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State will highlight 10 tourism icons to foreign media

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

PERAK will invite newsmen from several countries to visit the state and also take part in an international media treasure hunt and photography competition this year. Continue reading →

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DPM: Teachers have a say in nation’s destiny

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

PUTRAJAYA: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday reminded teachers that they were responsible for nurturing the country’s future leaders and manpower needs. Continue reading →

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Malaysian bus passengers fear night travel

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

KUALA LUMPUR – MANY bus passengers are avoiding night travel in the belief that more accidents occur after dark. Random interviews conducted by The Star at several major bus stations found that most passengers were concerned that accidents were more likely to occur at night from speeding or sleepy bus drivers. Continue reading →

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27 killed in Cameron Highlands road bus crash

Posted on December 28, 2010 by

UPDATED IPOH: Twenty-seven people, many of them tourists from Thailand, were killed in a tour bus accident at Km15 of the Cameron Highlands-Simpang Pulai Road south of here today. Twenty-two of them died on the spot, four of them on the way to hospital and one at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here, said Perak deputy chief police officer Zakaria Yusof. He said the double-decker bus … Continue reading →

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Ministry’s vehicle vandalised during operation

Posted on December 25, 2010 by

Friday, December 24th, 2010 21:20:00 IPOH: A four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle belonging to the Perak branch of the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry was vandalised in an incident late last night. Its director, Mohd Hilmi Mohd Noor, said the Naza Sorento’s exterior was found to have been spray-painted black after an enforcement team inspected a premises in Persiaran Greentown 11 … Continue reading →

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Memories of a political pioneer

Posted on December 12, 2010 by

WHEN Datuk Amar James Wong Kim Min who was a member of the Sarawak Council Negeri for 45 years takes a look back and compiles his recollection of his speeches made at the Council in a book, anyone interested in the history of the state and nation should take notice. Continue reading →

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Following in Dr Sun’s footsteps

Posted on November 25, 2010 by

DESCENDANTS of China’s Father of Revolution Dr Sun Yat Sen walked in his footsteps as they visited Taiping and Ipoh. Continue reading →

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Taiping Zoo: Will they, won’t they prosecute?

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

From Sean Whyte (Nature Alert), via e-mail Since denying it was complicit in attempting to have the case dropped against the Taiping Zoo, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) and the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) have done nothing to allay either public concerns or perceptions. Following a rumour circulating last week, neither NRE, DWNP or the Attorney … Continue reading →

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Stray cats: Taiping Council declines to help

Posted on November 2, 2010 by

I HAVE met a dead end as far as trying to get rid of stray cats is concerned. The stray cat population is increasing around where I live. Elsewhere in Taiping, the problem seems evident by the number of strays in town, residential areas and markets. Continue reading →

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Berapit Twin Tunnels to be Completed in 2011

Posted on November 2, 2010 by

KUALA KANGSAR, 1 NOVEMBER, 2010 : The Berapit Twin Tunnels, the longest in South-East Asia, will be fully completed by end of 2011, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha. Continue reading →

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