A few thousand people converged at the car park area of Stadium Indera Mulia on New Year's Eve to usher in 2012. The crowd was kept entertained from 10pm onwards with music, song and dance. Emcee Dato' AC Mizal provided light humour throughout the night while Ramli Sarip rocked the house down with a few ... continue reading »

Impiana Hotel Ipoh rang in the New Year not with fireworks but with Julian Mokhtar in the house, dishing out his all-time favourite blues tracks into the New Year. Julian Mokhtar, Malaysia's very own home-grown living blues legend, was brought in to play at The Bistro for one night only. Guests, most of whom made early ... continue reading »

Fiesta Pelancongan Makanan Perak is held over five days beginning 28th Dec, 2011, with the primary objective of introducing special Perak food to the people. It is also held to usher in the New Year, in view of 2012 being Visit Perak Year. There will be many activities, including ice carving competition, Vespa show, aerobics ... continue reading »

Creative World of Colours and Ipoh Parade organised a colouring contest for children on Christmas day. Almost a hundred kids participated. They were divided into three groups according to age; Group A for 4 - 6 years, Group B for 7 - 9 years and Group C for 10 to 12 years old. Contestants were ... continue reading »

The Kristmas Game Fair 2011 held over the Christmas weekend recently was quiet. It took up a modest floor space adjacent to the stage at the concourse area of Ipoh Parade, Ipoh. I was there on Christmas Day, when shoppers came out in droves, but somehow, they were not attracted to the online games fair. ... continue reading »

The first Kinta Chess Blitz Tournament held at the Perak State Public Library, off Jalan Tambun, was a swift affair. That's why it was called "blitz". According to the President of the organiser, Persatuan Catur Daerah Kinta, Perak, En. Kamaruddin Samsuri, blitz chess has a different set of rules from classic chess. One wrong move, ... continue reading »

The 23rd Malaysia Wushu Championship held at the school hall of SJK(C) Yuk Choy, Ipoh, wrapped up after two intensive days of competition. The 12 disciplines of competition saw a total of more than 370 exponents participating, coming to Ipoh from all over Malaysia. The championship, organised by Federation of Wushu, Dragon and Lion Dance ... continue reading »