Perak, Malaysia

TAIPING: The Heritage Commission plans to nominate Lenggong Valley to Unesco as a world archaeological heritage site.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 -- The High Court was on Wednesday told that investigations by the enforcement department of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission on comments which insulted the Perak Sultan on the websites found that they were posted by members of the public.

IPOH: There are about 500,000 qualified voters in Perak who have yet to register themselves with the Election Commission.

KULIM: Intel Malaysia officially opened its Kulim Microprocessor and Chipset Operations facility, a US$230 million investment at the Kulim Hi-Tech Park , here on Tuesday.

BOSTON: Twin Creeks Technologies Inc , a Silicon Valley-based solar energy company, will use the joint venture to set up a plant in Perak as a stepping stone to expand operations overseas.

LONDON: An international medical university will be built in Perak next year in collaboration with several leading universities, mainly from India, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said yesterday.

KUALA KANGSAR: The Executive Taxi Operators and Owners Association of Malaysia has been told by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz to find ways to improve service instead of seeking cheap publicity.

From Kamarul Ariffin Md Yasin BOSTON, Dec 12 -- The Perak government will collaborate with the Harvard Business School, Harvard University, here to set up a professional training centre for senior government officers, government-linked companies and the corporate sector.

IPOH: The 45km stretch of road from Tapah to Cameron Highlands will be widened to allow for smoother traffic flow.

Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 11 : A Hindu temple in Malaysia's Perak state will decide in a week whether or not it will vacate the temple premises, as per the district council's order.

From Kamarul Ariffin Md Yasin BOSTON, Dec 11 -- The Perak Government will introduce a special investment plan for foreign investors in the state keen to penetrate the Asean market as part of their expansion plan, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said Thursday.

SAN JOSE : Work on the solar energy plant in Perak which will produce renewable energy with green and clean technology will start by June next year.

A 22-year-old man from Batu Kurau, Perak has died of dengue, bringing the number of death from the fever so far this year to 79 from 38,062 cases, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican.

India Gazette Monday 7th December, 2009 Arjun Rao Aroor of Team Castrol India took the top spot in Group N class at the fifth round of the Malaysian Rally Championship at Perak.

IPOH : A picnic turned into a tragedy for two sisters when one drowned at the Lata Kekabu recreational area in Lenggong, about 150km from here on Sunday.

Doha: Two of Malaysia's most unique and ambitious development projects, the Regent Residences Kuala Lumpur and Kenny Heights Estate, were introduced to Qatar recently by a Malaysian delegation.

The Perak Government should review the Planned Village Project land ownership procedure to ensure that only applications from those who were poor or did not own land were approved.

IPOH, Thurs: The Perak government has decided to blacklist the contractor involved in building the ill-fated suspension bridge which collapsed, killing three primary school pupils who attended a 1Malaysia Camp at the education department's co-curriculum centre in Kuala Dipang, Kampar in October.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Works Ministry has no power to act against the contractor of the suspension bridge which collapsed and took the lives of three school children near SK Kuala Dipang in Kampar, Perak on Oct 26.

Big Cinemas Lotus Five Star, a joint venture between Reliance MediaWorks Ltd and Lotus Five Star group, inaugurated its 15th multiplex in Malaysia Tuesday.