Precariously balancing a tray that carried two glasses of water and an opened bottle of mineral water, participants of the 5th IPOH International Waters Race had to navigate a 1.2km route in Kinta River Walk. The course posed great challenges for the men and women, with the many stairs to navigate, undulating ground and even ... continue reading »

Attracting foreign participants from as far away as Sri Lanka, Japan and Brunei, the 4th IPOH International Waiters Race 2016 also welcomed a large group of hospitality students from Medan, Indonesia. Held for the second consecutive year at the Lost World of Tambun, this event which is organised for the fourth year in succession by The ... continue reading »

Three hundred participants took up the challenge to be the best waiter/waitress in the 3rd IPOH International Waiters Race hosted at the Lost World of Tambun, Ipoh. The race, organised by Malaysian Association of Hotels (Perak Chapter) was flagged off by guest-of-honour YB Dato’ Nolee Ashilin bt. Dato’ Mohammed Radzi, Perak State Executive Councillor & ... continue reading »

Attracting a total of 256 participants from the hotel and F&B industries all over Malaysia, including Sabah, the 2nd Ipoh International Waiters' Race went underway yesterday morning at Ipoh Padang. Held in conjunction with Ipoh's 26th City Day, it lacked the international participation of last year's inaugural race and the Fun Tray category was dropped. Even ... continue reading »

A mock cheque presentation ceremony for the 2nd Ipoh International Waiters' Race was held this morning at Tower Regency Hotel, Ipoh, the official hotel of the event. The cash sponsorship, RM30,000 from the Perak State Government through Perak Tourism, RM20,000 from the Ministry of Tourism and Culture and RM5000 from the Malaysian Association of Hotels, was ... continue reading »

The Ipoh International Waiters' Race is back for a second edition on May 25, to be held in conjunction with the 26th anniversary of Ipoh City Day. This time, participants will be going along Ipoh's popular heritage trail in Old Town, starting and ending at the Tourist Information Centre. The 1.3km route takes participants along Jalan ... continue reading »

The first ever waiters' race to be held in Perak was an interesting event looked forward to, not only by people in the hospitality industry, but also the general public. This international event attracted the participation of those from outside of Perak; and overseas, including countries like Indonesia, China and Japan. Ipoh's first international waiters' race, ... continue reading »