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BRATs Ipoh & Taiping 2014

The small school only runs six classes – one class per grade, and the teachers stay within the school compound from Mon-Fri. During the weekends, they head back to the mainland.

Fishing for knowledge

ONE of the most respected institutions in Kuala Sangga is SRJK (C) Poay Chee, the local primary school.

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Meet the Chuahs: Chuah Kee Yong, 43, (right) and (from left) his uncle Chuah Chow Aun, 67, and his father Chuah Cheow Seng, 70, pose with their family at the charcoal factory.

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.

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The view of Kuala Sangga as you approach it from the river. The fishing consists of a single row of houses along the river, with a dense mangrove forest right behind them.

The pirate bay

THERE is only one way to get to the village of Kuala Sangga, Perak, and that is by boat.

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BRATs Ipoh & Taiping 2014 group photo, in front of the iconic Ipoh Town Hall.

The organisers

The BRATs Ipoh & Taiping 2014 young journalist camp was organised by your friendly neighbourhood youth journalists from R.AGE.

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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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