Ipoh - The Forgotten City

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



http://www.ipohtower.com/images/intro.swf

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..



The shopping mall under the Ipoh Tower..



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.





The construction progress is now on 17th floor..

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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.

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Merdeka scene at Ipoh Padang...

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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.

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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 --

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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

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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 --

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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 --

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Ipoh’s ‘messy’ public transport system under fire
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.

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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.


Structural works on the 15th floor of the apartment block is being completed

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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

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Update news about the Perak Tourism Hub..


The location..


Official launch by Perak MB..


Newspapers..

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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.

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

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cybercity site north of Ipoh
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Abdullah will come to Ipoh next week... But Ipoh Airport remain the same...

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‘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.

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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]

Greentown, Ipoh