Category Archives: Tourism
Seven days shortened to one – Royal Belum entry permit waiting period
Twenty four hours is all you will need to wait now for your Royal Belum State Park entry permit. Thanks to this effort by the Perak State Government with the Police and Army’s cooperation and agreement, another obstacle to opening Royal Belum for international tourism has been removed. With the shorter waiting period from the [...]
Perak gears up its tourism promotions
Perak Tourism Management Berhad has organised its first Hotel Lobby Decoration Challenge 2011, which is one of several events complementing the state’s visit Perak Year 2012. The competition was launched by Perak State Executive Councilor for Tourism, Datuk Hamidah Osman at Syuen Hotel in Ipoh earlier this afternoon. “With Visit Perak Year 2012 on full [...]
PORT launched to elevate the status of Perak’s arts and its community
The launching of the People of Rare Talent (PORT) centre in Ipoh last night is an exceptional move by a state government to assist in the development of its art community while elevating the status of modern and traditional as well as performing arts in the state. The centre will also help Perak to pool [...]
People of Perak should help promote state, says Dr Zambry
Perak Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir today expressed his hope that the people of Perak cooperate in promoting the state’s tourism assets to help make the Visit Perak Year 2012, a success. He said this initiative by the state government is meant to turn Perak into a popular destination to both local [...]
Uncovered! Matang’s Pink Dolphins
By Bella – Move aside Thailand, as Matang is taking over as the regions’ best place to catch a glimpse or two of the highly intelligent and lovable pink dolphins. Yes, you have read it right as Taiping’s Matang area is home to a small pod of these cetaceans which are globally listed as threatened. [...]
Manjung destinasi yang menambat hati pengunjung
Oleh Sakina – Perak sememangnya kaya dengan keindahan alam semulajadi yang pastinya mampu memikat sesiapa sahaja terutama pencinta alam untuk berkunjung dan menikmati keindahan flora serta fauna yang terdapat di negeri ini. Daerah Manjung umpamanya, eko pelancongan yang mula rancak membangun semakin menampakkan hasil apabila pelancong tempatan dan luar tidak jemu-jemu bertandang ke lokasi-lokasi menarik [...]
Batu Berangkai – Kampar’s lovely waterfall and its mystery
Malaysia’s hot weather makes waterfalls the favourite destination for youngsters and families seeking respite from the heat. In Kampar, a small town which is fast gaining popularity with its Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), there is one such place located just a few km from its commercial centre. People who have been to Batu Berangkai, [...]
Getaway to a lakeside resort
Located by the edge of a huge inland lake with a backdrop of picturesque rolling green hills and mountains, Bukit Merah Laketown Resort is a refreshing resort that offers great holidays. Ideally located along the North-South Expressway, it is the place for those who want to experience the soothing presence of nature. This resort offers [...]
Ipoh’s lofty temple
By Avineshwaran Taharumalengam — Ipoh is well known for its cave temples which nestle among the many limestone hills found here. In fact, Ipoh is home to the highest concentration of cave temples in the country with about 30 such places of worship, with some of them being more than 100 years old. Many of [...]
Penduduk Lembah Lenggong mahu pembangunan pelancungan dilakukan dengan teliti
Oleh Sakina – Penduduk di sekitar Lembah Lenggong di Perak masing-masing memberi pandangan yang positif dalam kegemilangan Lembah Lenggong yang bakal diishtiharkan sebagai Tapak Warisan Dunia oleh Pertubuhan Pendidikan, Saintifik dan Kebudayaan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (UNESCO) tetapi tidak menyokong sebarang pembangunan yang menjejas keaslian tapak warisan itu. Bagi Jamilah Muad,30 yang merupakan kakitangan Muzium Arkeologi Lenggong, [...]