News about Perak

KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): Perak’s district, municipal and city councillors will be sworn in by this week, reported The Star today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 23): About 300 buyers of the Felcra Cangkat Lada Second Generation Housing (Phase 2) in Seberang Perak, Pasir Salak held a peaceful protest when they were offered higher price compared with the original price given at the launch of the project two years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 11):  Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Perak are supporting the state government’s plan to temporarily shut off public access to Gua Tambun, reported The Malay Mail today.

PETALING JAYA (July 10): The Perak government plans to temporarily shut off public access to Gua Tambun and its trove of Neolithic-age hematite rock art due to dangerous and poorly-maintained routes to the site, reported the Malay Mail.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 10): Majuperak Holdings Bhd managing director and group chief executive officer (CEO) Rustam Apandi Jamaludin will step down from his post on Oct 1.

PETALING JAYA (July 2): The former students of the 120-year-old Ipoh’s Methodist Girl’s School (MGS) are protesting the felling of a raintree on the school’s grounds that is believed older than the institution itself, reported the Malay Mail.

PETALING JAYA (June 18): Pulau Sembilan, a group of islands off the coast of Bagan Datuk, Perak, is scheduled to re-open for tourism again by the end of this year, reported Malay Mail.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): Integrated poultry DBE Gurney Resources Bhd plans to acquire a piece of leasehold land in Kinta, Perak for RM5.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 27): EcoFirst Consolidated Bhd saw its net profit surge 3.

PETALING JAYA (April 18): The sleepy Perak town of Teluk Intan has just received some good news from the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (pictured).