Tag Archives: taiping life

Reinstate Golden Mile Race

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

BRING back the Golden Mile Race. This is the call made by former veteran distance runner Papu Ignatius, who is advocating the reinstatement of the race, which he won thrice, as a novelty event at major athletic meets. Continue reading →

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Heritage advice, please

Posted on April 2, 2011 by

I READ with great interest Chin Mui Yoon’s article in StarMag last Sunday on heritage buildings in Taiping ( Heritage help , Spaces , March 27), my hometown. I am currently especially curious about these matters as I intend to renovate my grandparents’ house situated in the town itself. Continue reading →

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20. Bus passengers fear night travel

Posted on January 29, 2011 by

KUALA LUMPUR: Many bus passengers are avoiding night travel in the belief that more accidents occur after dark. Continue reading →

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Plus issues travel time advisory for CNY

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 – Plus Expressways Berhad (Plus) has issued a travel time advisory to ensure smooth traffic flow during the “balik kampung” exodus in conjunction with Chinese New Year which falls on February 3 and 4. Its managing director, Datuk Noorizah Abd Hamid, said about 1.4 million vehicles would be using the North-South Expressway … Continue reading →

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1.4 Juta kenderaan di Lebuh Raya Plus semasa Tahun Baru Cina

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Jan — Plus Expressways Berhad menjangkakan kira-kira 1.4 juta kenderaan akan menggunakan Lebuhraya Utara Selatan (PLUS) semasa musim perayaan Tahun Baru Cina, yang disambut pada 3 dan 4 Feb ini. Pengarah Urusannya Datuk Noorizah Abd Hamid berkata jumlah itu dianggarkan meningkat 30 peratus berbanding 1.1 juta kenderaan yang … Continue reading →

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A cause for nausea

Posted on December 11, 2010 by

For the longest time, my family and I, who live in Selangor, had wanted to explore Maxwell Hill in Taiping, Perak. One day, we made the trip to Taiping, enroute to the hill, early in the morning. Continue reading →

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Fatimah: SCORE manpower needs to be known soon

Posted on November 14, 2010 by

MIRI: The Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy’s (SCORE) manpower requirements will be known next month with the completion Continue reading →

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Floods: Perak Sends Clean Water Supply To Kedah, Perlis

Posted on November 5, 2010 by

IPOH, Nov 5 (Bernama) — The Perak government on Friday send humanitarian aid, comprising food items, drinking water and clean water supply to Kedah and Perlis which are badly affected by the floods. Continue reading →

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Zambry: Open Debate With Perak DAP Chairman is Dr Mah’s Personal Right

Posted on October 27, 2010 by

IPOH, 26 OCTOBER, 2010: Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir today described an open invitation for debate by the state executive councilor (exco) Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon to Perak DAP chairman Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham, as the exco member’s personal right and choice. Continue reading →

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Tuesday

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

PETALING JAYA, Aug 7 — A week after a mammoth anti-Internal Security Act (ISA) rally in Kuala Lumpur, results of a two-day old Home Ministry online poll shows that 91 per cent of 8,722 respondents want the security law abolished. Continue reading →

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