Empowering Youth Through Sports
When Ahmed Khan retires in three years’ time, he plans to make Ipoh his new base and travel all over the country in a car with his friend, a retired … Read More
Category: The Malay Mail Newspaper
Back in the Booth
As local field hockey fans awaited the start of the annual Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Ashley Morrison was glad to have been engaged by Astro SuperSport for the sixth consecutive … Read More
Making Good in Melaka
As a 19-year-old junior chef, Aarron Nelson had the opportunity to travel to Thailand with his executive chef for a food promotion. Wide-eyed and inexperienced, he found the country to … Read More
From Alor Setar to China on Pedal Power
The recent Bangladeshi migrant worker issue in Malaysia brought an awakening to David Wu, making him think of the similar hardships his grandfather, the late Mr. Ng Poh Kiet, went … Read More
From Cebu With Love
Receiving an invitation from state tourism agency, Perak Tourism, to discover Perak on a familiarisation trip for ASEAN media representatives meant that Edgar Alan Zeta-Yap, 32, had a second chance … Read More
Helping the Disabled Make New Lives
A typical work day at the workshop of Persatuan Pemulihan Orang Cacat Perak (PPOC Perak) along Jalan Ampang Baru 6A in Ipoh, begins at 8.30am, starting with roll call, followed … Read More
Master Potter’s Love Affair with Ipoh
If Singaporean Lim Hua Choon has his way, Ipoh should just maintain her current pace and not develop any further yet. For the 63-year-old ceramic art teacher who runs a … Read More
Good Enough For Home
To retired geologists, K Fletcher and Donna Baylis, Ipoh is home. Since joining the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme in 2003 and making Ipoh their base, Fletcher and Baylis … Read More