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Law and Lim brought the BRATs to the infamous ‘Concubine Lane’, which used to be lined with brothels and opium dens. Many of the buildings are now being preserved and repurposed for modern businesses.

Modernisation at a cost

MODERNISATION is wrecking the preservation of heritage sites in Ipoh, Perak.

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Bonding through sports

FRIENDS and relatives often ask me what sport I’m interested in.

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Ipoh mali: Perak Heritage Society president Law Siak Hong giving the BRATs an amazing walking tour of heritage and historical sites around Ipoh.

Taking on Ipoh

FOR a city that’s widely known only for its white coffee, chicken rice and idyllic, retirement-friendly lifestyle, Ipoh sure had a lot to offer the 40 participants of the BRATs Ipoh & Taiping 2014 young journalists’ camp. Through the various field assignments they were sent on, the aspiring young journalists (aged 16-19), quickly discovered a […]

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Iconic: Perak Heritage Society president Law Siak Hong sneaked the BRATs into the iconic Ipoh Town Hall, where we had a history lesson on the building’s gorgeous balcony overlooking the city’s former colonial administrative capital.

Down a lane of memories

IPOH is much bigger than you think,” said Perak Heritage Society founding member and president, Law Siak Hong, 63, as he brought the BRATs on a heritage trail through Ipoh city.

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Master chef

VETERAN dim sum chef Chan Kam, 64, is a busy man.

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Foh San employs 25 chefs to create the 150 dishes it serves daily.

VIDEO: BTS at Foh San dim sum restaurant

The BRATs went behind the scene at Foh San dim sum restaurant in Ipoh.

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High spirits Down Under

THE Malaysian Students’ Council of Australia Victoria organised its fifth annual Malaysian Games recently.

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Stand by me

OVER the past few weeks, we seem to be reading quite a lot about tragic incidents involving young children. With these cases, it really doesn’t matter if you know the victims or not – they always affect us profoundly.

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Thanks, Ipoh and Taiping!

IT has been over five years since we took our BRATs camp to Ipoh and Taiping, and we can’t believe we’ve waited this long to go back. Ipoh and Taiping are just amazing!

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The BRATs out on assignment during the BRATs Penang 2011 workshop. Come Thursday, a new batch of BRATs will be doing the same around Ipoh city!

See you in Ipoh!

THE wait is finally over! The first BRATs camp of the year will be kicking off tomorrow in Ipoh, where 40 aspiring young journalists will be put through the adventure of a lifetime, all in the hope of becoming part of the BRATs family.

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