Fatal Ipoh accident: Senior cop tested negative for drugs, says Perak police chief

IPOH: About 12 reports have been lodged in relation to the case where a Form Five student was killed after being allegedly rammed by a car driven by a senior police officer in Meru Raya here on Friday (Dec 15). Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the reports were received since...

Visit Perak Year 2024 to kick off with Ipoh Old Town stamp collection programme, says Nga

IPOH: Tourists to Ipoh Old Town can soon collect stamps and win prizes, says Nga Kor Ming. The Local Government Development Minister said he will introduce a "passport" to collect the stamps to encourage tourists to come to the city as the Visit Perak Year 2024 kicks off next year. "We have 56 locations where tourists can...

Do not worry about summonses when applying for Ramadan bazaar slots, says Ipoh Mayor

IPOH: Traders who wish to apply for slots in the upcoming Ramadan bazaar do not need to worry about unpaid local council summons, says mayor Datuk Rumaizi Baharin. He said the local council will try to make it easier for people to generate an income, especially after dealing with difficulties during the pandemic years. “People have just...

Ipoh cop pleads not guilty to assaulting wife

IPOH: A police corporal pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court here to a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to his wife. Mohd Zulhazree Razali, 39, who is attached with the Ipoh Police District headquarters was charged with committing the offence on his wife Nur Atirah Suhana Che Razak, 29, who is also a policewoman, at...

Ipoh City Council encouraging ratepayers to settle assessment via digital app

IPOH: The Ipoh City Council hopes payment of assessments using the digital application would be fully utilised by 2027, says Datuk Rumaizi Baharin. The mayor said this was part of the council’s Strategic Plan 2021-2030. He said as a start, the council has stopped sending out physical bills to taxpayers for the July-Dec term. "The council has developed...

Two alleged gang members claim trial to armed robberies in Ipoh

  IPOH: Two men from the notorious “Geng Jiva” were charged in the Sessions Court with being involved in a spate of armed robberies in several areas here. K. Gunasegaran, 34, a wireman, and K. Kaliswaran, 35, a car wash worker from Taman Ipoh Timur, pleaded not guilty to the charges read out to them in Tamil...

Taiwanese actress Joe Chen tours Ipoh, KL and Johor with Malaysian husband

Taiwanese actress Joe Chen recently embarked on a holiday with her husband, Malaysian artist Alan Chen, in Malaysia and wasted no time feasting on the delicacies that are mostly unavailable in her homeland. Joe first announced her presence in the country via an Instagram post on Oct 26, where she mentioned that she was in Ipoh. The...

Five charged with gang robbery of semiconductor factory

IPOH: Five men were charged at a Sessions Court here for committing gang robbery at a semiconductor factory. Mohd Nizam Abd Rahim, 40; Junaidy Ali, 46; Muhamad Rozaidi Yusoff,42; Rizuan Mohamad Yusof, 32; and Zairul Nizam Mohd Sazali, 47; claimed trial to the charges before Sessions Court Judge Ainul Shahrin Mohamad on Tuesday (Oct 3). According to...

Ipoh council blazes a trail with new road resurfacing method

IPOH: The Ipoh City Council is the first local authority in Perak chosen to implement a new method of road resurfacing. The other local authority in the country involved in the pilot project is Kuala Lumpur City Hall. Ipoh mayor Datuk Rumaizi Baharin said the method involves “cuplump modified asphalt” or CMA. He said CMA is a new...

It’s the airlines that decide on flights to and from Ipoh, says exco member

IPOH: The decision on Ipoh’s commercial flight routes is up to individual airlines, says a Perak executive councillor. Tourism committee chairman Loh Sze Yee said the airlines will need to conduct research before adding any new routes to Ipoh’s Sultan Azlan Shah Airport. “Right now there are two airlines operating from the airport, namely AirAsia and FlyScoot. “The...