in front of their houses,” he told reporters after meeting with Taman Golf residents.

Sivanesan said RPGC had agreed to issue letters of undertaking to assure such pro-blems would not arise but residents were still insisting that the club relocate the treatment plant.

“RPGC has the option to continue using its existing treatment plant or to relocate the construction of the new one elsewhere.

“Another suggestion is for RPGC to connect the proposed new treatment plant to one at another location but that would be very costly,” he said.

He added that it was not too late to halt the present construction as RPGC had only completed some 80% of the frame for the structure.

“RPGC would have spent about RM100,000 to date, much less than the RM5mil it will have to spend if it insists on continuing at the present site and later connecting it to elsewhere,” he said.

To a question, Sivanesan said the state did not have control over the administration of the club.

On another matter, Sivanesan who is also Sungkai assemblyman said he would assist some 40 fruit and vegetable farmers in Kuala Bikam to identify suitable land for relocation.

The farmers, who have been farming there for the past 40 years, were displaced after an 80ha piece of land was sold to the Defence Ministry to set up its base, he said.

“Instead of setting up its base, the Ministry leased out the land to two individuals at RM3,800 per month.

“Unlike other oil palm settlers and dwellers who were given compensation, these farmers were not paid a single sen or given alternative land to work on,” he added.

kurakura

May 26th, 2008, 05:25 AM

im back!!

sc4

May 26th, 2008, 10:01 AM

im back!!
hahahhaa, so wat happens now that you're back?

forrestcat

May 26th, 2008, 02:49 PM

im back!!

in ipoh now eh?

adiyon84

May 28th, 2008, 05:40 AM

Big Apple expands base

IPOH: Homegrown doughnut maker Big Apple is rolling its way to Thailand, Brunei, China and the Middle East.

Franchisor Big Apple Inter Asia Sdn Bhd director Mike Chan said its Bangkok outlet would open by October while the Middle East outlet was expected to begin operations by year-end.

Like most of its local outlets, the overseas business would be operated via franchise programme, he said.

“Big Apple has enjoyed tremendous success since it was introduced at The Curve in Damansara last year,” he told StarBiz after the opening of the 16th Big Apple outlet at Kinta City here recently.

On the local front, Chan said the company was aiming for 30 Big Apple outlets by June next year. “We plan to have at least one outlet in each state,” he said.

Its Alor Star outlet opened last Thursday. This will be followed by outlets in Johor Baru and Penang in July and August respectively.

“However, our focus will still be on Kuala Lumpur due to its large population,” he added, noting that Low Yat Plaza would see the opening of a Big Apple outlet on May 29.

The Kinta City outlet has a total built-up area of 120.8 sq m.

Warna Efektif managing director Y.F. Tan said the company planned to expand the Big Apple chain to other shopping complexes in Perak.

“The Kinta City outlet cost us some RM1mil,” he said.

rizalhakim

June 17th, 2008, 06:52 AM

Lakeside living in Ipoh

Lakeside living coupled with city amenities is hard to beat
Located in Ipoh, Tiara Lake Park offers the option of working in the city while living in a peaceful and serene home, complete with all the amenities for comfortable living.

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Spacious: Tiara Lake Park is a low density development with 5.1 homes per acre compared to the industry average of 10–12 houses per acre.

“Ipoh is an ideal township to call home. It has all the necessary amenities such as shopping malls, parks and hospitals and offers affordable housing,” says Total Investment Sdn Bhd director John Chong whose company is undertaking the development.

The development site is also strategically located between Kuala Lumpur and Penang. The Double Rail Track System, expected to be operational in two years, adds to the attraction of Ipoh.

“What we are offering is quality lifestyle living,” explains Chong.

He points out that at the cost of a mid- range home in Kuala Lumpur, one could live in a luxurious upmarket house in Ipoh with added facilities.

At Tiara Lake Park, this is exactly what you get.

The project is located merely 10 minutes' drive away from the heart of Ipoh.

Built around a large lake, residents will enjoy landscaped parks and gardens as well as aquatic leisure activities including boating and fishing.

“Tiara Lake Park is devoted to nature and greenery. No other township in Perak offers this. It is also an impressively low density development with 5.1 homes per acre compared to the industry average of 10–12 houses per acre,” says Chong.

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Terraced homes offer large built-up space with plot sizes that span 22ft x 80ft, 24ft x 75ft and 25ft x 80ft.

With paths, jogging tracks, tree-lined roads, surrounded by Ipoh’s natural limestone hills, it will be a delightful place to call home. Buyers will also be happy to note that space has also been allocated for a school and kindergarten, with plans for a shopping area.

As for designs, you can choose from a range to suit various budgets – from terraced houses to semi-detached units to bungalows.

Terraced homes offer large built-up space with plot sizes that span 22ft x 80ft, 24ft x 75ft and 25ft x 80ft. For those who prefer detached homes, the cluster semi-detached unit will catch the eye with its contemporary designs and affordable pricing ranging from RM223,800 to RM236,800.

The homes will also be equipped with an alarm system, with the option of subscribing to a Central Monitoring Security System.

Total Investment, says Chong, is positioning itself as a developer of quality and lifestyle homes.

“With this in view, we are very discerning in the areas we choose to develop, ensuring that our townships offer the best living environment.”

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For those who prefer detached homes, the cluster semi-detached unit will catch the eye with its contemporary designs and affordable pricing ranging from RM223,800 to RM236,800.

Another one of its distinguished projects is a gated community in Bandar Baru Tambun, comprising exclusive semi-detached and bungalow units.

Priced from RM500,000, these contemporary semi-detached lots (45ft x 85ft) have six rooms and five baths. The 100 units will be supported by first-grade infrastructure facilities and a central park.

Meanwhile 12 highly exclusive bungalows will also be available.

Total Investment welcomes inquiries at its booths at the MAPEX exhibition from June 13 to 15. Or call 05-2536 555. Their office is located at No. 3, Jalan Lasam, Greentown, Ipoh

By The Star (by Elaine Jeyakumar)

jeeshyan

June 23rd, 2008, 07:03 AM

Ipoh is moving forward... But still very slow...

zawae87

July 5th, 2008, 05:57 PM

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July 5th, 2008, 06:03 PM

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zawae87

July 5th, 2008, 07:23 PM

Taman Gunung Lang

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Old Cinema
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zawae87

July 5th, 2008, 07:35 PM

Polo Park

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zawae87

July 5th, 2008, 07:41 PM

Inside Ipoh Railway Station

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zawae87

July 5th, 2008, 07:46 PM

Construction Ipoh Tower any news??:?

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rizalhakim

July 8th, 2008, 09:25 AM

Ipoh skyline in the making!

by mymetheny

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zawae87

July 8th, 2008, 07:45 PM

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Properties

Commercial

Business Suites
The first SOHO concept in Ipoh. You can work, you can stay. Also available: 6% p.a. nett rental guaranteed.

Office Units
Have your workplace within the convenience of the city centre.

Commercial/Retail Units
Grab the privilege of establishing your business in this growing business hub.

Penthouse Business Suites
Enjoy the panoramic view in one of the prized Business Suites at the top of the tower.

Residential

Hotel Apartments
6% p.a. nett rental guaranteed with the first Hotel Apartments in the heart of Ipoh.

Serviced Apartments
A place to call home, elevated in the city centre.

Penthouse Suites
Make your home in one of the most prestigious Penthouses, towering with a spectacular view of Ipoh City.

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but i dun see any changes pun.....!!! how can they manage to finish it until 8.8.08:ohno:

adiyon84

July 10th, 2008, 06:28 AM

but i dun see any changes pun.....!!! how can they manage to finish it until 8.8.08:ohno:

hmmm... maybe delay lagi lah tu.... :ohno:

rizalhakim

July 10th, 2008, 06:37 AM

Construction Ipoh Tower any news??:?

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but i dun see any changes pun.....!!! how can they manage to finish it until 8.8.08:ohno:

itu picture Feb 2008...dah 5bulan maybe dah almost siap.....lagipun tower regency hotel, the management hotel dah advertise vacancies in newspaper.....so rasanya dah nak siap....maybe anyone in Ipoh can take some latest pic...

adiyon84

July 13th, 2008, 01:42 PM

In the heart of "Bandaraya Ipoh"

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Hisyam

July 13th, 2008, 06:02 PM

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Newly opened new Jelapang toll plaza

adiyon84

July 14th, 2008, 09:15 AM

by kayes

Newly opened new Jelapang toll plaza

Hope that new Jelapang toll plaza will smooth the traffic & avoid deadly accident... :)

rizalhakim

July 15th, 2008, 05:23 AM

HK investors for business centre
By HAH FOONG LIAN

Simpang Pulai set to change into a busy commercial area with the RM500mil development

IPOH: Hong Kong investors have teamed up with a local developer to help transform the quiet town of Simpang Pulai into a bustling commercial area with the development of Simpang Pulai Business Centre at a cost of some RM500mil.

Hong Kong-based investment firm Jerard Co Ltd will be funding 28% of the 43ha project, undertaken by Glamour Ideals Sdn Bhd.

Glamour Ideals managing director Joseph Chin said the business centre would be built in three phases.

“The first phase of 68 shoplots is already sold out. It costs up to RM438,000 per unit,” Chin said after the project ground-breaking ceremony on Saturday.

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Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin (centre) with Hong Kong investor Dr Ho Hau Wong (right) and Glomour Ideals Sdn Bhd managing director Joseph Chin (left) at the ground-breaking ceremony of the Simpang Pulai Business Centre development project near Ipoh.

The second phase would comprise the remaining 102 shoplots and the third phase would be a hotel and villas to be launched later this year.

The project is Jerard's second investment after a condominium project here called Damaipuri Condominium.

Director Dr Ho Hau Wong said Jerard was set up for investments in Malaysia and planned to be involved in other projects in and around Ipoh.

“I find Ipoh a beautiful place that is natural disaster-free and the people very warm,” said Dr Ho, who also gave away donations totalling RM88,000 to various charitable organisations and schools here.

Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin was also present to witness the groundbreaking ceremony.

Dr Ho, who plans to retire here, said Jerard was involved in two projects in the city centre - a service apartment, and hotel and villas development.

Other projects were semi-detached houses and villas in Menglembu and semi-detached houses and bungalows in Bercham, he added.

Hisyam

July 15th, 2008, 06:26 PM

^^Any drawings/sketches of the above project Rizal?

adam73

August 6th, 2008, 06:55 PM

Star, 6 Aug 2008

A NEW RM30mil bus terminal with environmentally-friendly landscaping is being planned for Bandar Meru Raya in Jelapang, Ipoh, after years of delay.

State Education, Local Govern-ment, Housing and Public Transport Committee chairman Nga Kor Ming said the project would be completely different from the one proposed earlier.

The terminal, he said, located on a 4.8ha plot next to the Jelapang North-South Expressway (PLUS) toll, will have a garden and surrounded by trees instead of a concrete fencing.

He said the greenery surrounding would make the terminal more pleasant.

Nga said they were in the final stages of negotiating with a consortium of bus operators on the proposed terminal.

“The consortium will fund the entire project,” he said.

If all goes well, the project will start at the end of the year. It will take two years to build the terminal.

Nga also said the consortium would also have to replace the aging city buses with 300 new vehicles, which were estimated to cost some RM180 million, to complement the terminal.

“With the new terminal, buses and new routes within the Kinta Valley, we hope to encourage more people to use public transport.”

He said the whole purpose of having a terminal next to the toll plaza was to enable express buses from Penang or Kuala Lumpur have quick access to Ipoh instead of having to enter the city and get caught in traffic jams.

Perak Omnibus Operators Association president Yeoh Choo Hoon, during its annual dinner on Friday, thanked the state government to let the operators plan, build and manage their own terminal.

Hisyam

August 7th, 2008, 12:54 PM

Proposed Bandar Meru Raya, Ipoh

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MERU RAYA

VISION :

To develop self-contained, integrated, modern and eficient township with high quality environment for living, waking, shopping and recreation.

LAND AREA : 2000 acres

MASTER DEVELOPMENT

POPULATION

Expected population : 98,130
i) Existing population (Dec 2007)
a) Taman Meru : 6781 x 5 = 33,905
b) Meru Raya : 1949 x 5 = 9,745
43,650
ii) Estimated working population

OCCUPIERS PROFILES

a) Employment – 30% (Government Sector)
70% (Private Sector)
b) Majority below age of 55 years.

MASTER DEVELOPER : PCB DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD

INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABLE

i) ROAD SYSTEM
a) located near Jelapang Tol Plaza
b) Inter-sected by North South Highway – Jelapang Chemor Road
ii) DRAINAGE SYSTEM – follow MASMA (Manual Saliran Mesra Alam) guidelines
iii) WATER SUPPLY – WHO Standard supply from two (2) reservoirs. Total 5.9 million gallons
iv) SEWERAGE SYSTEM – Permanent Sewerage Treatment Plan with the capacity of 100.000 PE
v) POWER SUPPLY – Dual incoming power supplyas per MDeC requirements, Silibin PNU and Kelebang
vi) TELECOMMUNICATIONS As per MDeC requirements

Note: All the above infrastructure are ready available and can be upgraded.

SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

MSC Malaysia Cybercentre @ Meru Raya covers an area of 209 acres of commercial area to be equipped with commercial buildings and offices, hotels and convention centre, ICT Hub, hypermarket, inter-state bus terminal, auto centre and other entertainment outlets.

GEOGRAPHICAL SITE PARAMETERS

Virgin land, formerly rubber and oil palm estate.

SITE CONDITION

The site is ready for development with all the infrastructure and earth work.

COST Of LAND AND MAIN INFRASTRUCTURES

Commercial area RM30 – RM35/sqft
Note: The above price is inclusive of premium and all main infrastructure up to the lot boundry.

GUIDELINE AND PROCEDURE FOR LAND SALE

i) Project proposal must suit overall Master Plan
ii) The land purchase will be free-hold status and the project will have to be approved by the authority
MSC Malaysia Status Companies situated in MSC Malaysia Cybercentre @ Meru Raya, Perak
will enjoy the MSC incentives such as the 10 Bill of Guarantees and the other incentives given by
the State.

SITE LOCATION

Bandar Meru Raya is located 10km away from the railway station and 15km away from the airport.

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zawae87

August 9th, 2008, 06:33 AM

IPOH RIVERFRONT PARK

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JAPANESE PLACE IN DR SEENIVASAGEM PARK

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Hisyam

August 10th, 2008, 10:13 AM

Sunday Star August 10, 2008

Top regional honour for Meru
By Hah Foong Lian

MERU Valley Resort clinched a top prize at the Asia Pacific CNBC Property Awards held in Singapore recently when it was named Malaysia’s only five-star property in the Best Golf Development category.

The resort in Ipoh, Perak, was the overall winner, beating entries from 10 Asia Pacific countries.

And with the accolade, Meru will now represent the Asia Pacific region at the global CNBC International Property Awards 2008 in Florida in November.

Entries for the “Best Golf Development Category - Asia Pacific” were judged on five criteria.

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An aerial view of Meru Valley.

These were location, appearance and architectural design, safety and innovation, marketing and public relations strategies and golfing and membership details.

Meru director Datuk Lim Keng Kay said the award came as a pleasant surprise because he did not expect to win Malaysia’s top award, let alone being chosen to represent Asia Pacific in an international forum.

“We are certainly proud to be recognised as a world-class golf development and are delighted to be able to put Ipoh on the international map,” he said.

Dr. Tan Chin Yong, who is a director of Kinta Properties, the project developer of Meru Valley, received the award on behalf of the resort.

“This prestigious win gives us an edge in attracting foreigners to settle in Ipoh under the Malaysia My Second Home programme,” he said.

The resort will be competing with winners from the European, American, African and Arabian regions in the showdown for the global award in November.

nazrey

August 10th, 2008, 02:22 PM

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You will see this building along PLUS Highway :)

nazrey

August 10th, 2008, 02:27 PM

Proposed Bandar Meru Raya, Ipoh

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INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABLE

i) ROAD SYSTEM
a) located near Jelapang Tol Plaza
b) Inter-sected by North South Highway – Jelapang Chemor Road
ii) DRAINAGE SYSTEM – follow MASMA (Manual Saliran Mesra Alam) guidelines
iii) WATER SUPPLY – WHO Standard supply from two (2) reservoirs. Total 5.9 million gallons
iv) SEWERAGE SYSTEM – Permanent Sewerage Treatment Plan with the capacity of 100.000 PE
v) POWER SUPPLY – Dual incoming power supplyas per MDeC requirements, Silibin PNU and Kelebang
vi) TELECOMMUNICATIONS As per MDeC requirements

Note: All the above infrastructure are ready available and can be upgraded.

SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

MSC Malaysia Cybercentre @ Meru Raya covers an area of 209 acres of commercial area to be equipped with commercial buildings and offices, hotels and convention centre, ICT Hub, hypermarket, inter-state bus terminal, auto centre and other entertainment outlets.

GEOGRAPHICAL SITE PARAMETERS

Virgin land, formerly rubber and oil palm estate.

SITE CONDITION

The site is ready for development with all the infrastructure and earth work.

COST Of LAND AND MAIN INFRASTRUCTURES

Commercial area RM30 – RM35/sqft
Note: The above price is inclusive of premium and all main infrastructure up to the lot boundry.

GUIDELINE AND PROCEDURE FOR LAND SALE

i) Project proposal must suit overall Master Plan
ii) The land purchase will be free-hold status and the project will have to be approved by the authority
MSC Malaysia Status Companies situated in MSC Malaysia Cybercentre @ Meru Raya, Perak
will enjoy the MSC incentives such as the 10 Bill of Guarantees and the other incentives given by
the State.

SITE LOCATION

Bandar Meru Raya is located 10km away from the railway station and 15km away from the airport.

Progress

This pics is near the Meru Raya from PTTC roof top...

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Construction Progress in Meru Raya..

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Hisyam

August 11th, 2008, 05:53 AM

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It is called Perak PTTC Building located next to old Jelapang toll Plaza

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Another view of the building

siralexwongdog

August 19th, 2008, 10:15 AM

I heard there will be Tesco, (a bigger than Ipoh Gdn) Jusco and Giant built near Pengakalan, is the news true? Can someone update and confirm me?

Hisyam

September 17th, 2008, 04:46 AM

The Star North
Tuesday September 16, 2008

Bye-bye bone-shakers Ipoh set to have better bus services, says Perak MB
By HAH FOONG LIAN

OLD and rickety buses plying the routes in Ipoh will be a thing of the past now that all the city bus operators have teamed up to replace the bone-shakers and improve the public transport system.

Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said under an agreement to build the Ipoh Central Transportation Hub in Meru Raya with The Combined Bus Services Sdn Bhd, the bus company would supply 250 new air-conditioned coaches, worth some RM150mil, to ply the city routes.

In return, the state government would allocate a 3.4ha plot of land at Meru Raya to The Combined Bus Services to build the RM38mil new bus terminal.

The Combined Bus Services is a consortium that is formed by the city’s 14 bus operators.

Nizar said the 14 bus operators had agreed to work together to improve the public bus transportation system.

“Ipoh dwellers are in dire need of good bus services,” he said after witnessing the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Perak government and The Combined Bus Services to build the new terminal.

“We would like to see existing bone-shaking buses be replaced and phased out. We want air-conditioned buses with uniformed and well-behaved drivers,” Nizar added.

Nizar pointed out that the first 30 new coaches would hit the city streets here on or before the Chinese New Year.

The consortium, he said, had three years to supply all the 250 new coaches.

On the new bus terminal at Meru Raya, Nizar said the company would be given 30 months to complete the building.

He added that a model of the building would be on display at the lobby of the Ipoh City Council for a month to obtain public feedback.

A contest to name the new public bus transportation would be held and the winner would be given free bus rides for life, he said.

On whether the old bus terminals at Medan Gopeng and Medan Kidd would be moved, Nizar said it would be reviewed at a meeting with the city council but public convenience would be given consideration before the authorities decide on what to do with them.

State Education, Local Government, Housing and Public Transport Committee chairman Nga Kor Ming, who was also present, said the government had saved RM188mil because the consortium was coming out with the money for the new bus terminal and new coaches.

adiyon84

September 17th, 2008, 04:25 PM

I heard there will be Tesco, (a bigger than Ipoh Gdn) Jusco and Giant built near Pengakalan, is the news true? Can someone update and confirm me?

Yup, that's true. I also heard and definitely for Tesco Shopping Centre will be launch this September. bigger than Tesco in Ipoh Garden. beside Tesco Station 18, they will built new Jaya Jusco Shopping Centre and more bigger than Ipoh garden too :lol: and guess what? there still plenty more land for develop in the future...

Hisyam

September 19th, 2008, 12:42 PM

By Dominic

Kiara Height Condo
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Bercham, Ipoh

Zulhelmi

September 19th, 2008, 01:46 PM

Ah... It is so cool to have a satellite town/city within a city. Ipoh is really cool, I've never been there but from the pics, it is a nice place.

A new public transportation system would a major in developing a real city. Many major towns and cities in Malaysia are still lacking of good transportation system, especially in Kedah like in Alor Star-Jitra Urban Area.

adiyon84

September 21st, 2008, 06:54 AM

New toll plaza in Ipoh opens tomorrow

IPOH: Effective 5pm tomorrow, motorists travelling from here or the north to Kuala Lumpur can collect their transit tickets at the new south-bound Ipoh Selatan toll plaza.

PLUS Expressways Bhd chief operating officer Nik Airina Nik Jaffar said the new toll plaza, located about 200m north of the existing one, was built to ensure a safer and more convenient journey along the Ipoh Selatan-Jelapang stretch.

“South-bound highway users will be diverted at the 276.2 kilometre of the North-South Expressway to a local road,” she said in a statement.

“They will then collect their transit tickets at the new Ipoh Selatan plaza and proceed southwards until they are re-diverted to the expressway at the 281.2rd kilometre,” she added.

The toll plaza has nine lanes, including two SmartTAG and two Touch ’n Go lanes, one Touch ’n Go reload lane and two reserved lanes.

However, north-bound users will still stop at the existing Ipoh Selatan toll plaza for payment, said Nik Airina.

adiyon84

September 21st, 2008, 07:01 AM

Free Bus Rides For Local Pressmen In Perak

IPOH, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- The Perak state government are expected to offer free bus rides to destinations within the city of Ipoh, for local pressmen.

State Local Government Committee Chairman Nga Kor Ming said the suggestion would be introduced once the public transport system was upgraded.

"Journalists and photographers would be given a special pass to enable them to use bus services for free or at discounted rates," he told reporters here Friday.

"The concept will be similar to that practiced by the Ipoh City Council who issue special car park stickers to pressmen."

The state government had last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 14 city bus service operators to form a consortium, aimed at upgrading the public transport system in the state.

The project which includes the building of a new bus terminal in Meru Raya and the purchase of 200 new buses, is expected to cost about RM150 million.

-- BERNAMA

adiyon84

September 21st, 2008, 07:06 AM

PERAK PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Still waiting for the buses

I WAS happy to read your report "Chance for 3 Ipoh residents to win lifetime free bus pass" (NST Online: Sept 15). Finally, the authorities have come to think about suffering Ipoh folk who have had to put up with a poor public transport system for so many years.
When I was in school, I stayed along Maxwell Road (now Jalan Tun Abdul Razak). It was such a hassle waiting for a bus to school and I would rather walk. Today, the situation has not improved much for the people along Jalan Tun Razak, 50 years later.

The buses are old and dirty and irregular. Their routes are not planned to serve the most number of users. The roads are therefore jammed with vehicles. Pollution is almost as high as that in bigger cities in Malaysia.

According to our Local Government, Housing and Public Transport Committee chairman, Nga Kor Ming, 214 new buses will be provided in the next three years. I hope he read my earlier letter suggesting that Ipoh should become a "clean air city" and ensure that the buses run on natural gas, or better still, electricity.

When officials plan the future of Ipoh with local entrepreneurs, all of them should have a firm target, without which planning would be haphazard. I have put forward a bold and applicable idea of making Ipoh the city with the cleanest air and support is gathering among Ipoh folk for this concept. Let us hope the new state government is more willing to listen to the people than the previous one.
Secondly, I do not see the rationale for picking Taman Meru (right up in the north of the city) as the site for a transportation hub costing RM38 million.

Studying the city map (ruling out the central conurbation zone), the most central area would be the vicinity of the infrequently used Sultan Azlan Shah Airport. Locating the new terminal there would help revitalise the area economically.

In the meantime, I urge Nga to seriously consider about planning for and maybe launching an electrified LRT system for Ipoh, too.

The still-to-be-operated dual track electrified railway system could be used for a commuter-styled transport system for folk from Kampar (TAR University is there) right up to Sungai Siput to facilitate easy access to Ipoh city.

forrestcat

September 21st, 2008, 07:31 AM

Public Bus ride from Menglembu to Ipoh town.
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adiyon84

September 21st, 2008, 07:47 AM

Public Bus ride from Menglembu to Ipoh town.
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wahhh.... speechless!!! :shocked::uh:

nazrey

September 22nd, 2008, 02:02 PM

Greentown Square, Ipoh

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Vince

September 23rd, 2008, 06:41 AM

Public Bus ride from Menglembu to Ipoh town.
SjA7p03Cg8g

Hahaha :lol: I was laughing my head off when I saw this......so comical.......but seriously I couldn't believe my eyes...

adiyon84

September 23rd, 2008, 02:57 PM

Utara: KTMB tambah khidmat 6 tren ekspres

IPOH: Kerajaan negeri dengan kerjasama Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) menambah enam lagi perkhidmatan tren ekspres tambahan menghubungi barat, utara dan selatan Semenanjung sebagai usaha mempertingkat mutu pengangkutan awam di Perak.

Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pendidikan, Kerajaan Tempatan, Perumahan dan Pengangkutan Awam negeri, Nga Kor Ming, berkata penambahan perkhidmatan tren itu bermula semalam bagi meningkatkan pola jaringan dan pengangkutan darat negeri.

"Kerjasama ini adalah satu usaha berterusan kerajaan negeri bagi membantu rakyat mendapat kemudahan pengangkutan awam yang lebih selesa.

"Selain itu, ia membantu mengatasi kesesakan jalan raya berikutan peningkatan jumlah kenderaan sempena sambutan Syawal, bulan depan," katanya kelmarin.

Beliau berkata, tren yang beroperasi ialah Ekspres Sinaran Pagi iaitu perjalanan dari Ipoh ke Butterworth dan Butterworth ke Kuala Lumpur pada setiap Sabtu dan Ahad.

"Tren Ekspres Sinaran Pagi Selatan bagi perjalanan dua hala Ipoh ke Singapura setiap Jumaat, Sabtu dan Ahad.

"Tren Ekspres Senandung Malam Selatan bagi perjalanan dua hala dari Ipoh ke Singapura setiap hari," katanya.

Nga berkata, penyediaan tren itu membantu menghubungkan pengguna ke destinasi seperti Selangor, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Johor dan Singapura.

Dalam perkembangan lain, Kor Ming berkata, syarikat bas Konsortium Ipoh Sentral akan mengadakan pertandingan bagi menamakan pengangkutan bas 'city liner' di negeri ini bagi mewujudkan identiti tersendiri perkhidmatan bas negeri.

"Pertandingan itu menyediakan hadiah lumayan iaitu wang tunai RM3,000 kepada pemenang pertama, manakala setiap pemenang daripada juara hingga tempat ketiga layak menerima perkhidmatan bas percuma seumur hidup.

"Syarat pertandingan ialah individu perlu mencipta reka bentuk dan warna menarik bagi pengangkutan bas awam," katanya.

TWK90

September 23rd, 2008, 04:43 PM

Public Bus ride from Menglembu to Ipoh town.
SjA7p03Cg8g

Wow, it looks rickety and looks like a museum ride!

Anyway, regarding to this...

The still-to-be-operated dual track electrified railway system could be used for a commuter-styled transport system for folk from Kampar (TAR University is there) right up to Sungai Siput to facilitate easy access to Ipoh city.

it may happen, at least, according to a route map on KTM Komuter TVM in KKB station, it suggest that, there maybe seperate Komuter service for Perak...

adiyon84

September 23rd, 2008, 05:17 PM

Anyway, regarding to this...

it may happen, at least, according to a route map on KTM Komuter TVM in KKB station, it suggest that, there maybe seperate Komuter service for Perak...

Wow... I wish they can make that komuter really gonna happen soon. :banana: anyway, heard that all old buses in town will get rid sooner and be replace with the new air conditioners buses. With some improvement in public transport in Ipoh city a.k.a surrounding area, people of ipoh will enjoy better services just same as in Klang valley and Penang. :)

YeahWho

September 23rd, 2008, 05:37 PM

Hahaha :lol: I was laughing my head off when I saw this......so comical.......but seriously I couldn't believe my eyes...

I'm not surprised at all. In fact, the Seremban municipal buses are similar to that too, and not air conditioned.

zhuhai.iph

September 24th, 2008, 02:21 AM

Except KL and Penang, I believe all the buses in the Malaysia are the same. Malaysia Bolih!

Zulhelmi

September 25th, 2008, 05:27 AM

Except KL and Penang, I believe all the buses in the Malaysia are the same. Malaysia Bolih!
Agree.... Here in Alor Star, the fleet are not the problem. The problems are frequencies and efficiency. I mean you have to wait like 30 minutes for a bus to come, on a busy road with other vehicles.

YeahWho

September 25th, 2008, 08:32 PM

Agree.... Here in Alor Star, the fleet are not the problem. The problems are frequencies and efficiency. I mean you have to wait like 30 minutes for a bus to come, on a busy road with other vehicles.

Are the AS buses air conditioned? Not to mention 30 minutes, only 15 or 20 minutes of wait under the scorching tropical sun will make you drenched in sweat. Imagine you are having an appointment for business purposes and you arrive wet in sweat, would you take a bus? No wonder those Perodua cars are being sold like hot cake as to avoid taking the bus, the lower income groups can only afford Perodua.

Zulhelmi

September 26th, 2008, 04:25 AM

Yeah, buses that are operated by MARA and Transnasional.

MARA Liner operate really cool buses. It is very spacious and the glass is visible from almost head to toe, so you can see outside clearly. Very suitable for a panoramic tourist bus. They are also equipped with cameras at the entrance and exit doors so that the driver can see people going in and out during peak hours clearly. And it's cheap!!

Transnasional is okay too. They operate mixed fleet.

zawae87

September 28th, 2008, 07:38 AM

more info about ipoh tower....

http://www.ipohtower.com/page.php?1

there no updates yet...????:ohno:

adam73

October 1st, 2008, 01:46 PM

The Star, 1st Oct 2008.

THE Medan Gopeng bus terminal in Ipoh will not be closed down should the defunct Medan Kidd bus terminal be revived, said Ipoh Datuk Bandar Roshidi Hashim.

He said the Medan Gopeng bus terminal would complement Medan Kidd and the newly proposed bus terminal in Meru Raya for a better public transportation system.

“After a discussion with the state government, it was decided that the Medan Gopeng bus terminal will remain as it is now,” said Roshidi after the city council full board meeting recently.

He noted that the Medan Gopeng bus terminal had also managed to reduce traffic congestion in the city area near the Medan Kidd bus station.

Roshidi said a committee had been set up to look into reviving the Medan Kidd bus terminal which had been closed since 2004 following complaints that the area was too congested.

He said the committee would be responsible in obtaining the views of the state government, Federal Government, bus operators and various government departments before reviving the terminal.

“As it involves a lot of parties, it will take some time before the terminal is reopened,” said Roshidi.

”We need to consider if the revival of the bus terminal will benefit everyone,” he said, adding that the committee would be headed by Ipoh City Council acting secretary Datuk Abdul Rahim Md Ariff.

adam73

October 4th, 2008, 03:31 AM

adiyon84

October 6th, 2008, 04:45 AM

Kereta api berkembar KL-Ipoh operasi 1 Disember

KUALA LUMPUR: Khidmat tren penumpang antara bandar menghubungkan Kuala Lumpur-Ipoh menggunakan laluan kereta api berkembar dengan kekerapan 10 perjalanan setiap hari, akan mula beroperasi 1 Disember ini.

Perkhidmatan secara shuttle itu dijangka mampu membawa 3,040 penumpang setiap hari dengan masa perjalanan antara kedua-dua bandar raya berkenaan boleh dikurangkan kepada dua jam lima puluh minit.

Bagaimanapun, khidmat itu hanya sementara sebelum digantikan Set Kereta Api Elektrik (ETS) yang dijangka mula digunakan pada 2010.

Pengurus Besar Unit Perniagaan Strategik Perkhidmatan Antara Bandar Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB), Sarbini Tijan, berkata buat permulaan lima gerabak penumpang iaitu tiga gerabak untuk kelas dua dan dua kelas ekonomi akan digunakan untuk setiap perjalanan.

Katanya, tren itu akan berhenti di lima perhentian iaitu Batu Gajah, Kampar, Tapah Road, Sungkai dan Tanjung Malim, manakala dua lagi iaitu Sungai Buloh dan Kuala Lumpur lama, masih dalam kajian.

"Jika semuanya berjalan lancar, kita akan mulakan sebelum Hari Raya Haji sebagai promosi perkhidmatan baru kami sebelum menggunakan ETS, sama seperti Komuter tetapi dengan kekerapan lebih tinggi.

"Apabila ETS beroperasi di laluan baru itu nanti, perkhidmatannya jauh lebih efektif berbanding tren sedia ada kerana ia lebih panjang, mempunyai enam gerabak dan lebih laju iaitu sehingga 140 kilometer sejam (km/j) berbanding had laju sekarang 120 km/j," katanya kepada Berita Harian.

Sarbini berkata, kos bagi menyiapkan projek itu diambil daripada peruntukkan sedia ada.

Katanya, bagi memperkenalkan perkhidmatan baru kepada pengguna, pihaknya perlu menyegerakan pembukaan laluan itu supaya ia bersedia digunakan sebelum Aidiladha, Krismas dan cuti sekolah akhir tahun ketika jumlah penumpang dijangka meningkat.

Beliau berkata, berbanding tren antara bandar yang lain, bagi laluan Kuala Lumpur-Ipoh, KTMB tidak akan membenarkan penumpang untuk berdiri sekiranya jumlah kerusi tidak mencukupi kerana tempoh perjalanan yang jauh.

nazrey

October 8th, 2008, 05:12 AM

Ipoh matchmaking do hits a snag
Wednesday October 8, 2008 By CHRISTINA KOH TheStar

IPOH: Love might prove elusive at a swayamvaram (marriage proposal) get-together here this weekend because the women outnumber the men.

Organiser Perak Indian Video and Photographers Association’s plans for a big turnout seem to have hit a snag.

So far only 20 men have agreed to meet 35 potential brides at the inaugural event on Sunday.

Secretary G. Deva said the association was desperately looking for more men.

“In comparison, we’ve received many responses from women as far as Johor, Kulim and Kuala Lumpur,” he said.

Participants seriously thinking of marriage, said Deva, needed to be at least 21 years old and could even be divorcees hoping for a second match.

“You will be surprised. There is even a 60-year-old man from Kedah and a 49-year-old lady teacher,” he said.

Deva, 65, pointed out that many of the women were professionals, such as bank officers and lawyers, in their 30s and 40s.

He said the idea for the get-together came up after parents, often jokingly, asked him to pair their children with suitable partners.

“So I thought, why not introduce some singles to each other? Every day we see them performing prayers in temples for that special day.

Deva stressed that the association’s duty at the event would be to introduce the potential lovebirds to each other at the Sri Maha Mariamman temple hall at Jalan Sungai Pari.

After breakfast, they and their parents could view the photographs of possible partners, then discuss with the selected families in private rooms.

One important service the association will be providing is horoscope matching by a priest.

Those who wish to enquire about the event, can call Deva at 019-572 3590 or 05-526 0245.

adam73

October 10th, 2008, 03:03 AM

Thursday October 9, 2008
The STAR

IPOH: Budget carriers AirAsia and Firefly are courting the Perak government to operate a low-cost carrier terminal at the Batang Padang district.

Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mo**hammad Nizar Jamaluddin said discussion on the airport offering international flights started in May and to date two meetings on the matter had been held.

The state’s commitment is only to provide between 1,212ha and 1,616ha of land while the operator would foot the development cost of the airport, he said yesterday. The new airport would also handle cargo flights.

Speaking to reporters after receiving a courtesy call from Japanese ambassador Masahiko Yoire at his office, Nizar said that the plan, however, still hinged on clearance from the Transport Ministry and Malaysia Airport Holdings Bhd (MAHB).

The state, said Nizar, needed an international airport to attract foreign investors.

Nizar also added that the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport here would be used only to service local flights if the Batang Padang airport project took off.

On the courtesy call, Nizar said that the ambassador had expressed Japan’s confidence in the Pakatan Rakyat-led states.

He had received positive feedback from Perak-based Japanese companies of which two of them would expand their operations here.

The ambassador, said that Nizar, also discussed plans to package Perak’s tourism products to attract Japanese tourists.

They also discussed student exchange programmes between Fukuoka University and universities in Perak.

solidsnake

October 10th, 2008, 02:00 PM

Public Bus ride from Menglembu to Ipoh town.
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omg this makes me grateful riding public buses in JB though it's nowhere near efficient like SG. At least they are air-conditioned.

jeeshyan

October 12th, 2008, 09:27 PM

rizalhakim

October 18th, 2008, 06:39 AM

Michelle Yeoh to launch tourism project
By : Brenda Lim

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IPOH: Bond girl Datuk Michelle Yeoh is expected to make an appearance in her hometown here on Oct 26 to launch the Kinta Riverfront tourism project.

Morubina Group of Companies group managing director Ting Sing Yiew said the internationally acclaimed actress would represent the people of Ipoh while senior state executive councillor Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham would represent the state government.

The RM200 million Kinta Riverfront project includes plans for a hotel and service suites. There will also be facilities to promote tourism.

"We want the revival of Ipoh to begin from the Kinta River. It's a tin mining-related concept, because without tin, there would have been no Ipoh," said Ting.

The first phase of the development saw the setting up of a Tin Gallery to display information, pictures and artifacts about Kinta Valley's glory days.

Kiosks, offering a variety of local food and products, were set up along one side of the river from Jalan Lim Bo Seng.

Ting highlighted the Silver Nest Bridge, one of six pedestrian bridges in the project.

On the other side of the river, Morubina will be preparing the Kinta Riverfront Carnival for bazaars, shops, a flea market and a mini theme park.

Ting said the show condo was open for viewing, adding that 60 per cent of the units were already sold.

A 313-room five-star hotel, to be built under the second phase, will have amenities such as a ballroom, business centre, sports facilities and retail space.

"We cater to locals in the first phase. In the next phase, scheduled to start early next year, we will focus on the international crowd," he said.

Morubina will also work with the state government and the city council to upgrade and beautify the D.R. Seenivasagam Park, Ting said.

nazrey

October 22nd, 2008, 03:59 AM

Safe To Bathe In Kinta River 10 Years From Now
October 20, 2008 21:28 PM

IPOH, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- It will be safe for one to bathe in the Kinta River -- 10 years from now!

The Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) is confident the river will be elevated to the 2B level from the current three in terms of water quality by that time.

DID Director of Rivers Division Datuk Ong Siew Heng said Monday the DID had selected the Kinta River as the model under the "One State, One River" programme and identified eight main sources of water pollution.

"The quality of the water in the river is now suitable for livestock to drink," he told reporters after opening a seminar on the scientific expedition of the Kinta River, here.

Ong said the DID had taken several steps, such as setting up rubbish traps and silt traps and carrying out effluent management, to clean up the river.

-- BERNAMA

rizalhakim

October 22nd, 2008, 08:31 AM

Terminal Bas Ipoh Sentral siap April 2011

IPOH Pembinaan Terminal Bas Ipoh Sentral di Meru Raya di sini yang akan menghimpunkan semua operator perkhidmatan bas ekspres, bas antara bandar dan teksi di bandar raya di bawah satu bumbung, dijangka siap sepenuhnya pada April 2011, kata Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin.

Beliau berkata, kerja-kerja pembinaan terminal bas itu dijangka menelan kos RM38 juta dan akan dimulakan secepat mungkin di atas sebidang tanah seluas 3.4 hektar pemberian kerajaan negeri untuk kemudahan penduduk tempatan dan pelancong antarabangsa yang singgah di sini.

"Terminal ini bukan sahaja bakal menjadi hub terminal tercanggih di rantau ini malahan berkapasiti tinggi bagi memberikan perkhidmatan pengangkutan awam yang lebih efisien dan cekap kepada masyarakat setempat dan pelancong luar.

"Pembinaannya merupakan pelengkap kepada segala masalah pengangkutan awam yang dihadapi penduduk selama ini kerana terminal baru ini bakal menempatkan kira-kira 250 bas awam yang merangkumi bas ekspres, bas antara bandar selain perkhidmatan teksi di sini," katanya kepada pemberita selepas majlis pecah tanah projek berkenaan di Meru Raya dekat sini semalam.

Katanya, terminal baru itu akan menyelesaikan masalah penduduk yang sering berulang-alik ke bandar menggunakan pengangkutan awam, khususnya masalah berhubung perkhidmatan bas yang sudah terlalu usang selain keadaan terminal sedia ada yang sesak, bising dan tercemar.

- Bernama

zhuhai.iph

October 22nd, 2008, 12:06 PM

How about those people travelling from Pasir Puteh, Pengkalan or Lahat? Which means we have to travel a big round from Pengkalan to Medan Gopeng, then to Meru Raya, then to proceed our journey onwards. Which means more time and money wasted or consumed. Instead of the normal routing, Pengkalan - Medan Gopeng, then to North South Highway.

At the moment, from Medan Gopeng to Pengkalan cost roughly about RM20.00 - RM25.00 per taxi, from Meru Raya to Pengkalan will definitely cost very much more. Where else the bus ticket from Ipoh to Kuala Lumpur only cost RM13.50 - RM15.00.

To have a Ipoh Sentra is a great news for Ipohites, however, it is not logical for the General Public at all. I think the present Government should listen to General Public feedback before commencing the project, or else it will be another white elephant like Ipoh Airport and KTMB Ipoh.

nazrey

October 22nd, 2008, 01:43 PM

IPOH SENTRAL BUS TERMINAL READY BY APRIL 2011, SAYS PERAK MB
Bernama - Wednesday, October 21

IPOH, Oct 21 (Bernama) -- The Ipoh Sentral bus terminal in Meru Raya which will see bus express service operators, inter-city buses and taxis under one roof, is expected to be completed by April 2011.ADVERTISEMENT

Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said construction would begin soon on the RM38 million bus terminal on a 3.4 hectare piece of land given by the state government.

He said the bus terminal would serve as a convenience for local residents and foreign tourists who visited the state.

"The terminal would not only become the most sophisticated terminal in the region, but its high-capacity will provide a more efficient public transport service to locals and outsiders," he added.

Mohammad Nizar said the new terminal would boast of 400 car parking bays, 60 bus bays and 30 bays for taxis.

-- BERNAMA

rizalhakim

October 23rd, 2008, 07:04 AM

zawae87

October 23rd, 2008, 06:50 PM

zawae87

October 23rd, 2008, 06:53 PM

nazrey

October 24th, 2008, 05:53 AM

Nod to move out by Nov 7
Friday October 24, 2008
By CHRISTINA KOH

THE 12 squatter families affected by a river-deepening project of Sungai Kinta have agreed to move out of their homes behind the Sri Subramaniar Temple in Gunung Cheroh, Ipoh.

State executive councillor A. Sivanesansaid the families were willing to shift by Nov 7.

The squatters had also agreed to a RM3,000 compensation per family, he said after holding talks with the residents at the State Secretariat office here yesterday.

For now, half of them want to rent units at the Ipoh City Council’s Buntong Harmony flats, while the rest are opting to live elsewhere.

Their hope is to eventually buy low-cost houses to be built by the state government in Sungai Pari, Buntong, said Sivanesan.

The mostly Hindu squatters had raised an outcry after the Land Office issued them eviction notices, a week before Deepavali, that they vacate from the homes where they supposedly lived for 60 years.

The RM2.2mil river-deepening project was supposed to be completed in August to ease the area’s flooding problem but had been stalled because of the families living on the riverbank.

Since then, the state Drainage and Irrigation Department had given a Nov 12 extension for the project.

Sivanesan said he would also look into offering alternative housing for another eight families in the area.

He noted that while there were genuinely hardcore poor families, some had chosen to take advantage of the government by illegally erecting buildings on state land.

However, Sivanesan said he was not in favour of forcibly removing them from their homes as the state could achieve better results by encouraging them to take up alternative housing.

achkeen10

October 26th, 2008, 05:50 AM

Kinta River .... make it like Malacca river..

even Melaka river also cant swim.....still very dirty...

adam73

October 31st, 2008, 11:17 AM

Ipoh Sentral-Meru Raya jadi tumpuan pelabur
Oleh Mohd Feroz Abu Bakar
feroz@bharian.com.my

IPOH: Beberapa syarikat sudah menunjukkan minat untuk membangunkan industri berteknologi tinggi, pusat kesihatan dan pendidikan di sekitar terminal bersepadu Ipoh Sentral di Meru Raya.

Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, berkata kerajaan negeri juga sudah menerima permohonan untuk mendirikan pasar raya besar berhampiran Ipoh Sentral.

Beliau berkata, pihaknya akan memilih dengan teliti jenis pembangunan yang akan dilakukan di Meru Raya kerana kawasan itu dikhususkan bagi industri berteknologi tinggi.

"Memang banyak pertanyaan dan sudah ada yang menghantar permohonan untuk membangunkan industri berteknologi tinggi, pusat kesihatan, pusat pendidikan dan pasar raya besar.

“Tetapi, kita mahu terminal bersepadu ini dibangunkan terlebih dulu untuk memberi keselesaan kepada penduduk, pengunjung dan pekerja di sini.

"Ipoh Sentral akan beroperasi dalam tempoh 30 bulan lagi," katanya kepada pemberita selepas Majlis Pecah Tanah Ipoh Sentral di sini, kelmarin.

Ipoh Sentral dengan kos RM38 juta di tapak seluas 3.3 hektar itu dibangunkan oleh Combined Bus Services Sdn Bhd (Combined Bus), iaitu gabungan 14 syarikat bas yang beroperasi di seluruh Perak.

Terminal bersepadu itu menyediakan 400 tempat letak kereta, 60 petak untuk bas dan 30 untuk teksi.

Sebanyak 15 syarikat bas ekspres juga sudah bersetuju untuk membuka kaunter tiket di Ipoh Sentral.

Mohammad Nizar berkata, Combined Bus akan menukar semua basnya dengan bas baru dan berhawa dingin untuk keselesaan penumpang.

RM38m transportation hub to spur growth
The Star, 31 Oct 08

THE RM38mil Ipoh Central Transportation Hub at Meru Raya near Ipoh will begin operation in two-and-a-half years’ time.

Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin hoped the hub would be a catalyst for other development in the area.

“When the project was announced, the state was deluged with enquiries for other projects in the area,” he told reporters after a ground breaking ceremony for the hub.

He added that a hypermarket had submitted a proposal to open an outlet there.

Nizar laying the foundation stone during a ground breaking ceremony for the Ipoh Sentral Transportation Hub in Meru Raya, Ipoh.

“However, the state has to be selective as land is limited,” he added, noting that the state had allocated a 3.4ha plot of land for the hub project.

It had been reported that a newly-formed consortium –Combined Bus Services – would undertake the construction of the hub. The consortium was formed by 14 bus operators in the city.

zhuhai.iph

October 31st, 2008, 12:08 PM

I have been staying and traveling in lot of big cities in Overseas.

To be frank, I still find Meru Raya is not a perfect choice to develop as Ipoh Sentral, reason being too far away from Ipoh City Centre.

Few years ago, DBKL are supposed to tear down or replace the eyesore Puduraya Bus Terminal, without any success. Until today, Puduraya Bus terminal is still standing majesticly in Kuala Lumpur City Centre.

Further on, there is not much traffic jam in Ipoh City Centre. We still have plenty of not develop land in Ipoh Centre. To bring back the past glories of Kinta Valley or Ipoh Centre, we should start re-developing the Ipoh City Centre and bring back the traffic.

Ipoh should develop his own brand or identity, without following like Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Johor Bahru, just because others have this and that. We are alway different from other cities in Malaysia.

daeng_jal

November 5th, 2008, 11:04 AM

i don't think that a bus terminal in the northern part of ipoh is a problem, as long as they built another one in the south...putrajaya is an example, where the bus terminal is located at both western and eastern end of the city... and its work properly except for trhe huge frequency between busses.

nazrey

November 9th, 2008, 08:20 PM

SunCity Ipoh to woo Asia Pacific, Mideast investors
By Sharen Kaur
Published: 2008/11/10

SUNWAY City (SunCity) Bhd's RM2 billion Sunway City Ipoh township project in Perak, stalled during the 1997 Asian financial crisis but revived in early 2002, will feature a few world-class properties.

This is to woo investors from Asia Pacific and the Middle East as tourists or to take up residence in the township under the Malaysia My Second Home programme.

"We hope there will be interest through the product offering," managing director for property investment Ngeow Voon Yean told Business Times.

Last year, South Korean developer, CI Korea Co Ltd, signed a memorandum of understanding with project developer Sunway City Ipoh (SCI) Sdn Bhd to get South Koreans to buy properties in the township.

According to SunCity's website, it has a 65 per cent equity in SCI. The Perak State Government has some shares in it also.

The township, covering 520ha in Tambun some 20 minutes away from the city centre, is made of three components - property, leisure and education - planned for completion over five to 10 years.

Already built are over 3,000 lake-side homes, semi-detached houses, country home bungalows and apartments; Lost World of Tambun (LWOT); a golf driving range; a Giant hypermarket; Sunway College; Sun Inns Budget Hotel and an Extreme Park. Also in the pipeline are plans to set up a seafood park, an entertainment centre, an education hub and a hospital.

SCI is building a five-star hot spring and health spa resort for RM70 million, earmarked to be an iconic property in Malaysia and a world-class attraction.

Ngeow said the resort, with majestic limestone hills and a rainforest background, will operate from early next year and will add to Perak's appeal.

"We will launch 25 units of hill villas aimed at foreigners. Depending on the market, we will add 50 or 100 more later," Ngeow added.

There are also plans to extend LWOT, which was built in 2006 for RM60 million on a 14.6ha.

LWOT general manager Calvin Ho said the theme park, which has been designed along the lines of a lost civilisation, has pockets of land outside the 14.6ha enclave, for expansion. Among its attractions now are slides, a man-made river mea-suring 600m, a waterpark with turbulent waves and a variety of tube slides.

It boasts some unique attractions like the Tiger Valley, home to Siberian and Bengal tigers and the Tambun Hot Springs, with waters that have an average temperature of 45 degree Celsius.

"LWOT is the most expensive theme park built in the north and is set to grow. It features elements of medical tourism to attract the Arabs," he said.

nazrey

November 12th, 2008, 08:14 PM

Ipoh History
Photos by by DBHKer
Belfield Street, Ipoh.
Originally a medical hall set up by an Irish doctor, this became a branch of the Penang-based Georgetown Dispensary Co Ltd.

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Station Road, Ipoh.
Banking in colonial Malaya and in British possessions in the Far East generally was dominated by two banks, the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank on the one hand and the Chartered Bank on the other. Both respective bank buildings in Ipoh were constructed during the tin boom times of the 1920s and continue to thrive.

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Station Rd, Ipoh.
The major banks operating in colonial Malaya were all British; the London-based Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China, the Shanghai-based Hongkong & Shanghai Bank and the Bombay/London-based Mercantile Bank of India.

This is a lovely 1930s building with Art Deco touches and was built in Ipoh's boom times during the Inter-war years.

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Club Road, Ipoh.
This is a beautifully grand neo-classical structure designed by the prolific Arthur Benison Hubback who also designed the nearby Town Hall and Railway Station. Together these buildings form the civic and administrative hub of this town built on tin mining.

Unfortunately, a newish archway has been erected over the entrance on the Club Road (Jalan Kelab) side which completely obscures the front facade of the building. This photo was taken from the Station Road side.

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Wonderful building in the Indian 'Raj' style by the same architect who designed the Town Hall immediately opposite. Known locally as the 'Taj Mahal', it has accommodation available and fantastic wide verandahs to relax and enjoy a Tiger beer and to soak up the colonial feel. If you're feeling brave, you can challenge the locals at pool in the downstairs bar.
Architect: Arthur Benson Hubback

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The cenotaph or war memorial was the focal point for commemoration of the fallen after WWI and can be found in every city, town and village in the British Empire. Old photos show the original brass plaques which I assume memorialised the names of planters and miners who left Malaya to fall in the fields of France and Belgium. The original plaques have recently been recovered and restored to the cenotaph.

The new marble plaque shown above commemorates also those who fell in WWII.

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Brewster Road, Ipoh.
The Federated Malay States were those states on the Malayan peninsula (Perak, Selangor, Pahang and Negiri Sembilan) administered by the British outside the Straits Settlements (Penang, Malacca and Singapore). Founded by a Hainanese immigrant with a talent for cooking English food for homesick Brits, the FMS Bar was a favourite watering hole for planters and miners in Ipoh and it still serves food and beer in an authentic colonial era setting. 'Satu empat jalan' was the grammatically incorrect call for another round of drinks ('one fo(u)r the road'); drunk ang mohs were able to sleep off their excesses in rooms provided upstairs.

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Post Office Road, Ipoh.
This clocktower commemorates JWW Birch, the first British Resident of Perak who by all accounts was ill-suited to the task and was later assassinated. His insensitivity to local feelings continued after his death with a depiction on this tower of the Prophet Mohamed - which has since been blacked out. The masjid sits in the background.

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Cnr of Hale Street and Belfield Street, Ipoh.
Ipoh thrived in the 1920s and 1930s because of the tin-mining boom. The Hongkong Bank no doubt profited from those times and remains a leading bank in the region.

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nazrey

November 22nd, 2008, 10:38 PM

SunCity Ipoh to woo Asia Pacific, Mideast investors
By Sharen Kaur Published: 2008/11/10

SUNWAY City (SunCity) Bhd's RM2 billion Sunway City Ipoh township project in Perak, stalled during the 1997 Asian financial crisis but revived in early 2002, will feature a few world-class properties.

This is to woo investors from Asia Pacific and the Middle East as tourists or to take up residence in the township under the Malaysia My Second Home programme.

"We hope there will be interest through the product offering," managing director for property investment Ngeow Voon Yean told Business Times.

Last year, South Korean developer, CI Korea Co Ltd, signed a memorandum of understanding with project developer Sunway City Ipoh (SCI) Sdn Bhd to get South Koreans to buy properties in the township.

According to SunCity's website, it has a 65 per cent equity in SCI. The Perak State Government has some shares in it also.

The township, covering 520ha in Tambun some 20 minutes away from the city centre, is made of three components - property, leisure and education - planned for completion over five to 10 years.

Already built are over 3,000 lake-side homes, semi-detached houses, country home bungalows and apartments; Lost World of Tambun (LWOT); a golf driving range; a Giant hypermarket; Sunway College; Sun Inns Budget Hotel and an Extreme Park. Also in the pipeline are plans to set up a seafood park, an entertainment centre, an education hub and a hospital.

SCI is building a five-star hot spring and health spa resort for RM70 million, earmarked to be an iconic property in Malaysia and a world-class attraction.

Ngeow said the resort, with majestic limestone hills and a rainforest background, will operate from early next year and will add to Perak's appeal.

"We will launch 25 units of hill villas aimed at foreigners. Depending on the market, we will add 50 or 100 more later," Ngeow added.

There are also plans to extend LWOT, which was built in 2006 for RM60 million on a 14.6ha.

LWOT general manager Calvin Ho said the theme park, which has been designed along the lines of a lost civilisation, has pockets of land outside the 14.6ha enclave, for expansion. Among its attractions now are slides, a man-made river mea-suring 600m, a waterpark with turbulent waves and a variety of tube slides.

It boasts some unique attractions like the Tiger Valley, home to Siberian and Bengal tigers and the Tambun Hot Springs, with waters that have an average temperature of 45 degree Celsius.

"LWOT is the most expensive theme park built in the north and is set to grow. It features elements of medical tourism to attract the Arabs," he said.

zawae87

November 28th, 2008, 06:04 PM

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KINTA RIVERFRONT
just saw it from morubina website..!!!

adam73

December 4th, 2008, 02:24 AM

Came across this from KTM website:

Shuttle Service From Sentral KL-Ipoh-Sentral KL

Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) will be introducing a new service called "SHUTTLE SERVICE" from Sentral Kuala Lumpur – Ipoh – Sentral Kuala Lumpur effective December 01, 2008. This service is available from Monday – Friday.

The service will began carrying fare-paying passengers with the first train leaving station from Ipoh and KL Sentral at 0500 am. There will be 10 trips a day, 05 each starting from Ipoh and Sentral KL, with the low fare saver starts from RM10 per trip.

There are ten stops enroute:- KL Old station, Kepong Sentral, Sg. Buloh, K.Kubu Baru, Tanjong Malim, Slim River,Sungkai, Tapah Road, Kampar and Batu Gajah. These services will serve a convenient and reliable connecting services to most popular tourist destinations such as Fraser Hill, Cameron Highlands, Pangkor Island, Kellie’s Castle, Sg. Klah Hot Springs and Recreational Park, Taiping Zoo and others.

The following is the promotion fare list:

1. RM 10.00

*fare offers for a single trip either from Sentral KL - Ipoh or Ipoh - Sentral KL on Economy class

Limited to only 74 seats per trip and subject to “first come first served concept”

*ticket is open for advance booking or purchased within 60 days prior to the travel date

rizalhakim

December 5th, 2008, 10:48 AM

Federal Govt urged to develop Ipoh airport
By IVAN LOH

IPOH: Perak is urging the Federal Government to fulfil its promise to improve and expand the under-used Sultan Azlan Shah Airport here.

State Education, Local Government, Housing and Public Transport Committee chairman Nga Kor Ming said the development plan was a promise made by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Nga insisted that Abdullah had pledged it during a trade exposition opening here in June last year.

“A promise is a promise, and the Federal Government should fulfil its duties to allocate the funds for the development as soon as possible,” Nga told a press conference here on Friday.

He said the airport upgrades and extension of the runway would cost about RM170mil, which should be borne by the Federal Government.

“Otherwise, give us the authority and we are ready to do it if the Government is incapable of developing the airport,” he said.

The Pakatan Rakyat state government, said Nga, would find the means to develop the airport and would also consider having it privately financed.

Nga said he had brought up the matter in Parliament but it was shot down by Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat.

“Instead, he announced that the ministry had plans to build an airport in Negri Sembilan, which is not reasonable,” he said, adding that the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and the Low Cost Carrier Terminal were about 25km from Nilai.

Nga also called on the Government to get Firefly, a subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, to offer its services here.

Perak lacked an efficient airline cargo system and was losing out on foreign investments, said Nga who noted that representatives from India, Australia, Britain and Japan had expressed interest.

nazrey

December 11th, 2008, 10:45 PM

Towards a safer Ipoh
Wednesday December 10, 2008
TheStar

I WELCOME the news of the impending installation of 66 CCTVs in Ipoh to make it safer (StarMetro North 28 Nov 2008.) The thing that is always worrying is about the proper maintenance of such gadgets. Very often we read of CCTVs in banks and stores not recording events of crime when they occur.

The Mayor of Ipoh also touched on illegal dumping and I am glad he finally sees this as a major problem. I am glad he has accepted many of the suggestions we had made in the past to curb this dirty habit of residents. Use the CCTVs too to help arrest irresponsible people but as he said, we need the help of locals and local committees to educate people first before we arrest or fine them, which should be done only as a last resort.

Provision of suitable places for people to dump their uncollected rubbish is also needed and they should be regularly cleared by the council. Maybe instead of a No Dumping signboard, there should be a Dump Here Only signboard in a proper place.

Finally, he also touched on the unused airport. Let’s be realistic about this place! Convert it into a bus terminal because it is so centrally located and not in a place surrounded by schools, etc.

It could serve as an internal public transport service as well as an inter-city transport hub and later for LRT lines for Ipoh.

With the new electrified train service to KL and later to Penang, we do not need planes to land in Ipoh. Waiting to board a plane takes longer than to travel to KL or Penang by train, bus or car.

Lastly, it is pointless telling us how much has been spent on services and development. Rather, I’ll like to know what projects have been implemented to improve our lives in Ipoh.

nazrey

December 14th, 2008, 09:05 AM

Temporary homes for squatters
Saturday December 13, 2008

THE uncertainty faced by retired gardener K. Subramaniam and his family since being issued with an eviction notice to vacate their home a week before Deepavali in October is finally over.

His family of five are among eight squatter families staying behind the Sri Subramaniar Temple in Gunung Cheroh who have received offer letters for units at the Ipoh City Council’s Buntong Harmony flats.

Expressing relief, 59-year-old Subramaniam said his family members were at their wit’s end after receiving the eviction notice from the Land Office.

“I have been staying in my old house since I was born, and today my wife, sister, daughter and grand-daughter are staying with me. We have nowhere to go,” he told reporters after receiving his letter from state executive councillor A. Sivanesan at the state secretariat in Ipoh on Thursday.

The families, who are mostly Hindus, had to make way for a much delayed river-deepening project of the Kinta River meant to alleviate the flood problems in the area.

The RM2.2mil project was supposed to be completed in August but had been stalled because of the families living on the riverbank.

Another resident, S. Tilagawathy, thanked the state for offering the temporary housing at the flats to those who needed them.

“We have no choice but to move and we hope that the government keeps its promise to offer us low-cost homes in three years,” she said.

Earlier, Sivanesan said the affected families had until tomorrow to move out of their old homes so that the project could continue.

“The longer we delay, the more the people of Ipoh will blame the state for the flood situation,” he said.

Out of 22 families living behind the temple, only 12 would be affected by the river-deepening project.

“Eight of the 12 have taken up temporary housing at the flats while the rest will move in with relatives,” said Sivanesan.

adiyon84

December 15th, 2008, 05:14 AM

Kinta Riverfront Cafe - by Saippuakauppias

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sawjohn

December 15th, 2008, 05:33 AM

I love the design of the bridge. Is really cool.

rizalhakim

December 16th, 2008, 05:38 AM

Medan food outlet to open in Ipoh

IPOH, a haven for food lovers, will soon have another delectable fare to offer.

Ipoh Datuk Bandar Roshidi Hashim said a famous nasi padang restaurant from Medan, Indonesia, would be opening its first outlet in the city next year.

“The Ipoh City Council is excited that the Simpang Tiga Restaurant chain is making its way here,” he told reporters after opening the 2008 Ipoh International Orchid Festival recently.

The restaurant chain, he added, had five outlets in Medan.

Noting that nasi padang was already a hit in Kuala Lumpur, Roshidi said he believed its availability in Ipoh could potentially draw in tourists who were in search of good food.

“A local entrepreneur had invited the owner to set up an outlet here and he would be coming later this month to seek out a good location.

“We have suggested the outlet to be located on Jalan Tahwil Azar or near Sultan Abdul Aziz Recreational Park,” said Roshidi, who had patronised one of its restaurants while visiting Medan.

“It is properly managed and the food is great,” he said, giving his endorsement.

On a separate matter, Roshidi said the council had plans to turn Greentown into the “Green Lung of Ipoh”.

“The whole area will be planted with a variety of plants to make it green like its namesake,” he said, adding that building proprietors had been urged to help out.

He added that five council officers would be sent to Nanning, the green city of China, to learn more about the greening of cities.

nazrey

December 19th, 2008, 05:40 AM

Bandar Meru Raya is located 10km away from the railway station and 15km away from the airport.

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by mohd salim yunus
Ipoh, Perak

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nazrey

December 20th, 2008, 12:03 AM

Perpustakaan Tun Razak (Library)
by abdulaziz4212

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rizalhakim

December 22nd, 2008, 08:37 AM

'No room for Sultan Azlan Shah Airport extension'
By : P. Chandra Sagaran

IPOH: Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat has rebutted allegations by Perak Pakatan Rakyat assemblymen that financial constraint was one of the reasons the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport here has yet to be upgraded.

"It is not due to finance or lack of commitment but rather the topography. As responsible politicians they should know the scenario better.

"The airport is surrounded by mountains at one end and adjacent to densely-populated areas," he said after witnessing the swearing-in of Ipoh Timur MCA division office bearers on Thursday.

Also present was Perak MCA chairman Datuk Kong Cho Ha.

"When we talk about extension, then the question of space is raised. Economic returns with the upgrading of the airport can only be achieved with sufficient flights, passengers and cargo volume," Ong said.

He said these problems must be first studied and addressed.

There must also be land available for extension while meeting the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

"It is not just saying we have the land and money but whether the airport has complied with the ICAO requirements which, among others things, would include the length of the runway."

Recently, state Public Transport Committee chairman Nga Kor Ming had asked the Transport Ministry to honour its promise to develop the under-utilised airport, failing which the task should be handed over to the state.

Ong: No space for Ipoh airport extension ‘

IPOH: The runway of the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport cannot be extended due to the lack of space, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat.

The airport, currently under-utilised, was surrounded by mountains and adjacent to densely-populated residential areas, said Ong.

“If we talk about extending the airport runway, do you have the space for the extension? We certainly can’t extend it vertically,” he said.

Speaking to reporters after attending the Ipoh Timur MCA division’s 59th anniversary dinner on Thursday, Ong said the Federal Government was not facing financial constraints nor did it lack commitment in extending the airport runway.

Happy anniversary: Ong (second from left) together with Perak MCA chief Datuk Kong Cho Ha (left), Ipoh Timur MCA division chief Datuk Thong Fah Chong (third from left) and Ipoh Barat MCA division chief Datuk Tan Chin Meng (right) cutting a cake in conjunction with Ipoh Timur MCA division’s 59th anniversary celebration in Ipoh on Thursday.

Earlier this month, Perak executive councillor in charge of transport Nga Kor Ming had reportedly urged the Government to fulfil its promise to improve and expand the airport.

Ong, who is also MCA president, stressed that his ministry had never held the view that Ipoh be bypassed in whatever development plans.

“In fact, Ipoh was chosen as a key destination for our railway transportation,” he said, citing the double-tracking railway project as an example.

“Now we are on the threshhold of bringing new changes to Ipoh and Kinta Valley. Hopefully, by the time the double-tracking project is completed, Perak people can reap more economic returns,” he added.

On Nga’s suggestion that the Government hand over the authority of the airport if it was incapable of developing it, Ong said Nga was playing populist politics.

“The way he spoke and presented the argument shows he is ignorant of the basic requirement of an airport,” he said, adding that any extension of the airport runway needed to be International Civil Aviation Organisa- tion (ICAO)-compliant.

Ong noted that while there were airlines flying into the airport not too long ago, the services were stopped abruptly.

“It’s not that we didn’t try. The airlines stopped and pulled out as there was not enough passenger and cargo load,” he added.

MB: Airport in Ipoh can be expanded

IPOH: There is enough space for the Sultan Azlan Shah airport here to be expanded, Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said.

He said proposals from various quarters confirmed the runway could be lengthened to have just enough space for a Boeing 747.

“With that portion, we will extend the runway so that 747s can land,” he told reporters after meeting mosque officials here yesterday.

On Friday, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat had said the airport runway could not be extended due to a lack of space, citing the surrounding mountains and densely populated residential areas.

Nizar also said the Pakatan Rakyat state government was looking into the possibility of subsidising 10% to 30% of the airfares for the airlines to fly to Ipoh.

“We are negotiating with local and international airlines,” he added.

nazrey

January 3rd, 2009, 05:49 AM

Smidec opens office in Ipoh
Published: 2009/01/03

THE Small and Medium Industries Development Corp (Smidec) yesterday opened its Perak office at the Perak Techno Trade Centre in Bandar Meru Raya in Ipoh.

Smidec chief executive Datuk Hafsah Hashim said the corporation will be better placed to help the state develop and nurture reliable and competitive SMEs through its various programmes.

"Smidec is confident of boosting the development and success of SMEs in Perak in line with the government's focus in strengthening SMEs in the country," she said.

There are about 30,000 SMEs in the state.

citysky88

January 8th, 2009, 02:02 PM

Firefly eyes Ipoh, Malacca routes
Published: 2009/01/08

NATIONAL turboprop aircraft operator Firefly is hoping to operate flights out of Ipoh and Malacca this year.

FlyFirefly Sdn Bhd managing director Eddy Leong said the wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia Airline System Bhd is eyeing the Ipoh-Singapore and Malacca-Singapore routes for its summer season which begins in April.

"We have submitted our application to the Transport Ministry and is awaiting approval," he told Business Times.

Leong said both the Malacca and Ipoh airports can accomodate Firefly's ATR 72-500 planes.

"We are focused on routes that other airlines are unable to serve with their jet aircrafts," he said.

Between April and August this year, Firefly will be taking delivery of another five new planes ordered from Aerei da Trasporto Regionale or Avions de Transport Rgional (ATR), an Italian-French based aircraft manufacturer.

With its fleet of 10 planes, Leong said, other new routes being applied for this year include Subang-Kerteh, Subang-Bengkulu, Subang-Batam, Subang-Jambi, Subang-Padang, Subang-Pangkal Pinang, Subang-Alor Star, Subang-Kuantan, Penang-Krabi, Penang-Huahin and Penang-Johor Baru.

"For the Singapore routes, we are also eyeing Subang-Singapore, Penang-Singapore, Kuala Terengganu-Singapore, Kuantan-Singapore and Malacca-Singapore."

For 2009, Firefly is expecting to carry about 1.3 million passengers with a projected seat factor of over 70 per cent. In 2008, Firefly carried about 500,000 passengers.

Leong said 2009 will be somewhat challenging for the airline, given the economic slowdown.

"However we believe Firefly is well positioned to capitalise on the situation as our passenger profile is a healthy mix of business traffic, those visiting friends and relatives, foreign workers and leisure travellers." -btimes

adiyon84

January 10th, 2009, 02:28 PM

Tower Regency bakal hotel rasmi Jubli Perak Sultan Azlan Shah

IPOH 8 Jan. - Tower Regency Hotel and Apartments di sini yang dimiliki oleh Ipoh Tower Sdn. Bhd. bakal dijadikan hotel rasmi sempena majlis ulang tahun ke-25 tahun Sultan Azlan Shah ditabalkan sebagai Sultan Perak pada 14 Februari ini.

Pengarah Jenama Tower Regency Hotel and Apartments Sdn. Bhd, Kenny Lai berkata, secara dasarnya, Sultan Azlan Shah berkenan menjadikan hotel tersebut sebagai tempat kediaman rasmi bagi tetamu-tetamu kenamaan baginda.

''Pada hari ini, Tuanku melawat hotel ini bagi melihat persiapan yang telah dibuat kerana baginda berminat untuk menggunakan tempat ini sebagai hotel rasmi untuk tetamu kenamaan sempena sambutan Jubli Perak baginda sebagai sultan.

''Selepas hotel ini dibuka dalam bulan ini, Tuanku akan datang melawat sekali lagi dan jika berpuas hati, baginda akan membuat tempahan," katanya ketika ditemui selepas mengiringi Sultan Azlan Shah melawat hotel itu hari ini.

Tower Regency Hotel and Apartments yang terletak di kawasan seluas kira-kira 0.9 hektar di Jalan Datuk Seri Ahmad Said di sini dibina dengan kos sebanyak RM70 juta.

Projek pembinaan hotel itu dimulakan pada Januari 2007 selepas Ipoh Tower mengambil alih projek berkenaan daripada Danaharta pada 2005.

Menurut Kenny, bangunan hotel berkenaan merupakan yang tertinggi di Ipoh, malah hotel pertama di sini menyediakan bilik pangsapuri.

''Hotel ini menyediakan sebanyak 260 bilik termasuk bilik hotel dan kediaman pangsapuri selain kemudahan seperti taman permainan kanak-kanak, rumah kelab, kolam renang dan gimnasium.

''Sasaran kami bukan sahaja terdiri daripada orang kenamaan atau pelancong tetapi termasuk golongan berkeluarga kerana segala kemudahan ada di sini," katanya.

Beliau berkata, walaupun hotel itu bertaraf empat bintang, kadar sewa yang ditawarkan adalah berpatutan iaitu dari RM150 semalam.

zawae87

January 14th, 2009, 07:07 PM

Public Forum to Hear the Views of the Public the design of Yau Tet Shin Bazaar (Pasar Bulat) 14 Jan 2009

Forummers,( stop the presses...got this from a mate...)
remember this pasar bulat...MBI is going to rebuild it in memory of Yau Tet Shin. Yau Tet Shin is the hakka towkay that built the 1st 300 units of shophouses east of the kinta river now called new town.

http://forum.ipoh.com.my/gallery/data//500/medium/DSCN7462a.jpg

YB Nga Kor Meng and Mayor Roshidi made the announcement last week and will be holding a public forum tomorrow 14 Jan at the Syuen Hotel to hear the views of the public on how they want the design of the building to be...

http://forum.ipoh.com.my/gallery/data//500/medium/DSCN7453ab.jpg

Seems the mayor actually met the descendant who made a request to reconstruct the building on the same spot.And the Ipoh Mayor was willing to do so as part of a heritage project...UN local agenda 21 etc2

http://forum.ipoh.com.my/gallery/data//500/medium/DSCN7462b.jpg

so all you forummers this is a shout out to get yourselves to the syuen tomorrow to chip in your 1/2 sens views.

daeng_jal

January 15th, 2009, 04:08 AM

^^^ i hope the just rebuilt it like it was.

zawae87

January 15th, 2009, 08:55 AM

FORUM AWAM TENTU NASIB BAZAR YAU TET SHIN
Date :12 January 2009

IPOH: Buat julung kalinya di negara ini, satu forum awam akan diadakanbagi membolehkan orang ramai menyumbang idea untuk membangunkan semula bazarYau Tet Shin, di sini. Lebih dikenali sebagai 'Bazar Bulat ', ia dimusnahkan pada 2001 apabilastruktur bangunan itu didapati tidak lagi selamat digunakan. Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Kerajaan Tempatan negeri, Nga Kor Ming, ketikamengumumkan perkara itu di sini, pada 9 Januari, berkata forum itu dijadualberlangsung di Hotel Syuen, jam 8 malam pada Rabu, terbuka kepada rakyatPerak, organisasi bukan kerajaan, agensi kerajaan dan syarikat swasta. Beliau berkata, sebahagian daripada cadangan itu termasuk mewartakan JalanTheatre berdekatan bazar itu sebagai zon pelancong atau tapak bagi IpohWalk. Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh juga akan menganjurkan pertandingan bagi mendapatkanrekaan terbaik untuk bazar terbabit, katanya. Tapak tanah itu, yang kini digunakan sebagai tempat letak kereta sejak lapantahun lalu adalah kepunyaan kerajaan negeri melalui Perbadanan SetiausahaKerajaan Negeri. Bazar dan tapak tanah itu didermakan oleh pelombong dan jutawan tempatan,Yau Tet Shin, yang membelanjakan RM500,000 bagi membina bangunan dua tingkatberbentuk bujur pada 1961

adam73

January 17th, 2009, 05:31 PM

Star 17 Jan 2009

PERAK’s public hearing on the revival of the Yau Tet Shin Bazaar saw an agreement on two matters - that the bazaar be restored as Ipoh’s icon and that it maintains its unique octagonal shape.

Most of the 300 people who turned up for the hearing at a hotel on Wednesday night were supportive of the bazaar’s revival and wanted it to be turned into a place of significance for locals and tourists.

Perak Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry deputy president Liew Sew Yee said: “There are at least a dozen Chinese clan associations in the surrounding streets. A street can be renamed Chinese Culture Street.

“We can also have a Malay Culture Street and an Indian Culture Street with the entire area be gazetted as a tourism district.”

He said the bazaar should have vendors selling traditional local goodies besides housing a mu-seum and an exhibition hall displaying local products.

Other individuals, including architects and non-governmental organisation representatives, shared Liew’s ideas.

Some wanted the bazaar to be a multi-storey building complete with a performing arts centre, a convention hall, an aquarium, a cooking school for tourists to learn local dishes and even a giant green- house filled with local blooms.

Perak Education, Housing, Local Government and Public Transport Committee chairman Nga Kor Ming, who chaired the hearing, said the steering committee for the bazaar’s revival would consider all suggestions presented.

“We will meet by Jan 23 to discuss the matter and we will come up with a decision as soon as possible,” he said.

He said the state may hold a contest for local and foreign architects to come up with a winning design for the bazaar.

“We can then choose the best 10 designs and put them up for public voting,” he said.

Those keen to submit proposals can do so by Jan 20 and address them to Suhaimi Abdul Manaf (Jabatan Penilaian), 4th Floor, Ipoh City Council, Greentown or email to suhaimi@mbi.gov.my

nazrey

January 24th, 2009, 01:05 PM

Tower Regency Hotel
by ColeZai

http://img37.picoodle.com/img/img37/3/1/24/f_08m_9d3eaae.jpg

zawae87

January 24th, 2009, 01:33 PM

- Delete -

zawae87

January 25th, 2009, 09:46 PM

TOWER REGENCY HOTEL IPOH

http://www.ipohtower.com/images/cons/6a.jpg
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TWK90

January 25th, 2009, 10:07 PM

^^

The tallest in Ipoh?

Arkdriver

January 26th, 2009, 04:46 AM

the tallest in ipoh must be the grand stand oh ipoh turf club. Hehehe.

rizalhakim

January 28th, 2009, 07:33 AM

Sebuah hotel baru akan dibina di Ipoh
IPOH - Bagi kemudahan dan menarik lebih ramai pelancong, sebuah hotel serta bangunan unit kedai pejabat akan dibangunkan di Jalan Veerasamy, di sini.

Datuk Bandar Ipoh, Roshidi Hashim berkata, hotel setinggi lapan tingkat dan unit kedai serta pejabat yang dijangka siap tahun hadapan itu diharap dapat merancakkan lagi sektor pelancongan dan ekonomi penduduk tempatan.

''Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh (MBI) percaya pembinaan bangunan kedai pejabat dan hotel itu dapat menarik lebih ramai pelancong ke pesisir Sungai Kinta, Kinta River Front yang dibuka akhir tahun lalu.

''Selain itu lokasinya yang strategik, terletak di tengah-tengah pusat bandar, mampu melonjakkan sektor ekonomi di bandar raya ini," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian selepas menandatangani perjanjian projek pembangunan tersebut dengan Pengerusi Cita Hidup, Datuk Dr. Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan di sini kelmarin.

Dalam majlis itu, Abdullah Fadzil turut menyerahkan cek berjumlah RM100,000 kepada Roshidi yang mewakili MBI sebagai komitmen syarikatnya bekerjasama membangunkan projek tersebut.

Roshidi berkata, projek pembangunan tersebut turut menyediakan kemudahan seperti tempat letak kereta bawah tanah dan ruang perniagaan berkonsepkan kafe terbuka.

Beliau yakin, kehadiran komponen perniagaan baru yang dijangka siap sepenuhnya pada 2010 itu dapat menyuntik per kembangan dan kemajuan bandar raya ini.

rizalhakim

January 28th, 2009, 07:34 AM

TOWER REGENCY HOTEL IPOH

http://www.ipohtower.com/images/cons/6a.jpg
http://www.ipohtower.com/images/cons/6b.jpg
http://www.ipohtower.com/images/cons/6c.jpg

wah hebat...bling bling!!

adiyon84

January 28th, 2009, 07:41 AM

Sebuah hotel baru akan dibina di Ipoh

IPOH - Bagi kemudahan dan menarik lebih ramai pelancong, sebuah hotel serta bangunan unit kedai pejabat akan dibangunkan di Jalan Veerasamy, di sini.

Datuk Bandar Ipoh, Roshidi Hashim berkata, hotel setinggi lapan tingkat dan unit kedai serta pejabat yang dijangka siap tahun hadapan itu diharap dapat merancakkan lagi sektor pelancongan dan ekonomi penduduk tempatan.

''Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh (MBI) percaya pembinaan bangunan kedai pejabat dan hotel itu dapat menarik lebih ramai pelancong ke pesisir Sungai Kinta, Kinta River Front yang dibuka akhir tahun lalu.

''Selain itu lokasinya yang strategik, terletak di tengah-tengah pusat bandar, mampu melonjakkan sektor ekonomi di bandar raya ini," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian selepas menandatangani perjanjian projek pembangunan tersebut dengan Pengerusi Cita Hidup, Datuk Dr. Abdullah Fadzil Che Wan di sini kelmarin.

Dalam majlis itu, Abdullah Fadzil turut menyerahkan cek berjumlah RM100,000 kepada Roshidi yang mewakili MBI sebagai komitmen syarikatnya bekerjasama membangunkan projek tersebut.

Roshidi berkata, projek pembangunan tersebut turut menyediakan kemudahan seperti tempat letak kereta bawah tanah dan ruang perniagaan berkonsepkan kafe terbuka.

Beliau yakin, kehadiran komponen perniagaan baru yang dijangka siap sepenuhnya pada 2010 itu dapat menyuntik per kembangan dan kemajuan bandar raya ini.

rizalhakim

February 3rd, 2009, 08:00 AM

Bangunan warisan dibaik pulih
IPOH 2 Feb. - Bangunan warisan Dewan Bandaran Ipoh yang terletak di Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab di sini, dibaik pulih membabitkan kos sebanyak RM1.6 juta bagi tujuan pelancongan.

Datuk Bandar Ipoh, Roshidi Hashim berkata, kerja-kerja pemuliharaan bangunan itu telah dibuat sejak tiga minggu lalu dan dijangka siap sepenuhnya akhir tahun ini.

''Kita mendapat peruntukan daripada Kementerian Kebudayaan, Kesenian dan Warisan (KKKWA) bagi kerja pemuliharaan kerana ia merupakan bangunan warisan," katanya selepas merasmikan pertandingan orkid dan promosi sempena Tahun Baru Cina di sini, hari ini.

Bangunan tersebut adalah bangunan stesen kereta api yang telah dibina oleh penjajah British dengan menggunakan reka bentuk klasik oleh arkitek A.B. Hubback.

Sebelum ini, ia menempatkan pejabat pos selain ibu pejabat polis daerah pada tahun 1948 dan Pejabat Pelancongan Negeri Perak.

Sebahagian bangunan itu kini telah dikosongkan sejak 10 tahun lalu manakala sebahagian lagi digunakan sebagai dewan.

Roshidi berkata, beliau yakin dengan usaha pemuliharaan bangunan itu akan membantu menjadikan bandar raya ini bertambah unik dan menarik kepada pelancong untuk datang ke negeri ini.

Sementara itu, katanya, Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh (MBI) akan memperhebatkan promosi orkid dalam usaha menarik minat orang ramai menanam dan menjadikan ia sebagai industri agro-pertanian di Perak.

Beliau berkata, satu program lawatan kerja anjuran Persatuan Orkid Perak ke Taiwan akan diadakan pada 3 hingga 8 Mac ini bagi menyertai pertandingan landskap yang terbesar di negara itu.

''Kita mengadakan pameran orkid di Taiwan dalam usaha memperkenalkan produk orkid tempatan di peringkat antarabangsa," katanya.

adam73

February 15th, 2009, 06:29 AM

The Star, 15th Feb 2009

IPOH: Plans are in motion to build a new international airport here to allow large aircraft, low cost carriers and cargo transport to land.

Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan said a 1,200ha plot had been identified to build the airport, but declined to reveal the location.

“I will propose the idea to the Prime Minister very soon but will first discuss it with the Mentri Besar next week.

“I need his blessing and consent for the land,” Ong told reporters on Friday night after attending the Perak Senior Citizens Associations Chinese New Year dinner celebration.

He said his idea was for an airport that could accommodate all classes of aircraft and eventually cargo transport, adding that certain quarters he had spoken to had expressed keen interest.

Asked about previous plans to expand the runway of the under-used Sultan Azlan Shah airport here, Ong said it was not viable because the current airport was surrounded by hills and situated in the middle of the city.

“Even if you extend the runway, there’s no point. It can only qualify as a domestic airport. We have to find a new airport, that has always been on my mind,” he said.

Asked about the cost of the proposed new airport and whether its construction would be fully funded at the federal level, he said: “That we still have to discuss. I don’t know how much it would cost but it will definitely be good for Perak. It will bring in a lot of tourism, industrial activities and development.”

On another matter, Ong said his ministry was working to extend infrastructure aid to another 150 fishing villages and planned settlements next week.

He said the Government allocated RM50mil every year to the new villages, and the additions would require another RM10mil to RM20mil, with Cabinet approval

zawae87

February 15th, 2009, 07:24 PM

can be seen near Gunung Lang at the entrance from Ipoh Utara Expressways

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i5-K4MLrko0/SZeO9-M4p2I/AAAAAAAAFig/1Qx1On1UvmU/s400/150220091094.jpg

source by : idhamlim.blogspot.com

nazrey

February 17th, 2009, 03:33 PM

Ipoh's Hollywood, LA!
by safrinazsafry
http://flickr.com/photos/safrinazsafry/3280684029/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3092/3280684029_fa6b06486d_o.jpg

nazrey

February 17th, 2009, 03:35 PM

Ipoh station
by Eraserhead1

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3329/3276496027_56b87d4da3_b.jpg

KTM's sleeper carriage

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3400/3276502213_1fc28774a1_b.jpg

nazrey

February 17th, 2009, 03:41 PM

PTTC Building, Ipoh
by hazman836

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3399/3267953125_f044d4444a_b.jpg

adam73

February 20th, 2009, 03:15 PM

Pretty cool sign!

Anyone knows if the sign is lighted at night?

Ipoh's Hollywood, LA!
by safrinazsafry
http://flickr.com/photos/safrinazsafry/3280684029/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3092/3280684029_fa6b06486d_o.jpg

redstone

February 20th, 2009, 08:07 PM

PTTC Building, Ipoh
by hazman836

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3399/3267953125_f044d4444a_b.jpg

Looks pretty isolated

rizalhakim

March 13th, 2009, 06:18 AM

Hua Yang sells land to Tesco for RM3.2m
Published: 2009/03/13

PROPERTY developer Hua Yang Bhd has sold a piece of land in Bandar Universiti Seri Iskandar, Perak to British retailer Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd for RM3.2 million.

The deal was done by Hua Yang's wholly-owned subsidiary Agro-Mod Industries Sdn Bhd.

The land measures 215,186.4 sq ft, Hua Yang said in a statement.

The 838-acre Bandar Universiti Seri Iskandar township was first developed in 1999 with a gross development value of RM616 million, to cater to the growing university student population of Perak.

...another tesco in the making!!!.....

THT-United

March 13th, 2009, 10:46 AM

I saw that Hollywood-Ipoh sign on the way back to KL from Penang... Interesting sign to symbolize the gateway to Ipoh, after exiting the Jelapang toll!

adam73

March 29th, 2009, 05:40 PM

The Star
29 March 2009

IPOH: The Cabinet has approved the application of a local airline to operate the Ipoh-Singapore sector, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said.

Ong, however, would not disclose the name of the airline until it was certain the company could sustain its services.

He added that the airline would fly from the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport here as plans for a new airport was still far from sight.

“The airline wrote to us and we considered and processed the application with due diligence.

“But at the end of the day, it is their decision to determine whether or not it is sustainable,” he told reporters after meeting Perak MCA grassroots leaders here yesterday.

Ong noted that people had in the past pounced on the ministry and accused it of stopping the services of AirAsia when the airline discontinued its flights from here.

“We did not. That was a business decision,” he said.

“More often than not, people do not seem to understand that the continuity of any air service depends largely on the business decision made by the relevant airlines and not the ministry.

“The ministry has the power to decide or to grant the air rights of any particular sector to an airline but it doesn’t mean that we are there to guarantee them profits.”

On his earlier briefing, the MCA president revealed that many grassroots leaders were very concerned about the process for transforming the party.

Ong said they also discussed the economy and education.

He said special focus was paid to the economic woes of the people and the initiatives that had been and would be taken by the MCA.

nazrey

April 13th, 2009, 07:26 AM

30,000 trees to green Ipoh
Monday April 13, 2009

THE Ipoh City Council has pledged to plant 30,000 trees by the end of the year in its effort to make the city greener.

Ipoh Datuk Bandar Roshidi Hashim said the city council’s target was to plant 19,000 shrubs and 11,000 larger plants.

“We have already planted about 3,000 trees within the city by March, and we can breathe easier with cleaner air produced by these trees,” said Roshidi, after a tree-planting ceremony at Keris Properties Sdn Bhd’s The Dales housing estate in Tambun.

He said that the city council had planted Brazilian ironwood, pagoda trees and merawan siput jantan trees.

Commending Keris Properties on its housing project that incorporated luscious greens, Roshidi urged other developers to follow suit.

Keris Properties Sdn Bhd group executive chairman Datuk Lee Seng Hee pledged to plant 5,000 more trees in its housing projects to support the city council.

nazrey

April 14th, 2009, 08:28 AM

by Photographer Miskin
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photographermiskin/3439994159/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3567/3439994159_d025240a1a_b.jpg

adiyon84

April 19th, 2009, 05:44 PM

Taken from Regency Tower Hotel..
by Hop Hop

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a150/hopi88/Mine208.jpg

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adiyon84

April 19th, 2009, 05:51 PM

From Tower Regency Hotel again...
By mama.nuraina

http://mama.nuraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/p1280697.jpg

http://mama.nuraina.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/p1280665.jpg

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adiyon84

April 19th, 2009, 06:23 PM

Ipoh City Skyline from Medan Gopeng to Jalan Kampar area...
by lau.aaron

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3400/3337843129_12fa8cfac1_b.jpg

Arkdriver

April 20th, 2009, 07:29 AM

nasik ganja takdak ka

adiyon84

April 20th, 2009, 03:27 PM

Picture near Old Town, Ipoh..
by tk.yeoh

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adiyon84

April 20th, 2009, 03:36 PM

Ipoh City Centre (From Town - Greentown)
by katling

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3319/3448306541_d467d65cc9_b.jpg

rizalhakim

May 19th, 2009, 10:30 AM

cool new project in perak

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/3544601057_53a98c94fe_o.jpg

adam73

May 24th, 2009, 02:47 PM

cool new project in perak

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/3544601057_53a98c94fe_o.jpg

Nice development. Anyone know its status and completion date?

nazrey

May 26th, 2009, 06:26 AM

Council out to clean up Ipoh
Tuesday May 26, 2009

THE Ipoh City Council has identified 44,000 illegal dumpsites in the city and has pledged to step up enforcement to solve the problem.

Ipoh Datuk Bandar Datuk Roshidi Hashim said they have advised the people not to litter and throw their rubbish at illegal dumpsites.

”We will go all out against those who dump their garbage and litter,” he said after chairing a council meeting recently.

He said that the council would clear all the illegal rubbish dumps with the assistance of the appointed contractors and would also have more patrol units.

He said those caught littering and throwing their rubbish illegally would be fined RM500.

”There will be no discount for the summonses even by one sen,” he warned.

He urged the people to cooperate with the council to keep the city clean.

Roshidi said that the council would have more gotong-royong.

He said that through the gotong-royong programme, the residents would be more aware of the importance of keeping their neighbourhoods clean.

On another matter, Roshidi expressed sadness over the theft of four huge decorative vases along Jalan Simpang Pulai.

He said that 50 vases had been placed along the road to beautify the area and four costing RM440 had been stolen.

”The vases are public property and they were bought using the people’s money. The aim was to beautify the area,” he said.

nazrey

May 31st, 2009, 07:56 AM

by top visione
Firework Display in Stadium Perak !

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2009/05/31/08/56/3833787_1092x792.jpg

adiyon84

May 31st, 2009, 04:24 PM

Ipoh at Night..
by azamnecrone

http://a4.vox.com/6a00e398b072aa000201098110166c000c-pi

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adiyon84

May 31st, 2009, 04:57 PM

Ipoh Tower Regency Hotel..
by ecnyew

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/28/12/5e/tower-regency-hotel.jpg

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/28/12/5d/tower-regency-hotel.jpg

Ipoh City at night..
by hop hop

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a150/hopi88/MalaysiaApril2009049.jpg

gripen1976

May 31st, 2009, 07:23 PM

Ipoh Airport (IPH)

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g219/scorpene/DSC00109.jpg

picture taken last month.....

gripen1976

May 31st, 2009, 07:26 PM

Ipoh Airport (IPH)

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g219/scorpene/DSC00110.jpg

another picture, note the new hangar beside the terminal, most probably for PDRM air wing....

nazrey

June 8th, 2009, 12:27 PM

Horse Racetrack
Seen from Casuarina Hotel in Ipoh
by WrldVoyagr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrldvoyagr/3585613911/in/set-72157619102592792/

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2452/3585613911_18433a5c12_b.jpg

daeng_jal

June 11th, 2009, 07:09 PM

Perak Sees RM5 Bln Potential Investments From China, Abu Dhabi And Saudi Arabia

LUMUT, June 11 (Bernama) -- Perak is seeing a potential of RM5 billion worth of investments from China, Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia for the development of a new township based on Islamic concept on a 354-hectare area in Segari, near here.

A local company, Terang Jaya Kayangan (M) Sdn Bhd has been appointed by investors from the three countries to carry out the planning for the project.

The chief executive officer of Terang Jaya Kayangan, Datuk Zainal Abidin Hamid, said the development of the tourist township will involve the building of a theme park, floating town, shopping centre, hotel and five-star resort as well as education centres and tourist based hospital.

It would also have low cost, middle cost and exclusive housing estates as well as government offices.

The development site is strategically located as it will be close to the beach and surrounded by lush vegetation and this is expected to attract the interest of investors particularly from the Middle East who are wishing to make Malaysia their second home, Zainal Abidin told a press conference here thursday.

Work on the project is expected to take off in June next year and its completion is expected in 2020.

Construction will be carried out in three phases begining with the eco tourist spots and a floating township while the second phase will see the development of hotel while the third phase will include an Islamic financial centre as well as cultural centre.

When the township is fully completed, it is expected to provide a total of 40,000 job opportunities.

-- BERNAMA

rizalhakim

June 15th, 2009, 12:23 PM

Tarik pelabur Arab
Oleh Mohd Idris Sulaiman
am@hmetro.com.my

TERANG Jaya Kayangan Sdn Bhd (Terang Jaya Kayangan), syarikat pembinaan tempatan bersama rakan pelabur dari China, Abu Dhabi dan Arab Saudi akan membangunkan sebuah bandar baru berkonsepkan pelancongan bercirikan Islam di kawasan seluas 354 hektar di Segari Melintang, Segari, Perak.

Bandar baru itu akan mula dibangunkan pada Jun tahun depan dan dijangka siap sepenuhnya menjelang 2020 itu membabitkan nilai pelaburan kira-kira RM5 bilion.

Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Terang Jaya Kayangan, Datuk Zainal Abidin Hamid, berkata apabila siap kelak, pusat pelancongan itu akan dilengkapi taman tema, bandar terapung, pusat beli-belah, hotel dan pusat peranginan bertaraf lima bintang, pusat pendidikan, serta hospital berkonsepkan pelancongan.

Beliau berkata, pusat terbabit juga akan menyediakan taman perumahan bertaraf kos rendah, sederhana dan eksklusif serta membangunkan beberapa ruang pejabat kerajaan.

Katanya, pembangunan itu amat strategik kerana ia berdekatan dengan Pantai Segari selain dikelilingi bukit-bukau yang pastinya menarik minat terutama pelabur dan pembeli dari negara Timur Tengah untuk menjadikan Malaysia sebagai rumah kedua mereka.

“Pembinaan pusat ini membabitkan tiga fasa utama iaitu pembangunan kawasan perlancongan berkonsepkan alam semula jadi seperti pusat perikanan, pusat persinggahan perlancongan Selat Melaka dan pembinaan bandar terapung.

“Manakala fasa seterusnya pula merangkumi pembinaan hotel antarabangsa planetrium dan Baitul Hilal manakala, fasa terakhir membabitkan pembinaan pusat kewangan Islam, bandar budaya Islam dan pusat perdagangan,” katanya pada sidang media disini semalam.

Zainal Abidin berkata, apabila siap sepenuhnya, bandar baru terbabit bakal menyediakan 40,000 peluang pekerjaan baru membabitkan profesional dan separuh profesional.

Katanya, daripada jumlah keluasan terbabit 80 hektar diperuntukan untuk pembinaan rumah dan kondominium bercirikan Islam manakala 32 hektar pula khusus untuk pembinaan ruang pejabat kerajaan.

Arkdriver

June 16th, 2009, 11:13 PM

Ipoh Airport (IPH)

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another picture, note the new hangar beside the terminal, most probably for PDRM air wing....

ITNS new hangar. PDRM air wing unit base/complex is on the other side of the terminal..whole lot bigger...

rizalhakim

June 17th, 2009, 07:22 AM

Pagoda roofed mosque
By SYLVIA LOOI

AFTER a two-year wait, the Chinese Muslim community in Ipoh finally gets its own mosque.

Chinese Muslim Association of Ipoh president Datuk Dr Fadzli Cheah Abdullah said the mosque, dubbed as Perak’s first of its kind, would be located in Taman Tasek Jaya, off Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah.

It would be developed in two phases on a 3,919sq m land, he said.

Dr Fadzli added that phase one was to build the mosque while phase two was to build several community, service and information centres.

These centres, stressed Dr Fadzli, would be open to all regardless of their race and religion.

“We need a total of RM10mil for the two phases.

“We are hoping to complete the project in two years and work will start by the end of the year,” he said in an interview on Monday.

“To come up with the design for the mosque, which will have Chinese motifs, we scour books which feature Chinese Muslim mosques in China and pictures of Chinese Muslim mosques in Rantau Panjang, Kelantan, and Surabaya, Indonesia,” he said.

The mosque will be able to house up to 1,000 worshippers.

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Unique design: An artist's impression of the Chinese Muslim mosque which will be built at Taman Tasek Jaya in Ipoh.

The association also plans to have counselling rooms, classrooms for Quran lessons, a cafeteria, a bookshop and a library.

“The centres will be for our cultural exchange activities,” said Dr Fadzli.

He added that it was wrong to perceive that once a person embraced Islam, that person would become a Malay.

To kick start the project, Perak Regent Raja Dr Nazrin Shah, who is also state Islamic Affairs and Malay Customs Council president, approved a RM2mil allocation from the council recently.

Those interested to help can bank in money into CIMB Bank under Pembangunan Masjid Muhammadiah (account number 08220000012103).

For details, call the association’s deputy chairman Ustaz Hafiz (019-5779748).

rizalhakim

June 25th, 2009, 05:16 AM

MRCB's property brand launch in Perak on Saturday
Published: 2009/06/25

MALAYSIAN Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) (1651) will be launching its property brand and unveil the second phase of its pioneer project at Bandar Seri Iskandar in Perak on Saturday.

In a statement, the company said during the brand launch, over 200 units of residential properties comprising bungalows, semi-detached and terrace houses from the second phase development called Puncak Iskandar will be showcased for two days until Sunday.

"It is our hope the new positioning for the company's property development will enhance the value of the brand," MRCB group managing director Shahril Ridza Ridzuan said in the statement.

He said the group is optimistic about the response for Puncak Iskandar, as the demand for quality housing within an integrated enclave offering amenities beyond the conventional is very encouraging.

rizalhakim

June 30th, 2009, 06:40 AM

Nga: Go ahead on RM38m bus hub

IPOH: With Perak's political and constitutional crisis taking a back seat, the public transport system woes here have once again gripped the attention of city folk.

The issue regained top spot in recent days with numerous letters sent to newspaper editors and telephone calls to press offices to urge the state government resolve the problem speedily.

Even a former Pakatan Rakyat executive councillor has asked Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir to act fast.

Zambry gave his word yesterday that he would resolve the problem quickly, stressing that he understood the frustration of the city folk who had to put with the "miserable condition daily".

"I want to assure the rakyat that I am serious about this issue. It has been going on for years now."

Nga Kor Ming, former PR state executive councillor in charge of public transportation, had asked him to implement the Ipoh Terminal Hub project which was launched by the previous state government in August last year.

The hub, a privately funded initiative estimated at RM38 million, is akin to the Rapid KL/Rapid Penang model.

He said the PR state government had signed an agreement with Combined Bus Services Sdn Bhd, a consortium of 14 Ipoh-based bus companies, to construct a modern terminal about 5km from here.

Equipped with a shopping complex and wireless broadband facility, the hub was projected to be completed by the end of next year.

"I urge Zambry to resume the project. The state government is not losing anything because the whole project will be funded by the consortium," he said, adding that the previous state government had approved a 3.5ha plot of land for the project.

Nga said the consortium had agreed to replace the old stage buses by purchasing 300 new ones.

Zambry said the state government needed time to restudy the details of the project before giving its go-ahead.

rizalhakim

June 30th, 2009, 08:13 AM

MRCB lancar Puncak Iskandar

IPOH 29 Jun - Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) kelmarin melancarkan fasa kedua pembangunan Bandar Seri Iskandar dekat sini membabitkan pelaburan lebih RM100 juta.

Pengarah Urusan Kumpulan MRCB, Shahril Ridza Ridzuan berkata, projek yang dikenali sebagai Puncak Iskandar itu merupakan sebuah perbandaran serba lengkap bagi menerajui pembangunan sosioekonomi di Perak Tengah dan ia dijangka siap dalam tempoh lima tahun lagi.

Beliau berkata, sebanyak 1,200 unit kediaman terdiri daripada rumah teres dan banglo berharga daripada RM100,000 hingga RM400,000 akan dibina di Puncak Iskandar.

''Pembangunan Puncak Iskandar dirancang dengan teliti berdasarkan kajian kehendak pembeli rumah dan ia merupakan kediaman yang dihasilkan dengan pelbagai reka bentuk yang menarik serta ciri-ciri eksklusif termasuk penyediaan khidmat jalur lebar yang pantas," ujarnya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika berucap pada majlis Pelancaran Penjenamaan MRCB Land dan Puncak Iskandar di sini kelmarin yang disempurnakan oleh Menteri Besar Perak, Datuk Seri Dr. Zambry Abd. Kadir.

MRCB merupakan antara syarikat milik kerajaan (GLC) yang diberikan tanggungjawab oleh kerajaan negeri untuk memajukan Perak Tengah sebagai pusat kecemerlangan pendidikan Perak.

Syarikat tersebut mula memajukan kawasan seluas 2,023 hektar di Perak sebagai Bandar Iskandar sejak tahun 1996 dan ia dijangka siap sepenuhnya pada 2020 dengan kos pelaburan keseluruhan melebihi RM1 billion.

rizalhakim

July 1st, 2009, 07:49 AM

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rizalhakim

July 1st, 2009, 09:35 AM

Projek pengangkutan awam terbengkalai digerak semula

IPOH 30 Jun - Kerajaan Negeri Perak akan menggerakkan semula projek mempertingkatkan sistem pengangkutan awam di bandar raya ini yang terbengkalai sejak Februari lepas.

Menteri Besar Perak, Datuk Seri Dr. Zambry Abd. Kadir berkata, beliau menyedari sistem pengangkutan awam di bandar raya ini sangat teruk dan tindakan segera perlu dilakukan.

''Memang ada pihak datang menghantar kertas cadangan untuk projek itu kepada kerajaan negeri dan mereka juga dah buat kertas cadangan itu semasa pemerintahan pakatan pembangkang.

''Namun, saya minta pihak tersebut menyediakan kertas cadangan yang lebih menyeluruh kerana kita tidak mahu lakukan sesuatu yang akhirnya tidak menyelesaikan masalah tetapi mendatangkan masalah lain," katanya.

Beliau bercakap kepada pemberita selepas menyampaikan dermasiswa kepada anak Perak yang memasuki institusi pengajian tinggi sesi Julai 2009 di sini semalam.

Zambry diminta mengulas usaha kerajaan negeri untuk menaik taraf sistem pengangkutan awam yang tidak memuaskan di bandar raya ini.

Pada 22 Oktober tahun lepas, bekas Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Ir. Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin melancarkan projek bas bersepadu, Ipoh Sentral di Meru Raya di sini yang merupakan kesinambungan usaha BN sejak Julai 2006.

Bagaimanapun, sehingga kini projek usahasama kerajaan negeri dan The Combined Bus Service Sdn. Bhd. bernilai RM38 juta itu tidak menunjukkan sebarang perkembangan berikutan masalah kegawatan ekonomi.

Zambry berkata, kerajaan negeri mengambil pendekatan berhati-hati tentang isu tersebut kerana mahu memastikan apa yang dilaksanakan benar-benar dapat menyelesaikan masalah.

Menurut beliau, kerajaan negeri juga sedang mengkaji untuk memberikan subsidi kepada pengusaha pengangkutan awam bagi memastikan mereka dapat memberikan perkhidmatan terbaik kepada rakyat.

''Saya sedar pengangkutan awam tidak beri banyak untung. Model terbaik sistem pengangkutan awam ialah yang dikendalikan oleh kerajaan dan pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT).

''Bagaimanapun, kita tidak tahu sama ada PBT mampu untuk turut serta tetapi sekurang-kurangnya diharap dapat memberikan subsidi kepada pengusaha pengangkutan awam," katanya.

Zambry juga mencadangkan kepada semua pengendali pengangkutan awam di negeri ini bekerjasama dalam satu kumpulan bagi memberikan perkhidmatan terbaik.

khosim

July 2nd, 2009, 05:50 AM

Wednesday July 1, 2009

Ipoh terminal plan still alive

BY CLARA CHOOI

THE Ipoh Central Terminal Hub, a Perak Pakatan Rakyat project aimed at easing the city’s public transport problems, is still on but the group undertaking the project must give the state government a proper proposal.

Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said he had instructed the group to hand him a more comprehensive proposal than the present one so that they will be able to work things out as soon as possible.

“I have already instructed the state authorities to allow the group to acquire the piece of land where the bus terminal will be built,” he said.

Dr Zambry, who was speaking to reporters after distributing education aid to 442 students at the State Secretariat on Monday, said the current city bus terminals in Medan Kidd and Medan Gopeng needed to be improved instead of being relocated.

In September last year, the Pakatan Rakyat-led government signed an agreement with Combined Bus Services Sdn Bhd, a consortium of 14 city bus operators which agreed to invest RM38mil to construct the terminal in Meru Raya and a further RM150mil to equip the city with 300 modern air-conditioned coaches.

According to former exco member in charge of public transport Nga Kor Ming, a groundbreaking ceremony had already been held at the 3.4ha site allocated for the terminal.

“The consortium has already spent some RM2mil on its first batch of buses which were supposed to be plying the city routes earlier this year,” he said when contacted.

“There was even a competition to name the buses and we had already decided on the name ‘Perak Flyer’.”

Nga alleged that Dr Zambry had offered the consortium the land premium at market rate while Pakatan’s agreement was to give them a nominal premium.

“How can the investors pay so much?” he asked.

khosim

July 2nd, 2009, 06:00 AM

Utara: MBI naik taraf 'Little India'
Oleh Rosdalilah Zahari
bhnews@bharian.com.my

Pelbagai projek diatur bagi menjadikan sebuah kawasan menarik

IPOH: Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh (MBI) akan membangunkan dan menaik taraf 'Little India' di sini supaya menjadi satu daripada kawasan tumpuan pelancong seperti dilaksanakan di Melaka dan Pulau Pinang.

Datuk Bandar Ipoh, Datuk Roshidi Hashim, berkata pelbagai projek sudah diatur bagi merealisasikan pembangunannya agar ia bertukar menjadi sebuah kawasan menarik dan indah.

"Bagaimanapun, semua projek hanya akan dilaksanakan selepas penduduk dan peniaga di kawasan terbabit bersetuju dengan projek pembangunan yang dicadangkan," katanya pada sidang media selepas mempengerusikan Mesyuarat Penuh Majlis di Dewan MBI di sini, kelmarin.

Khamis lalu, Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin meluluskan serta merta peruntukan bagi membangunkan Little India sebanyak RM1.5 juta daripada kerajaan Pusat selepas menerima kertas cadangan daripada Roshidi.

Roshidi berkata, peruntukan itu disalurkan kepada MBI untuk membangunkan semula kawasan terbabit termasuk mengecat semula rumah kedai dan premis komersial.

"Kita akan cuba menyeragamkan warna bangunan di kawasan ini seperti di Melaka supaya ia kelihatan menarik dan membina laluan pejalan kaki baru bagi memudahkan pelancong untuk bergerak dari satu tempat ke tempat lain.

"Selain itu, peruntukan terbabit juga akan digunakan bagi membaiki longkang dan menyelenggara segala kerosakan di sekitar kawasan berkenaan," katanya.

Di samping itu, Roshidi berkata, kerajaan negeri turut mengeluarkan peruntukan RM300,000 untuk membina pintu gerbang di kawasan berkenaan.

"Projek pembinaan pintu gerbang itu kini pada peringkat akhir dan apabila siap sepenuhnya diharap akan menjadi salah satu mercu tanda bagi penduduk di bandar raya ini," katanya.

Sementara itu, dalam perkembangan lain, Roshidi berkata, setakat ini kira-kira 8,000 peserta sudah mendaftar untuk menyertai Larian Antarabangsa Ipoh (IIR 2009) dan dijangka jumlahnya bertambah dalam masa terdekat.

"Justeru, kita berharap jumlah peserta akan meningkat selepas menerima borang penyertaan dari sekolah di sekitar Perak dan dapat mengatasi rekod pada tahun lalu," katanya.

adiyon84

July 4th, 2009, 06:24 AM

Ipoh Scenery... beautiful ha?!! :)
by Hock How & Siew Peng

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Ipoh at nite...
by athar yusoff

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nazrey

July 4th, 2009, 08:36 AM

Gorgeous!!! :cheers:

nazrey

July 4th, 2009, 08:37 AM

Big plans for Little India
Saturday July 4, 2009

THE Ipoh City Council plans to paint all the buildings in Little India at Jalan Lahat in uniform colour, similar to the heritage Studhuys buildings in Malacca which resemble a reddish colour code.

Datuk Bandar Datuk Roshidi Hashim said they would need to seek feedback from the residents first before proceeding with the plan.

“If the people agree to the plan, we will let them decide the colour,” he said after the city council’s full board meeting on Tuesday.

He said this was in line with the beautification of Little India besides efforts to promote it as a tourist spot.

Roshidi said the road in Little India would also be replaced with interlocking bricks as part of the plan.

He noted that Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had allocated RM1.5mil for Little India’s beautification pro-ject during his last visit.

Roshidi also said that the state government had approved RM300,000 to build an arch in Little India.

“It is in the final stages of planning and we hope to develop it together with the painting plan,” he added.

nazrey

July 14th, 2009, 06:06 AM

Turning bazaar into street mall
Tuesday July 14, 2009
By ANTHONY LAW

IPOH’S popular night market on Jalan Tahwil Azar (formerly Jalan Osborne) will soon be turned into a street mall to attract more tourists to the area.

Perak state executive councillor Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon said the state government had approved RM2mil to beautify the area, famously known as Gerbang Malam, with improved facilities and suitable landscaping.

“We expect work on the project to commence by next year once tender is called at year end,” Mah said after a visit to the market on Friday.

Mah, along with Ipoh Datuk Bandar Datuk Roshidi Hashim, Ipoh City Council secretary Datuk Abdul Rahim Md Ariff and landscape architect Meor Abdullah Zaidi Meor Razali, visited the area to gather feedback from the traders and listen to their grouses.

“From what they told us, both local and foreign tourists from Australia, Japan, Korea, US and Europe like to shop here and their business has been good,” said Mah.

He added that there were also plans to extend the market to a nearby street to accommodate more Indian and Chinese traders.

The Gerbang Malam, which has been in operation for six years, has a total of 118 traders who conduct their open-air business activities nightly along the street.

“Apart from the Gerbang Malam, we will also upgrade the adjacent Tahwil Azar Food Court and the playground in front of it so that shoppers can eat there,” Mah said.

He said food court operators had been complaining of congestion problems due to the limited size of their stall units.

Dr Mah said work to increase the size of the 60-odd units, would cost about RM3mil while an additional RM800,000 would be needed to upgrade the playground.

“Work on the project will start once the funds have been secured from either the state or Federal Government,” he said.

adiyon84

July 19th, 2009, 04:52 AM

Misi pelawa pelabur majukan Perak

JIKA dibandingkan dengan negeri-negeri lain, Perak mungkin dilihat sebagai negeri yang kurang stabil dari sudut kedudukan politik semasanya.

Walaupun banyak tanggapan negatif cuba dikaitkan dengan Perak, ia tidak menghalang Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Dr. Zambry Abd. Kadir untuk bekerja keras memastikan negeri yang ditadbir sentiasa berada dalam keadaan sejahtera.

Malah banyak pelabur asing yang dipelawa melawat Perak, telah menyatakan minat mereka untuk melabur secara langsung di negeri utara itu.

Terbaru, syarikat penerbangan tambang murah Firefly juga telah memperkenalkan penerbangan terus dari Ipoh ke Singapura. Secara tidak langsung, ia membantu menarik lebih ramai lagi pelabur serta pelancong negara jiran tersebut ke Perak.

Hakikatnya Perak mempunyai potensi yang luas sama ada dari sudut ekonomi mahu pun sosial memandangkan sejarah kewujudannya diakui antara yang tertua di Malaysia.

Justeru, pelbagai program diatur untuk memastikan Perak mampu bersaing seterusnya muncul sebagai negeri paling maju terutama dari aspek pembangunan dan pelancongan.

Antaranya ialah lawatan kerja teknikal bagi mengkaji aspek pengurusan bandar, pelaburan dan pelancongan di Singapura yang diadakan baru-baru ini.

Lawatan kerajaan negeri selama tiga hari itu diketuai Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Kesihatan, Kerajaan Tempatan, Hal Ehwal Pengguna, Alam Sekitar, Pengangkutan Awam dan Hal Ehwal Bukan Islam, Datuk Dr. Mah Hang Soon.

Turut sama dalam misi tersebut ialah Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pelajaran, Pengajian Tinggi, Sains dan Teknologi, Mohd. Zahir Abdul Khalid dan Penasihat Hal Ehwal Kaum India Negeri, Datuk S. Veerasingam.

‘‘Lawatan ini dianggap berjaya kerana ia memberi kita banyak informasi tentang cara-cara menguruskan bandar dan mengatasi masalah-masalah yang timbul.

‘‘Kita juga mengambil peluang mempelawa pelabur-pelabur Singapura bekerjasama dengan pelabur-pelabur tempatan memajukan lagi Perak sebagai pusat perdagangan dan pelancongan,” kata Hang Soon baru-baru ini.

Apa yang jelas, lawatan tersebut diadakan untuk meninjau kejayaan Singapura dalam menangani kekangan-kekangan semasa seterusnya muncul sebagai sebuah negara maju.

Ia juga mengkaji bagaimana kecekapan pengurusan bandarnya bertindak sehingga mampu menghasilkan persekitaran yang bersih, teratur dan cukup menarik.

Ciri-ciri ini penting untuk diadaptasikan di Perak sekiranya benar-benar mahu mengubah landskap daripada apa yang ada sekarang kepada sesuatu yang dibanggakan.

Perak mempunyai banyak kawasan yang belum diterokai, tempat-tempat menarik untuk dilawati selain keindahan alam semula jadinya yang pelbagai dan memukau.

Mengambil kira sumber-sumber tersedia ini, tentunya kelebihan yang ada pada Perak adalah jauh lebih baik daripada Singapura yang serba-serbi terhad.

Satu-satunya kejayaan Singapura ialah mereka berusaha menggunakan sumber-sumber yang terhad untuk menghasilkan pencapaian yang hebat.

Malangnya, perbincangan kita masih berkisar tentang kelemahan pengurusan dan masalah ketirisan peruntukan oleh pihak-pihak yang tidak bertanggungjawab.

Aktiviti promosi yang tidak konsisten dan kurangnya minat untuk memperbaiki kelemahan turut menyumbang kepada kegagalan mempopularkan negara di mata dunia.

Seperkara lagi ialah soal mentaliti masyarakat. Kesukaran menerima sesuatu yang baru, dijadikan alasan mengapa banyak projek pembangunan yang dirancang sebagai sebahagian daripada usaha untuk menarik para pelancong kurang mendapat sambutan.

Contohnya, usaha kerajaan negeri untuk membina pasar bertingkat dilengkapi pelbagai kemudahan moden di beberapa kawasan sekitar Ipoh baru-baru ini.

Tentangan yang diterima daripada peniaga menyebabkan perancangan yang lebih tersusun gagal dilaksanakan walaupun kesannya adalah untuk kebaikan semua pihak.

Di Singapura, sebelum melaksanakan sesuatu projek pembangunan, pihak berkuasa negara itu akan memberi penjelasan kepada penduduk mengapa projek seumpama itu perlu dijalankan. Setelah difahami, barulah projek tersebut dibangunkan.

Hasilnya, semua pihak berpuas hati dan masing-masing cuba melakukan yang terbaik.

Mungkin telah sampai masanya perkara ini perlu diberi perhatian. Pihak berkuasa tempatan wajar mengambil kira penglibatan penduduk setempat. Ini penting supaya rakyat juga merasakan mereka bertanggungjawab terhadap usaha yang dilakukan itu.

Jika rakyat dan kerajaan negeri mempunyai matlamat yang sama, Perak bukan sahaja akan mampu menyaingi kedudukan Pulau Pinang sebagai destinasi pelancongan utama negara, malah tidak mustahil setanding dengan kemajuan yang dicipta Singapura.

PENULIS ialah Ketua Biro Utusan Malaysia Ipoh

adiyon84

July 19th, 2009, 04:53 AM

Pelancongan: Perak bakal atasi P. Pinang

SINGAPURA 17 Julai - Perak bakal mengambil alih kedudukan Pulau Pinang sebagai destinasi pelancongan popular Malaysia menerusi beberapa pendekatan drastik yang dilakukan termasuk meningkatkan sistem pengangkutan dan kerjasama dengan negara-negara jiran.

Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Kesihatan, Kerajaan Tempatan, Hal Ehwal Pengguna, Alam Sekitar, Pengangkutan Awam dan Hal Ehwal Bukan Islam Perak, Datuk Dr. Mah Hang Soon berkata, usaha mempromosikan negeri itu kini giat dilakukan selain menyediakan kemudahan yang diperlukan bagi memastikan matlamat menjadi negeri pilihan pelancong dicapai.

Buat permulaan jelasnya, Perak mensasarkan menarik lebih 20 peratus daripada kira-kira 12 juta pelancong asing yang melawat Malaysia untuk turut berkunjung ke tempat-tempat menarik sekitar negeri itu.

''Kita yakin jumlah ini mampu dicapai dalam tempoh terdekat memandangkan Perak mempunyai pelbagai keistimewaan tersendiri.

''Penerbangan Firefly dari Ipoh ke Singapura juga akan membuka ruang menggalakkan lebih ramai pelancong negara jiran berkunjung ke Perak kerana ia lebih murah dan menjimatkan masa," ujarnya kelmarin.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas mengetuai lawatan kerja teknikal kerajaan negeri Perak dalam mengkaji aspek pengurusan bandar, pelaburan dan pelancongan serta dialog bersama agensi-agensi kerajaan Singapura selama tiga hari bermula Isnin lalu di sini.

Turut sama dalam lawatan tersebut ialah Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pelajaran, Pendidikan Tinggi, Sains dan Teknologi, Mohd. Zahir Abdul Kalid dan Penasihat Hal Ehwal Kaum India, Datuk S. Veerasingam.

Katanya, selain menawarkan tempat-tempat menarik untuk dilawati, Perak juga dalam usaha meningkatkan sistem perhubungan dan pengangkutan termasuk menerusi udara bagi kemudahan para pelancong.

Mengulas khidmat pengangkutan udara yang diperkenalkan syarikat Firefly dari Ipoh, Perak ke Singapura bermula 12 Julai lalu katanya, ia membantu membuka lembaran baru industri pelancongan negeri selain mengeratkan hubungan kerjasama antara kedua-dua pihak.

Menurut Hang Soon, jika sebelum ini pelancong negara ini perlu memandu kira-kira lima jam untuk sampai ke Perak, kini mereka dapat menjimatkan lebih banyak masa kerana hanya memerlukan satu jam setengah.

Beliau memberitahu, dalam tempoh dua bulan pertama ini, syarikat penerbangan Firefly telah menerima tempahan penuh bagi perjalanan kedua-dua hala.

''Memandangkan sambutan menggalakkan, pihak Firefly bercadang mengadakan penerbangan setiap hari berbanding empat kali seminggu yang diperkenalkan sekarang," katanya.

Katanya, kerajaan negeri akan melaksanakan pendekatan terkini bagi memastikan matlamat disasarkan tersebut dicapai dengan kadar segera.

Dalam masa sama jelasnya, kerajaan negeri juga sedang mengintai peluang untuk mengadakan kerjasama erat dengan beberapa negara jiran lain bagi membolehkan penerbangan terus ke Ipoh, Perak dilaksanakan.

adiyon84

July 19th, 2009, 04:54 AM

D'Sungai Corner tawar roti canai, teh tarik 80 sen

IPOH 17 Julai - Hanya bayar 80 sen anda dapat menikmati sekeping roti canai dan segelas teh tarik.

Itu antara alternatif yang dilakukan oleh pengusaha restoran D'Sungai Corner di Kinta Riverfront di sini ketika rata-rata masyarakat terbeban dengan krisis ekonomi global.

Pengurusnya, Mohd. Syahril Subdi, 25 berkata, promosi bermula dari pukul empat hingga enam petang itu dilakukan tanpa mengurangkan kualiti dan saiz sajian.

''Ekonomi sekarang ini sedang gawat dan tidak semua orang boleh menikmati makanan kesukaan mereka di kedai makan. Dengan promosi yang kami lakukan ini, semua orang boleh menikmati roti canai dan teh tarik setiap hari.

''Setiap hari Isnin hingga Jumaat mereka boleh datang untuk menikmati juadah dengan harga menarik ini," katanya ketika ditemui Utusan Malaysia semalam.

Menurutnya, walaupun promosi harga murah itu baru bermula seminggu yang lalu namun sambutan yang diterima adalah sangat menggalakkan.

Mengakui gembira dengan sambutan yang diterima, kata Mohd. Syahril, dia bercadang menambah kuantiti roti canai yang disediakan ekoran permintaan luar dugaan itu.

''Setiap hari kami menyediakan 200 keping roti canai untuk dijual pada masa dua jam promosi tersebut. Biasanya ia habis tidak sampai satu jam setengah," katanya.

Selain roti canai, D'Sungai Corner yang menggunakan dekorasi atap rumbia dan kayu bakau itu juga menyediakan menu makanan laut, nasi ayam, nasi lemak kukus serta aneka roti pada harga berpatutan.

Pengunjung juga boleh menikmati pilihan makanan yang disaji bersama ayam goreng rempah pada harga hanya RM5.50.

p/s: I've been there last week. Very nice place, indeed!

adiyon84

July 19th, 2009, 04:56 AM

Penerbangan murah Ipoh-Singapura bantu tingkat ekonomi Perak

SINGAPURA: Kerajaan Perak yakin pengenalan laluan udara oleh syarikat penerbangan tambang murah Firefly Sdn Bhd (Firefly) antara Ipoh-Singapura akan mampu meningkatkan dan merancakkan lagi sektor pelancongan dan ekonomi di Perak.

Exco Kesihatan, Kerajaan Tempatan, Hal Ehwal Pengguna, Alam Sekitar, Pengangkutan Awam dan Hal Ehwal Bukan Islam negeri, Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon, berkata yang pasti pengenalan laluan itu akan dapat meningkatkan kedatangan jumlah pelancongan asing ke Perak terutama dari Singapura.

Beliau berkata, jika sebelum ini, kebanyakan pelancong asing terpaksa memilih jalan darat selepas memasuki negara ini untuk ke Perak, tetapi kini mereka boleh terus mendarat di Lapangan Terbang Sultan Azlan Shah di Ipoh.

"Sehubungan itu, kerajaan negeri yakin sasaran untuk meningkatkan jumlah kedatangan pelancong ke Perak melebihi jumlah pada tahun sebelumnya iaitu kira-kira tiga juta akan dapat dicapai selepas pengenalan laluan udara itu.

“Selain itu, jumlah kemasukan pelaburan asing terutama dari Singapura juga dijangka meningkat yang sudah pasti akan merancakkan lagi ekonomi negeri," katanya kepada pemberita selepas mengetuai delegasi kerajaan Perak ke Singapura di sini, kelmarin.

Turut serta dalam lawatan itu, Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pelajaran, Pengajian Tinggi, Sains dan Teknologi, Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid dan Penasihat Menteri Besar bagi Hal Ehwal Kaum India, Datuk S Veerasingam.

Dalam lawatan tiga hari itu, delegasi kerajaan negeri turut mendengar taklimat daripada Pihak Berkuasa Pembangunan Semula Bandar Singapura (URA) dan Pihak Berkuasa Pengangkutan Singapura (LTA).

FireFly anak syarikat milik penuh Malaysia Airlines (MAS) memperkenalkan laluan terus dari Lapangan Terbang Sultan Azlan Shah, Ipoh ke Singapura mulai 12 Julai lalu.

Sebagai permulaan, Firefly menawarkan kekerapan penerbangan sebanyak empat kali seminggu iaitu pada Isnin, Rabu, Jumaat dan Ahad pada harga tawaran serendah RM88 hingga RM300.

Dr Mah berkata, penerbangan Ipoh-Singapura dan Singapura-Ipoh bagi bulan ini sudah habis ditempah dan beliau yakin pengguna akan terus memilih penerbangan berkenaan pada masa depan.

Katanya, dengan sambutan yang tinggi itu, Firefly bercadang menambah kekerapan penerbangan daripada empat kali seminggu sekarang.

Beliau berkata, kerajaan negeri juga bercadang akan berunding dengan pihak berkenaan bagi memperkenalkan kembali laluan udara di beberapa destinasi lain termasuk ke Indonesia seperti Medan, Padang dan Phuket.

"Saya akan berbincang dengan syarikat penerbangan tambang murah di negara terbabit yang mungkin berminat untuk mengadakan semula penerbangan melalui Lapangan Terbang Sultan Azlan Shah," katanya.

Mengulas mengenai lawatannya ke Singapura, Dr Mah berkata, beliau gembira kerana lawatan itu berjaya serta mendapat banyak manfaat dan kerajaan negeri dapat belajar daripada Singapura pengalaman mereka membangunkan negara pulau itu.

"Berdasarkan kepada lawatan itu kita akan menggunakan pendekatan yang bersesuaian yang boleh digunakan pakai bagi memajukan negeri kerana masalah yang dihadapi oleh Singapura mungkin tidak sama seperti di Perak," katanya.

C.P Tan

July 19th, 2009, 10:30 AM

I think you should post English articles so that forumers from other countries know what's going on in Ipoh.

adiyon84

July 19th, 2009, 10:43 AM

I think you should post English articles so that forumers from other countries know what's going on in Ipoh.

Actually, taken the article from malay newspaper. So if got the english version too, i will paste it in here bro. :cheers:

adiyon84

July 22nd, 2009, 03:04 PM

Terminal Makanan Negara

Kompleks Simpang Pulai, Perak bakal beroperasi akhir tahun ini

LANGKAH memantapkan aspek pertanian negara memerlukan dasar proaktif dari peringkat asas lagi terutama dalam soal pengedaran hasil makanan itu daripada sumber atau ladangnya.

Salah satu ‘lubuk’ hasil pertanian penting Malaysia adalah tanah tinggi Cameron Highlands yang membekalkan pelbagai hasil makanan seperti sayur-sayuran, buah-buahan dan bunga-bungaan segar.

Demi memastikan tanaman tanah tinggi ini benar-benar mematuhi amalan pertanian baik serta kekal segar selepas diterima pelanggan, Kementerian Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani melalui agensinya, Lembaga Pemasaran Pertanian Persekutuan (Fama), bertindak membangunkan Terminal Makanan Negara atau singkatannya Teman di Simpang Pulai, Ipoh.

Terminal berkonsepkan pasar borong moden yang bakal siap sepenuhnya Oktober ini, dijangka menjalankan operasinya sebagai hab makanan halal serantau pertama di rantau Asia Tenggara pada penghujung tahun ini.

Timbalan Ketua Pengarah (Pembangunan) Fama, Sahbani Saimin berkata, Teman yang beroperasi di kompleks dilengkapi prasarana moden itu akan menyumbang secara langsung di dalam aktiviti pemborongan, pembungkusan, pengumpulan dan pengedaran produk pertanian negara terutama tanaman tanah tinggi dari Cameron Highlands.

“Lokasinya yang strategik iaitu berdekatan Lebuh Raya Utara Selatan, akan memendekkan masa perjalanan penghantaran produk segar ke pasar raya dan peniaga kecil antara Ipoh dan Kuala Lumpur serta kawasan di pantai barat,” katanya.

Selain itu Teman juga dilihat akan menjadi pemangkin dalam pembangunan sistem pengedaran dan logistik yang cekap bagi hasil pertanian. Persekitaran urus niaga yang efisen diwujudkan melalui mekanisme penetapan harga dijangka dapat menjamin persaingan yang adil, telus dan saksama di kalangan pembekal dan pemborong.

“Pasar borong moden itu akan menggunakan konsep lelongan sama seperti di Bursa Saham kerana memang hasrat kami untuk meningkatkan kesedaran di kalangan petani dan pembekal produk pertanian supaya menghasilkan sayuran juga buah-buahan yang bermutu dan segar.

“Apabila produk dihasilkan bermutu tinggi, pasti ia dibida dengan harga yang tinggi seterusnya mendapat permintaan dari pelbagai pihak terutama untuk dipasarkan ke luar negara,” katanya.

Setiap bidaan itu mewakili satu palet sayur-sayuran atau buah-buahan berdasarkan berat produk berkenaan.

Kompleks bernilai RM100 juta itu dibangunkan di atas tapak seluas 40 hektar itu akan dilengkapi papan elektronik bagi memudahkan urusan lelong menyamai sistem sama di pasar borong moden di Korea Selatan, Jepun dan Amsterdam di Belanda.

Untuk mencontohi amalan terbaik luar negara (Jepun, Korea Selatan, Afrika Selatan dan Australia), Teman akan menggunakan mekanisme peletakan harga berasaskan sistem triti persendirian dan pelelongan di mana setiap transaksi akan direkodkan juga diwarwarkan daripada segi harga jualan dan volum jualan dalam masa sebenar.

Katanya, penubuhan Teman juga diharapkan dapat membantu meningkat dan mempromosikan amalan terbaik industri daripada segi kualiti, pensijilan, penggredan, pembungkusan, pelabelan dan piawaian mutu makanan.

“Setiap hari dianggarkan kira-kira 5,000 kenderaan akan memasuki kawasan kompleks Teman yang mengendalikan urus niaga pemborongan serta peruncitan bagi 402 tan metrik sehari keluaran pertanian secara sistematik pada 2009 dan 535 tan metrik sehari pada 2012.

“Kami berharap Teman akan meningkatkan penyertaan Bumiputera dalam sektor pemborongan manakala pemborong sedia ada pula akan mendapat peluang untuk meningkatkan kemahiran perniagaan ke tahap lebih kompetitif,” katanya.

Kompleks Teman di Simpang Pulai merangkumi bangunan pentadbiran, pasar borong utama, pasar ayam dan daging, pasar ikan, pusat edaran bunga, blok gudang, kafeteria, plaza tol, ruang meletak kenderaan dan laluan trafik berkawal.

Info

Terminal Makanan Negara (Teman)

Nilai projek: RM100 juta

-Keluasan: 50 hektar (40 hektar kompleks Teman, 10 hektar pembangunan akan datang)

-Konsep lelongan sama seperti di Bursa Saham bagi tingkatkan kesedaran petani dan pembekal.

-Dilengkapi papan elektronik bagi memudahkan urusan lelong sama seperti di pasar borong moden di Korea Selatan, Jepun dan Belanda.

-Kompleks Teman di Simpang Pulai rangkumi bangunan pentadbiran, pasar borong utama, pasar ayam dan daging, pasar ikan, pusat edaran bunga dan kemudahan lain.

-Dijangka beroperasi pada Disember 2009.

adiyon84

July 23rd, 2009, 04:04 PM

Bangunan usang dibaik pulih, tarik pelancong

IPOH 22 Julai - Bangunan-bangunan lama di sekitar bandar raya ini akan dibaik pulih bagi menarik kedatangan pelancong asing, kata Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pelaburan dan Pelancongan, Datuk Hamidah Osman.

Menurut beliau, usaha berkenaan terletak di bawah Majlis Tindakan Pelancongan negeri dan Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh (MBI) bagi memulihkan kembali bangunan lama yang umpama 'hidup segan mati tak mahu'.

Untuk tujuan itu jelasnya, kedua-dua pihak berkuasa berkenaan sedang mengenalpasti pemilik-pemilik bangunan lama terlibat supaya usaha menambah 'seri' ke atasnya lebih lancar.

''Kita akan buat apa yang sepatutnya untuk memeriahkan kembali bandar raya ini yang penuh dengan bangunan-bangunan usang.

''Sekiranya perlu, bangunan-bangunan ini akan dirobohkan atau dibaiki supaya lebih menarik. Perbincangan akan dilakukan dahulu dengan pemilik-pemilik bangunan," katanya ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia di sini.

Menurut Hamidah, pihak MBI juga diarah supaya bekerjasama dengan pemilik bangunan untuk mengecat premis-premis yang dikenalpasti mempunyai nilai sentimental.

''Kita akan bantu pemilik-pemilik bangunan mencantikkan kembali bangunan-bangunan lama milik mereka. Cuma yang kita harapkan sekarang ini mereka tampil memberikan kerjasama.

''Memang sayang jika bangunan yang penuh dengan nilai seni itu terbiar begitu sahaja," ujarnya.

Kata Hamidah lagi, ketika perbincangan dengan Menteri Mentor Singapura, Lee Kuan Yew yang mengadakan lawatan ke bandar raya ini baru-baru ini, beliau turut memaklumkan ingin membantu usaha pemuliharaan bangunan-bangunan lama oleh pihak berkuasa di Perak.

adiyon84

July 23rd, 2009, 04:08 PM

Ipoh bandar raya unik

Oleh HAMIMAH HAMID
utusanperak@utusan.com.my

Stesen Kereta api Ipoh yang menggabungkan seni bina Turki dan moden merupakan antara daya tarikan pelancong.

IPOH 22 Julai – Bagi mereka yang pertama kali menjejakkan kaki ke bandar raya ini, bangunan-bangunan lama dengan reka bentuk yang unik pasti menarik perhatian.

Berbeza dengan tempat lain di negara ini, bandar raya ini cukup unik kerana masih mengekalkan banyak bangunan lama yang didirikan oleh penjajah British.

Terletak di antara deretan bangunan yang telah diberi nafas baru dan ada setengahnya sudah kelihatan uzur, namun bangunan dengan seni bina lama itu tetap mencuri tumpuan kerana imej unik yang ditonjolkan.

Reka bentuk bangunan lama selalunya berjaya menarik perhatian pelancong asing yang lebih gemar berjalan kaki daripada menaiki kenderaan semata-mata untuk melihat dari dekat keunikan bangunan yang secara purata berusia 100 tahun.

Antara bangunan bersejarah yang menjadi mercu tanda di bandar raya ini ialah Stesen Keretapi Ipoh yang terletak di Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab.

Ini kerana ia memiliki struktur binaan yang menakjubkan dengan gabungan seni bina negara Turki dan seni bina moden yang masih tersergam indah dan berfungsi dengan baik.

Keunikannya bukan sahaja memikat hati ramai pelancong, malah warga tempatan turut berasa bangga kerana bandar raya ini mempunyai bangunan lama seperti itu malah banyak memberi manfaat dan berjasa kepada penduduk.

Disebabkan itu, bangunan yang terkenal dengan keunikan seni bina Moorish mendapat jolokan ‘Taj Mahal Ipoh’ di kalangan penduduk tempatan.

Stesen berkenaan satu masa dahulu sentiasa sesak dengan penumpang kereta api yang menjadi pengangkutan utama ketika itu.

Selain Stesen Keretapi Ipoh, bandar raya ini juga diserikan dengan banyak lagi bangunan lama dengan rekaan kolonial.

Walaupun ada sesetengahnya uzur tanpa sebarang cat, namun seni binanya tetap utuh tidak ditelan zaman.

Sayang sekali jika harta penuh bernilai ini tidak diendahkan dan dijaga dengan sewajarnya.

Pemeliharaan bangunan-bangunan lama ini tidak bertujuan untuk menentang arus pembangunan negara yang pesat sekarang, sebaliknya ia bagi memastikan nilai sejarahnya dikekalkan.

Justeru, tinggalan penuh bersejarah itu harus dipulihara bagi menarik kemasukan lebih ramai pelancong ke ibu negeri Perak itu.

adiyon84

July 23rd, 2009, 04:20 PM

S’pore air link good for Ipoh

THE introduction of the Ipoh-Singapore flight has boosted efforts by the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board to promote Perak.

The board’s deputy director (I) Mazreena Mohd Yusof said Singaporeans preferred to visit Malacca, Kuala Lumpur, Genting Highlands and Johor.

“But with the introduction of the flight, we can aggressively promote Perak, the East Coast and the northern region of the peninsular.”

Speaking to reporters after receiving visitors consisting of Perak state executive councillors and media representatives here last Wednesday, Mazreena said the board would work closely with Singapore tour agencies to promote Ipoh and Pangkor Island.

“Advertisements have been placed in Singapore media where tourists can book direct with agents for tours which interest them and the response had been good.

“Packages are created according to themes such as food or heritage trails and visitors can choose what they like,” she added.

Welcoming the direct flight, Mazreena said Singaporeans loved to eat Perak food and at the same time, it would also allow Perakians working in Singapore to return more often to the state.

The 80-minute Firefly flight between Ipoh and Singapore is available every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The service started on July 12.

It departs Ipoh at 4.45pm, arriving at the Changi budget terminal at 6.05pm.

From Singapore, the 72-seater aircraft takes off at 2.50pm and lands at the Sultan Azlan Shah airport in Ipoh at 4.10pm.