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Did you know that in my hometown, dogs are rounded up and DUMPED in a ghost town just outside Ipoh. They are left without any food. There is no source of water. No-one appears to care…

Please look at the videos below. They were sent to me, to help highlight the growing cruelty to dogs, in Malaysia. The video is shocking and viewer discretion is advised. … Continue Reading →

What Perak Really Needs (…apart from getting rid of the current Perak MB…)

Multatuli agrees that Perak does not need another university, but encourages business and tourism in Perak. Multatuli: Mariam Mokhtar is absolutely right that Perak does not need another half-past-six institution … Continue Reading →

Mr Ipoh Mayor, are you aware that the Riverfront Park (formerly the People’s Park) Looks More Like An Abandoned Graveyard?

By Mariam Mokhtar
10 October, 2018
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On one Sunday morning, the playground was quiet. One would normally expect children to be squealing with delight, as they played with … Continue Reading →

What is the Perak Mentri Besar up to? First the MB’s house was being renovated. Now it is to be sold. Which is it?

By Mariam Mokhtar
5 September, 2018
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Background information: In June, soon after GE-14, Perakians alerted me to the former Mentri Besar, Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir’s, presence in the MB’s official residence, and that he had been … Continue Reading →

Spend a delightful afternoon with Sharpened Word and three renowned Cartoonists

By Mariam Mokhtar
7 September, 2017
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Are there any budding and wannabe cartoonists out there? As part of Perak’s Festival of Ideas, Sharpened Word is proud to present a topic on Cartoons, Caricature and Animation (CCA). … Continue Reading →

Not enough CEX? Stop moaning. Come to Ipoh for an orgy. Feast your eyes and your senses

By Mariam Mokhtar
11 August, 2017
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For as long as I can remember, many Ipohites have grumbled about the lack of literary activities in their hometown, and moan that they have to go to either Kuala … Continue Reading →

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Did you know that in my hometown, dogs are rounded up and DUMPED in a ghost town just outside Ipoh. They are left without any food. There is no source of water. No-one appears to care…

What Perak Really Needs (…apart from getting rid of the current Perak MB…)

Mr Ipoh Mayor, are you aware that the Riverfront Park (formerly the People’s Park) Looks More Like An Abandoned Graveyard?

What is the Perak Mentri Besar up to? First the MB’s house was being renovated. Now it is to be sold. Which is it?

Spend a delightful afternoon with Sharpened Word and three renowned Cartoonists

Not enough CEX? Stop moaning. Come to Ipoh for an orgy. Feast your eyes and your senses

Come and share your childhood stories with other like-minded Ipohites

There was the Yasmin Ahmad phenomenon, long before we had “1Malaysia”

YASMIN AHMAD: Come and experience the real Malaysia, through her eyes, in her last film, “Talentime”.

Malaysians splurge on overseas ventures, but not a sen for the Ipoh Station Hotel