Ipoh gets Lonely Planet honour

KUALA LUMPUR (July 13): What do you think of when Ipoh comes to mind? Pomelos? Shredded chicken kueh teow soup? A long gone mega tin mining industry? Crunchy bean sprouts? Salt-baked chicken? Pretty girls with flawless complexion? The city has been sort of underrated over the years as a tourist spot in Malaysia, with the Pearl of the Orient, Penang; and historical Melaka hogging the limelight in the peninsula and Land Below the Wind, Sarawak across the South China Sea drawing in visitors.

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Len Cheong turns to property development

KUALA LUMPUR (June 13): Melaka-based furniture maker Len Cheong Holding Bhd, which has just chalked up six months of profit on foreign-exchange (forex) gains and improved sales after over five quarters in the red during which overseas demand declined for its rubberwood furniture, may appear to have curious timing to observers.

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