Terrific Taiping
TWO weeks ago, we held our BRATs Ipoh & Taiping 2014 workshop, where 40 teen journalists were sent on an adventure of a lifetime – which included a visit to a real-life (former) pirate bay.
Fishing for knowledge
ONE of the most respected institutions in Kuala Sangga is SRJK (C) Poay Chee, the local primary school.
Striking black gold
AROUND 70 years ago, Japanese soldiers marched into the fishing town of Kuala Sepetang, near Taiping, and found that it was the perfect place to make an important commodity – charcoal.
The pirate bay
THERE is only one way to get to the village of Kuala Sangga, Perak, and that is by boat.
Pushing the limits
THE problem with young people is that we all have bad habits – but we rarely address them until there are serious consequences.
Join BRATs!
Now that our first BRATs camp of 2014 is out of the way, we’re getting ready for our other two workshops this year – one from Sept 17-20, and another from Dec 10-13.
The organisers
The BRATs Ipoh & Taiping 2014 young journalist camp was organised by your friendly neighbourhood youth journalists from R.AGE.
Dim sum-ptious
FOODIES around Malaysia might recognise Foh San as one of the top dim sum restaurants in Ipoh, but little do they know, the business had its humble beginnings as a quaint coffee shop on Osborne Street, now known as Jalan Dato’ Tahwil Azar.
Paired in passion
THEY’RE the unsung heroes of Ipoh’s heritage preservation efforts – Peggy Lim and Law Siak Hong are saving historical structures, one brick at a time.
Modernisation at a cost
MODERNISATION is wrecking the preservation of heritage sites in Ipoh, Perak.