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Cuepacs: Proposal to raise civil servant retirement age to 65 applies mainly to contribution-based scheme

IPOH, Nov. 20 -- The proposals to extend the retirement age for civil servants to 65 will primarily apply only to those under the permanent appointment with contribution scheme, if approved, said Datu... Read More


In Perak, ex-engineer fined RM150,000 for cheating in RM4.3m tender

IPOH, Nov. 17 -- A former Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) assistant engineer pleaded guilty at the Sessions Court here to a charge of cheating a tender evaluation committee of a cable line project worth ... Read More


In Perak, ex-TNB engineer fined RM150,000 for cheating in RM4.3m tender

IPOH, Nov. 17 -- A former Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) assistant engineer pleaded guilty at the Sessions Court here to a charge of cheating a tender evaluation committee of a cable line project worth ... Read More


Why did Sungai Perak turn blue? Investigators still searching for answers, says state rep

IPOH, Nov. 17 -- The cause of the recent river water discolouration in Sungai Perak, Gerik, remains unknown. State Science, Environment and Green Technology Committee chairman Teh Kok Lim said invest... Read More


Blue river, dead fish: Perak halts three mines in Gerik over Sungai Perak pollution probe, says MB

IPOH, Nov. 5 -- The Perak government has ordered three mining operations near Sungai Perak in Gerik to temporarily halt activities pending the investigations into recent river water discolouration, sa... Read More


Museum Tanahsahi: Ipoh's hidden butterfly museum sparks revival in a forgotten Perak town

IPOH, Nov. 2 -- A little-known butterfly museum, tucked away in Kampung Kepayang near Simpang Pulai, about 13 kilometres from Ipoh, is quietly reviving what was once a forgotten ghost town. Kampung K... Read More


Married couple caught running RM2.8m meth purification syndicate in Taiping

IPOH, Oct. 31 -- Perak police have busted a drug purifying syndicate following the arrest of a married couple in Taiping on Wednesday. Perak police chief commissioner Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin said pol... Read More


Perak eyes US investments after Putrajaya, Washington seal critical minerals pact

IPOH, Oct. 27 -- The Perak government is looking to capitalise on the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Malaysia and the United States (US) on developing and securing suppl... Read More


Incense, drums and devotion: Ipoh lights up for Nine Emperor Gods Festival

IPOH, Oct. 26 -- The familiar haze of incense once again fills the air around Tow Boh Keong Temple here as devotees light joss sticks and burn incense in reverence. Thesmoke, mingling with the sound ... Read More


Family allegedly extorted after being trailed from Menora Tunnel to Tapah R&R, police hunting suspects

IPOH, Oct. 17 -- A family travelling through the Menora Tunnel was allegedly trailed and extorted in the early hours of Wednesday, with footage of the incident widely circulated on social media. Pera... Read More