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FIRE AT A SHOPHOUSE ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE EPF BUILDING

Star

Monday February 16, 2015 MYT 8:43:17 AM

Woman killed in blaze at shophouse in Ipoh (Updated)

by ivan loh

IPOH: One woman was killed in a pre-dawn fire at a shophouse in Greentown here Monday.

A Fire and Rescue Department spokesman said the victim, Norhashimah Mohd Ismail, 48, died on the spot while another, 17-year-old Siti Nur Ayu Jamal, survived the fire with minor injuries.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/02/16/Trapped-in-burning-building-Ipoh/

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MODELS ON ASSIGNMENT FOR A COMMERCIAL SHOOT!

Koo, a wedding gallery general manager, who organised the photo shoot, said the photographers were merely being “creative” and was surprised by the response on social media.

He said he had considered the legal aspect of the shoot and was confident it was not an offence.

When contacted, Perak police chief Senior Deputy Comm Datuk Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said the police had not received any reports, but were probing the matter.

(http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/08/25/Semi-naked-photo-Pre-wedding/)

Chew Beng Leong shared a photo to the group We Love Ipoh – City of Good Food.

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Star

Monday August 25, 2014 MYT 5:12:39 PM

Pictures of semi-nude ‘bride and groom’ making waves on social media

by ivan loh

IPOH: Photos of a semi-naked couple, allegedly taking their wedding photographs in front of a bank on Jalan Sultan Yussuf here, have surfaced on social media.

The photographs of the couple in minimal dress, with the “groom” shirtless wearing just a bow tie and black pants, with the “bride” clad in just white undergarments, with a wedding veil.

It is not known when the photo shoot occurred, but photographs have been circulating online since Monday.

The couple seemed undaunted by their state of dress, even as passers-by took their photographs.

However, a wedding gallery general manager, who only wished to be known as Koo, said the duo were models and it was merely a photo shoot and not for a wedding.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/08/25/Semi-naked-photo-Pre-wedding/

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MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

1. When I last visited the Ipoh General Hospital, now known as the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital, I parked my car 15 minutes’ quick walk from the place.

2. Before that, to enable my wife to see a specialist, I dropped her off at the main entrance, and found a place where I could double-park. I waited for the hour that she was gone, and when she messaged me, I drove back to the entrance to fetch her. I was on leave then. How many of you are so lucky as to be on leave when your family needs to go to hospital?

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PARKING AT THE IPOH GENERAL HOSPITAL IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE! There are just insufficent parking lots, so for the whole of 2014, drivers have had to park on both sides of the road outside the hospital.

THEY DON’T REALLY BLOCK THE ROAD AS IT IS WIDE.

Today,  the traffic police had a wonderful day (for themselves). Think of the fines they will collect!

However, think of the people who have had to park along this road: family and relatives of those who are so sick they have to be hospitalized, the old and infirm who can barely walk, little children…

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This was posted on Friday, December 21, 2013! That is how far back the parking woes go!

The next time you go to the general Hospital (now known as the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital, use the Velodrome Rakyat for parking your car.

From there, take the shuttle service to the hospital.

Malay Mail

STATE health committee chairman Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon urged visitors of Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital to make use of the alternative car park to solve the traffic congestion problem at the hospital.

..the Velodrome Rakyat was made the alternative car park, with a shuttle service to the hospital also provided.

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NST

IPOH: A man was found dead along Jalan Seri Mariamman in Buntong here this morning, believed to have been murdered.

Ipoh district police chief Assistant Commissioner Sum Chang Keong said police received a call from a member of the public about 8am, informing them of a man, lying by the side of the road, with injuries on his head and face.

http://www.nst.com.my/node/17768

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EVERYTHING IS FINE IN BUNTONG, IPOH!

DON’T LISTEN TO RUMOURS AND DON’T SPREAD THEM. I hope the cops will track down the ones who started the rumour about Buntong, arrest them and charge them in court. What they are doing is criminal!

Thursday, 24 July 2014

I was in Buntong this morning, and again at noon. All was normal.

Peaceful and Quiet on Buntong main road, Ipoh 24 July 2014

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https://www.facebook.com/simonthongwh/media_set?set=a.10203939809349255.1073742006.1042731014&type=1

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Wednesday, 23 July 2014

Yes, it is true that Bunting was peaceful and normal tonight. I drove along the main road in Buntong to First Garden at about 8pm, and returned at about 10pm.

Ignore the rumour mongers who claim that there were racial clashes there.

NST

IPOH: Perak police has denied racial clashes have occurred in Buntong here.

State police chief Datuk Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said the social media was abuzz with purported racial clash in the area.

“Police would like to stress that no such incident (racial clash) occurred,” he said.

In a posting on state police Facebook page today, Acryl Sani said Ipoh was peaceful and under control.

http://www.nst.com.my/node/16684

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Saturday, 19 July 2014

Bulan puasa pun mcm ini ke perangai Penguatkuasa Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh? @NajibRazak @anwaribrahim @n_izzah pic.twitter.com/8KqwBedUHC

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Some of the bags have been around for the past one month.

NST

IPOH: RESIDENTS of the affluent Jalan Tun Dr Ismail neighbourhood here are unhappy with the heaps of uncollected rubbish bags left in their housing area.

Checks by Streets recently found about 50 rubbish bags, filled with grass trimmings, dumped outside a bungalow along a road here.

Other items disposed of included tree trunks and branches as well as old furniture.

One resident, who requested anonymity, said that he believed that these uncollected garbage bags could turn the area into a mini dumpsite.

“The area falls under the jurisdiction of the Ipoh City Council (MBI). They should be collecting the rubbish bags regularly but they aren’t doing so.

http://www.nst.com.my/node/14893

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9 JULY 2014

LAST NIGHT IN BUNTONG, IPOH

NST photo

An accident that had happened between two motorcyclists in nearby Kampung Baru here left one of them dead. The family and friends of both sides assembled outside the Buntong police station to express their anger and frustration but dispersed after they were promised a thorough investigation.

See: NST, Policemen diffuse tension at Buntong station

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Landslide in Taman Gerbang Meru Indah! The place is in Jelapang.

NST

15 residents ordered to leave home after landslide in Ipoh

IPOH: Some 15 residents of Laluan Meru Indah 5A, Taman Gerbang Meru Indah, here have been ordered to leave their houses following a landslide.

In the 5.30pm incident on Friday, no injuries were reported.

Meru Raya Fire and Rescue Department chief Norazlina Robak’aee said five firemen are on standby at the scene.

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NST

Plea for anti-theft barriers

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It’s a double mystery: “Who did it?” and “Why?”

Star

IPOH: A man who was awakened from his sleep by a loud sound found the glass door of his house had shattered and the ceiling had collapsed.

“Initially, I thought that my maid had broken something, so I did not think much about it at first,” said the 39-year-old freelance engineer, who is married with two children

“Moments later, I smelled smoke coming in from the front door. To my horror, I found the front porch in ruins,” he said of the 4.30am incident yesterday in Taman Silibin Ria. His car was also damaged.

Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Sum Chang Keong said a police bomb squad conducted an investigation and identified that the type of explosive used was a firework shell. “The culprit had planted it in one of the house owner’s flowerpots that was placed at the front gate.

“It was then shifted to his front door before it exploded,” he told reporters.
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Fortunately, the man and his family were unhurt, he added.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/05/21/Blast-damages-front-portion-of-engineers-house/

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FRIED IN HER OWN WOK OF HOT OIL! Of course, she’s dead!

Star

Friday March 28, 2014 MYT 7:26:52 AM

Elderly woman falls into cauldron of hot oil

IPOH: An elderly woman met a horrifying end when she fell into a cauldron of hot oil while frying fish crackers.

The charred remains of Lee Oi Lin, 66, was found in the kitchen of her Ampang New Village home by nephew Lee Yau Pang, 25.
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Ipoh Fire and Rescue Depart­ment chief P. Samasuvam said the victim suffered 100% burns and was already dead when firemen arrived at the scene about nine minutes after receiving a distress call at 6.34pm.

“Her body was in the wok with her face down. The fire was already put out when we arrived,” Samasuvam said adding that the victim suffered from hypertension and was believed to have been unwell prior to the incident.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/03/28/Elderly-woman-falls-into-cauldron-of-hot-oil/

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VIDEO: SINKHOLES HIT VILLAGE IN IPOH, 3 HOUSES AFFECTED

Click on the link:

http://my.news.yahoo.com/video/sinkholes-hit-village-ipoh-3-095700532.html

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NST
1 March 2014

SINKHOLES! They appeared at Kampung Pengkalan Gate Tambahan in Lahat near Ipoh.

Two of the three houses were affected badly with one of them almost collapsing into a large sinkhole.

The houses are situated on a parcel of land believed to be former mining area.

To make matters worse, five more holes have appeared on an empty land opposite the houses over the last several hours.

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Top Tweet

Gunung Tempurung famous for Gua Tempurung near Ipoh, Gopeng and Kampar catches fire from lightning strike http://weehingthong.wordpress.com/2013/08/05/ipoh-ipoh-2/ …

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GUNUNG TEMPURUNG IS ON FIRE!

Saturday February 15, 2014 MYT 10:14:25 PM

Lightning strike sets Gunung Tempurung on fire

Read more: Gunung Tempurung in Kampar catches fire – Latest – New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/gunung-tempurung-in-kampar-catches-fire-1.484995#ixzz2tPUl665T

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Incident at Bandar Baru Medan, Ipoh

DOGGONE IT!

HE TRAPPED ONE STRAY DOG BUT THE WHOLE PACK CAME TO THE RESCUE!

Star

Wednesday January 22, 2014 MYT 2:45:10 PM

Ipoh council worker attacked by 30 stray dogs

by cheryl hew

IPOH: An Ipoh city council worker suffered a horrific experience when he was besieged by about 30 stray dogs.

S. Muthusamy, 43, suffered a bite to his left ankle during the incident that happened at Bandar Baru Medan, Ipoh, on Wednesday.

Muthusamy, who is a driver, told reporters that he and two officers had gone to the area at 9.30am to set traps for stray dogs.

“We had managed to trap one dog, and I was helping an officer hold the cage open to remove the dog when its barks alerted other dogs.

“About 30 dogs then dashed at me,” he said.

Muthusamy said the attack happened so fast that he did not have any time to react or run away.

“I was bitten by one dog before the officer and a few passers-by dragged me to safety.

Ipoh council worker attacked by 30 stray dogs

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FOOTBALL: Johor Darul Ta’zim 2 Perak 0

WHEN PERAK PLAYED JOHOR!

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Vida Travolta ‏@SayaVidaFeliz 14h

Macam ni la penyokong Johor sambut penyokong Perak! PBNJ sambut lagi power tiket takde.. Puihhh!! pic.twitter.com/XSWh7Yhfz4

Travolta ‏@SayaVidaFeliz 14h

Macam ni la penyokong Johor sambut penyokong Perak! PBNJ sambut lagi power tiket takde.. Puihhh!! pic.twitter.com/XSWh7Yhfz4

twtIPOH ‏@TwtIpoh 7h

Keadaan kereta pengurus pasukan Perak. Kerja tgn rakyat Johor. pic.twitter.com/YEBXHKBXCW

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Kih kih kih udah deme tak boleh nak berapi and berasap dalam stodium deme bakor kat luor je nampaknye ye…eh eh gambor provokasi melampau ke ni hehe

#dmwty tak faham org puteh kot deme ni hehe

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Star

Saturday January 18, 2014 MYT 7:51:50 PM

Woman found dead hours after checking into Ipoh hotel

IPOH: A 46-year-old woman was found dead in a budget hotel hours after checking in on Saturday.

Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Sum Chang Keong said the woman’s male friend found her dead at about 7am. They had checked in at about 1.30am.

ACP Sum said the man left the room after checking in and returned two hours later and found the woman “sleeping.”

The man left the room again and returned some four hours later.

“When he realised that the victim was dead, as she was motionless, he alerted the hotel management and lodged a police report,” he said.

ACP Sum said early investigations showed that there was no criminal element involved the case.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/01/18/woman-dead-budget-hotel/

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Mysuperhero yg tgh2 tuu pakai unifrm pls. Tngkp org cina tak betol lagak mcm askar bawa senapang. #IpohPerak pic.twitter.com/MFSBY1nb6O

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Star

Tuesday January 14, 2014 MYT 7:38:37 PM

Ipoh folk scurry for cover from man brandishing toy M16 rifle

by cheryl hew

IPOH: A mentally-challenged man dressed in army fatigues and brandishing a fake M16 rifle was arrested after he terrified passers-by with the toy.

Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Sum Chang Keong said the 28-year-old Chinese man was arrested at Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah Utara at about 2pm Tuesday.

“Our investigations with Hospital Bahagia, Tanjung Rambutan show that the man from Desa Tambun Indah has a history of mental illness and was last admitted there in 2005.

Ipoh folk scurry for cover from man brandishing toy M16 rifle

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Bandar Cyber: Wife discovers husband and another woman in car, both naked, both dead

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NST

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Star

Saturday January 4, 2014 MYT 1:23:42 PM

Naked bodies of elderly man, woman found in car in Ipoh

by ivan loh

IPOH: The naked bodies of a 58-year-old man and a woman were found in a Proton Wira car at Bandar Cyber here on Friday night.
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“The wife was worried about the husband after he did not return home and lodged a missing persons report at about 8pm.
“She and her family then went to the office and saw smoke coming out from the garage,” he said.

“They discovered her husband’s body together with another woman in the car with the engine still running,” he said. The woman’s car was parked nearby.

DCP Paramasivam said there were no wounds on both victims.

Naked bodies of elderly man, woman found in car in Ipoh

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NST

04 January 2014| last updated at 12:50AM

Nude bodies of man and woman found in car with engine running

Perak deputy police chief Datuk A. Paramasivam said the wife had lodged a missing person report at 7.55pm after her 58-year old  husband failed to return home.

“She and her family decided to go to her husband’s office at 9pm and saw smoke coming out from the closed-up garage.

“Fearing the worse, they decided to pull up the roller shutter and found his body together with a 51-year old woman in the car,” he said when met at the scene here.

Paramasivam said the woman’s car, a Proton Iswara, was found parked outside the shop.
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Paramasivam said there were no wounds on the victims body and declined to speculate on the relationship between the two victims.

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WAS IT YOUR SKULL THEY FOUND?

NST

31 December 2013| last updated at 06:05PM

Contractor stumbles upon skull

IPOH: A contractor who was carrying out earth-levelling work at a construction was shocked to find a skull today.

Contractor Cheah Yuen Keong, 53, was carrying clearing the construction site to level the ground when he stumbled upon the finding around 11.30am.

He said he had only begun clearing work this morning for the construction of three units of houses for the Yayasan Bina Upaya Darul Ridzuan.

Contractor stumbles upon skull – Latest – New Straits Times

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YAHOO! NEWS MALAYSIA

Backhoe driver digs up skull at construction site

The Malay Mail Onlin

IPOH, Jan 1 — A backhoe driver got the shock of his life yesterday when he dug up a skull in Taman Merdeka, Manjoi.

Cheah Yuen Keong, 53, was clearing the land for a housing project when he came across the skull at 11.30am.

“I immediately informed my workers and superior about it.”

They later found a set of bones some 20m from where the skull had been dug up.
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“The land had been an empty plot all these years, although some squatters used to live nearby and they planted bananas in the vicinity.”

http://my.news.yahoo.com/backhoe-driver-digs-skull-construction-233500830.html

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BE INFORMED: ROAD CLOSURE FOR GREENTOWN
NEW YEAR’S EVE (TUESDAY)
From 9.30pm till the celebrations are over

Roads leading to the roundabout near Syuen Hotel:
Jalan Dato Ahmad Said
Jalan Idris
Jalan Sultan Abdul Jalil
Jalan Wan Muhamad
Jalan Greentown.

The 2014 new year celebration will start at 4pm at Dataran Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh (MBI).

Various activities have been lined up including a magic show, cutural show, music by Perkusigatra group and a fireworks displa

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NST

10 December 2013| last updated at 08:45AM

17 shoplots gutted in morning blaze

No casualties were reported in the 12.55am incident.

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THE STORY OF IPOH’S RESTORAN ‘NASI GANJA’: WHEN A FACEBOOK RUMOUR CAN CLOSE YOU DOWN!

The raid of Ipoh’s famous Restoran ‘Nasi Ganja’, according to reports, was based on a rumour on Facebook! What kinf of a City council do we have that places such faith in a Facebook runour and often ignores factual complaints?

Ipoh Echo

Why would you eat in a dirty restaurant?

vwsl | December 1, 2013

Thinking Allowed

By Mariam Mokhtar

The allegations which prompted the closure were stated on Facebook by a woman, who called herself Ze Aida. She blogged that a nasi kandar outlet had put faeces in the food.

On Friday November 15, an outraged manager of Perniagaan Nasi Kandar Ayam Merah, Mohd Nihmathullah Syed Mustaffa, convened a press conference and denied the allegations of faeces in the food. His business has been operating since 1955 and he challenged the media and the woman who started the furore to provide evidence instead of making defamatory remarks.

By Saturday November 16, Ze Aida had retracted her allegation and issued a public apology. The authorities had also inspected the premises and had no objections to the store re-opening. On Monday, November 17, the restaurant was back in business to the delight of its customers, who said that they had not believed the allegations

Why would you eat in a dirty restaurant?

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A MALAYSIAN TALE OF FRIENDSHIP OVER TWO GENERATIONS

The bond between the two men that was forged more than 50 years ago by their forefathers was palpable when The Malaysian Insider visited them recently.

Malaysian Insider

Friendship which grew along with Ipoh’s “nasi ganja”

BY JENNIFER GOMEZ
December 08, 2013

Mohd Nihmatullah Syed Mustafa and Ang Kwang Ngiap share a friendship stretching back 50 years. – December 8, 2013.

At a time when there are many who are selfish and have a narrow racial outlook, the famous “nasi ganja” stall in an Ipoh kopitiam is showing what friendship and racial harmony is all about.

When the Indian Muslim nasi kandar stall operator was ordered to shut his business over hygiene issues recently, the Chinese owner of the shop from which he operated in followed suit, in a show of solidarity.

The coffee shop owner, Ang Kwang Ngiap, who sold only drinks, did not have to close his business but he pulled down the shutters because of the strong bond he had with the nasi kandar seller, Mohd Nihmatullah Syed Mustafa.
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According to the 63-year old Ang, his father ran the coffee shop during the time of the nasi kandar founder, the late Kassim Mohd. Three generations later, the partnership remained intact.

“We work together. When the Health Department asked them to close, we closed in solidarity, even though the issue was with the fridge in the next building,” said Ang.

Click on then link for the whole story, a very interesting one!

Friendship which grew along with Ipoh’s “nasi ganja”

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Ipoh Echo

“Nasi Ganja” Outlest Reopens

JAG | November 19, 2013

Restoran Nasi Ayam Masak Merah, popularly referred to as “Nasi Ganja”, at Jalan Yang Kalsom, Ipoh reopened for business on Monday, November 18, three days after a close-down order for “preparing food in an unhygienic environment”.

Click on the link for more:

“Nasi Ganja” Outlet Reopens

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Star

Tuesday November 19, 2013 MYT 7:24:00 AM

Nasi kandar stall back in business

by manjit kaur

IPOH: The city’s famous nasi kandar stall at the Yong Suan Coffeeshop in Jalan Yang Kalsom here which health authorities ordered to close last week has resumed operations.

Its manager Mohd Nihmathullah Syed Mustaffah, 49, said the authorities had inspected the outlet on Saturday for cleanliness and said they could resume business the following week.

He said they started service as usual at about 9.30am yesterday, with their regular customers thronging the place.
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Businessman Michael Chong, 48, had lunch at the shop at least four times a week.

“What was stated on Facebook is just pure nonsense. If the allegations were indeed true, you will not see so many people inside enjoying their food.”

Nasi kandar stall back in business

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DOES THIS MEAN WHAT I THINK IT MEANS, THAT THE PLACE IS OPEN AGAIN?

Monday, November 18, 2013, 16.30 PM

Business as usual for ‘Nasi ganja’

Restoran Nasi Kandar Ayam Merah at Jalan Yang Kalsom has been reopened after its closure on

Read more: New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/#ixzz2kz30Hibb

Read more: Business as usual for ‘Nasi ganja’ – Image – New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/galleries/image/business-as-usual-for-nasi-ganja-1.404420#ixzz2kz1ADrVM

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This is the Yong Suan Coffeeshop on Jalan Yang Kalsom, famous for its delicious nasi kandar.

The Nasi Kandar stall stands vacant after being temporarily closed by the Kinta health department. – Bernama

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This is the Yong Suan Coffeeshop on Jalan Yang Kalsom, famous for its delicious nasi kandar.

I ate at this place numerous times. It is on Jalan Yang Kalsom, across the road from the old Tanjong Rambutan bus station (which is on Hume Street).

It has now been ordered closed. Why? Read the report.

Star

Thursday November 14, 2013 MYT 9:27:00 PM

Iconic Ipoh nasi kandar stall closed by health authorities

by chan li leen AND elween loke

POH: The iconic nasi kandar stall located at the Yong Suan Coffeeshop on Jalan Yang Kalsom here has been ordered to close by health authorities.

The Kinta health department issued a notice to the operator of Perniagaan Nasi Kandar Ayam Merah, which has existed since 1955, to cease its operations with immediate effect until Nov 28 following a raid on the premises at 5pm Thursday.

It is learnt that the operating license of the stall, which sells the famous ‘nasi ganja’, nicknamed because of its “addictive” spicy curry and meats, was also revoked by the Ipoh City Council.

Datuk Bandar Datuk Roshidi Hashim said the joint raid was part of a scheduled raid with the other departments.

“The operator scored less points than needed and was ordered by the health department to cease operations for 14 days.

The order was issued under Section 11 of the Food Act 1983 as the premise was deemed to be unclean and unhygienic

Iconic Ipoh nasi kandar stall closed by health authorities

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24/7 FOOD SHOPS AND CLEANLINESS

MAMAK SHOPS COME TO MIND WHEN YOU THINK OF 24/7 EATING PLACES

NST

05 December 2013| last updated at 07:14PM

Council vigilant against dirty 24/7 restaurants

IPOH: The unhygienic surrounding of restaurants, and mamak eateries in particular, have become a bone of contention for many local councils.

Checks by the Streets team here found that these restaurants had little time to clean up their premises.

The workers in most of the eateries only cleaned up when there was a lull in the flow of customers.

This, however, did not seem to bother the patrons.

A late-night diner, who wished to be known as Ahmad, refuted the notion that 24-hour outlets were dirtier than the other restaurants.
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Ahmad said that the cleanliness of a restaurant depended more on the individual attitude of the proprietors, rather than its operating hours.

“It is unfair to tar all 24-hour restaurants with the same brush. It depends on the attitude of the owner, as there are also dirty eateries which open regular hours.”
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Meanwhile, Ipoh City Council licensing and enforcement director Zulkifle Jaafar Sidek said the council was committed to ensuring that eateries maintained a high standard of cleanliness.

“The council insists that the food operators allocate a certain amount of time to clean their establishments as we want them to maintain appropriate health standards.

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Star

Tuesday November 19, 2013 MYT 7:24:00 AM

Nasi kandar stall back in business

by manjit kaur

IPOH: The city’s famous nasi kandar stall at the Yong Suan Coffeeshop in Jalan Yang Kalsom here which health authorities ordered to close last week has resumed operations.

Its manager Mohd Nihmathullah Syed Mustaffah, 49, said the authorities had inspected the outlet on Saturday for cleanliness and said they could resume business the following week.

He said they started service as usual at about 9.30am yesterday, with their regular customers thronging the place.
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Businessman Michael Chong, 48, had lunch at the shop at least four times a week.

“What was stated on Facebook is just pure nonsense. If the allegations were indeed true, you will not see so many people inside enjoying their food.”

Nasi kandar stall back in business

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NST

NST

18 November 2013| last updated at 10:34PM

10km long crawling jam at North-South Expressway

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DOES THIS MEAN WHAT I THINK IT MEANS, THAT THE PLACE IS OPEN AGAIN?

Monday, November 18, 2013, 16.30 PM

Business as usual for ‘Nasi ganja’

Restoran Nasi Kandar Ayam Merah at Jalan Yang Kalsom has been reopened after its closure on

Read more: New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/#ixzz2kz30Hibb

Read more: Business as usual for ‘Nasi ganja’ – Image – New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/galleries/image/business-as-usual-for-nasi-ganja-1.404420#ixzz2kz1ADrVM

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This is the Yong Suan Coffeeshop on Jalan Yang Kalsom, famous for its delicious nasi kandar.

The Nasi Kandar stall stands vacant after being temporarily closed by the Kinta health department. – Bernama

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Among the affected residential areas are Taman Rishah, Taman Pertama, Taman Buluh Emas and Taman Buntong Jaya.

It will take several days for repairs to be completed.

Star

Monday November 18, 2013 MYT 6:54:50 AM

Road collapses after three-hour downpour

The 49-year-old said the rain on Saturday evening and water that gushed through the culvert under the road further aggravated the condition.

“My workers and I had to put chairs along the road to prevent road users from accessing it and alerted Ipoh City Council about it.

“The council was swift to block the road and delivered piles of stones to the site,” he said when met at the site here yesterday.

Road collapses after three-hour downpour

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This is the Yong Suan Coffeeshop on Jalan Yang Kalsom, famous for its delicious nasi kandar.

I ate at this place numerous times. It is on Jalan Yang Kalsom, across the road from the old Tanjong Rambutan bus station (which is on Hume Street).

It has now been ordered closed. Why? Read the report.

Star

Thursday November 14, 2013 MYT 9:27:00 PM

Iconic Ipoh nasi kandar stall closed by health authorities

by chan li leen AND elween loke

POH: The iconic nasi kandar stall located at the Yong Suan Coffeeshop on Jalan Yang Kalsom here has been ordered to close by health authorities.

The Kinta health department issued a notice to the operator of Perniagaan Nasi Kandar Ayam Merah, which has existed since 1955, to cease its operations with immediate effect until Nov 28 following a raid on the premises at 5pm Thursday.

It is learnt that the operating license of the stall, which sells the famous ‘nasi ganja’, nicknamed because of its “addictive” spicy curry and meats, was also revoked by the Ipoh City Council.

Datuk Bandar Datuk Roshidi Hashim said the joint raid was part of a scheduled raid with the other departments.

“The operator scored less points than needed and was ordered by the health department to cease operations for 14 days.

The order was issued under Section 11 of the Food Act 1983 as the premise was deemed to be unclean and unhygienic

Iconic Ipoh nasi kandar stall closed by health authorities

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Star

Wednesday November 6, 2013 MYT 12:01:35 PM

‘Tornado’ hits Ipoh village

by ivan loh

Natural disaster: A villager removing the damaged wooden ceiling at a house in Kampung Manjoi.

‘Tornado’ hits Ipoh village

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NST

05 November 2013| last updated at 08:30PM

Roofs of 23 houses in Kg Manjoi blown away by thunderstorm

IPOH — The roofs of 23 houses in Kampung Manjoi here were either blown away or damaged in a thunderstorm.

Manjoi State Assemblyman Mohamad Ziad Mohamed Zainal Abidin said the houses that were affected in the thunderstorm which occurred at 6.45pm comprised 13 at Jalan Juara, Jalan Pemimpin (four), Jalan Menteri (four), Jalan Perwira (one) and Jalan Pegawai (one).

The occupants of the houses at Jalan Pemimpin, involving four families, had been given temporary shelter at the Manjoi Community Hall pending repair of the roofs of their houses, he added.

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It’s in Silibin. It has at least 26 pumps. That’s huge by Ipoh standards!

NST

31 October 2013| last updated at 09:53PM

Ministry seals petrol station in Ipoh for shortchanging motorists

IPOH: A petrol station at Silibin near here was sealed by the Domestic Trade and Consumerism Ministry’s enforcement unit for cheating their customers today.

The unit’s senior assistant director Mohd Zulkifli Saidi, who headed the operation, said 26 pumps in the station were sealed after the operator were found to have cheated on the volume of petrol paid by motorists for petrol and diesel.

“Acting on complaints from motorists, we found for every 20 litre of petrol pumped, there was a shortfall of 400mm,” he told reporters here.

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REMEMBER THIS? They are still building it. What has the Ipoh City Council done about it? Nothing as far as we know.

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Star

• 16 Oct 2013
• Metro Perak
• By CHAN LI LEEN lileen@thestar.com.my Photos by SAIFUL BAHRI

Billboard intimidation

Road users remain unconvinced over the safety of billboard tower

The soil of the foundation is loose. With heavy rain, I am afraid the soil would be washed away and would not hold the structure. — L.Y. HO

Construction of a steel structure near the North-South Expressway continues amidst protests. WORK to construct a giant billboard tower at a busy traffic light junction on Jalan Tambun continues despite a public outcry that it is endangering road users.

Ongoing: Work to construct a massive billboard at a busy traffic light junction on Jalan Tambun, Ipoh, continues despite protests.

In fact, work has even intensified, almost round the clock, to complete the steel structure ever since the matter came into light.

It was reported last Thursday that the structure, situated frighteningly near the slip road leading to the North-South Expressway, was causing fear among motorists.

Many are asking if the foundation of the structure was strong enough to support its weight and height.

There were also concerns over the lack of safety procedures adopted by the workers contracted by outdoor media company, Imej Jiwa Sdn Bhd, during construction.

In response, Datuk Bandar Datuk Roshidi Hashim had said the Ipoh City Council would conduct a reassessment of the project to ensure that construction of the steel structure was in accordance with rules and regulations.

A check by The Star showed that metal sheets have already been put up on all three sides of the billboard as of Monday.

There was also a notice placed there by Imej Jiwa to inform the public of its intention to construct a triangular billboard while a feeble attempt was made to increase safety at the site by having a few metal sheets placed at its foundation.

Billboard intimidation

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DID YOU NOTICE THIS?

NST

10 October 2013| last updated at 08:11PM

Too close for comfort

RISKY: A giant 25-metre high metal structure has been build just metres away from a busy intersection in Jalan Tambun

IPOH: ROAD users  are questioning why a giant 25-metre structure is being built so close to the road in Jalan Tambun here.

They said that the metal structure, which is believed to be an advertisement billboard poses a danger to motorists.

The structure sits less than two metres away from a busy intersection between the Tambun exit road from the PLUS highway and Jalan Tambun.

Construction of the structure began on Oct 5. Motorists are worried that it may collapse as no security measures are in place to prevent any untoward incident.

Too close for comfort

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HOLY COW!
CRAZY BULL ATTACKS PEOPLE IN NEW TOWN, IPOH!!

NST

13 October 2013| last updated at 07:52PM

Escaped cow ran wild in Ipoh

Escaped cow ran wild in Ipoh

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Star

Sunday October 13, 2013 MYT 9:52:13 PM

Bull goes on rampage in middle of Ipoh

by chan li leen

IPOH: A bull went on a rampage in the middle of the city here after escaping from its shed some 5km away.

The raging animal appeared from nowhere at about 4pm, eye-witnesses said.

It first attacked a group of elderly Singaporeans who were having drinks at a stall in Jalan Raja Musa Aziz, leaving four of them injured.

After attacking the tourists, the bull ran to nearby Jalan Yau Tet Shin, where restaurants sell Ipoh’s popular beansprout chicken and biscuits. The sight of the animal send people running all over the place for cover.

The bull then proceeded to Jalan Sultan Iskandar and by this time policemen and Civil Defence Department officers were already in pursuit.

The animal was finally trapped and subdued when it entered the Elim Gospel Hall compound on Jalan Chung Thye Phin a short distance away.

Bull goes on rampage in middle of Ipoh

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Star

Friday October 11, 2013 MYT 9:52:13 AM

Scaffolding of building crashes onto motorist’s vehicle

by ronnie chin

SENIOR citizen Kuak Yen Teng had the shock of her life when the scaffolding of a pre-war building under renovation crashed onto her car during a thunderstorm.

The 67-year-old said she was on her way to the bank when it started to rain, causing her to slow down her car.

”All of a sudden, I heard a loud bang and my car was covered in netting.

”It took me a while to realise that the scaffolding from the building had fallen onto my car,” she said of the 3.15pm incident that occurred on Jalan Sultan Iskandar, Ipoh, recently.

Scaffolding of building crashes onto motorist’s vehicle

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NST

05 October 2013| last updated at 07:48PM

Food court reopens with great selections

IPOH: THE management of Ipoh Parade Shopping Mall recently re-opened its food court named “Next Food Avenue” offering local cuisine to shoppers based on a one-stop concept.
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Ipoh Parade centre manager Chan Yu Yin said the management wanted to have a different type of food court aimed at offering an array of Ipoh delights in one mall.
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The food court is at Level 3, Ipoh Parade, 105 Jalan Sultan Abdul Jalil, Greentown, here. It operates daily from 10am to 10pm.

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OUT TO GET YOUR MONEY!

The excuse remains: to ease congestion and allow others to use the parking bays. The real reason is GET MORE MONEY..

Roshidi stressed the need to enforce the system was to allow better traffic flow and fair usage of the parking bays by motorists.

Star

• 2 Oct 2013
• Metro Perak
• By IVAN LOH ivanloh@thestar.com.my

Extending project

“The new system will discourage them from hogging the parking bays for too long,” he said, adding that, motorists had even resorted to double park along the road.

He also assured that the collections made from the coupon system would be “given back” to the people via development of infrastructure to make life more comfortable for the people.

Roshidi also said that there were no need for a memorandum to be submitted to him.

Extending project

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NST

18 September 2013| last updated at 07:18PM

Prostitutes giving Ipoh a bad image

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OBJECTIONS AGAINST THE INTRODUCTION OF PARKING COUPONS!

These are the parking coupons used in Ipoh.

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When the council introduces coupon-parking in any area, it says that the move is designed to combat congestion in the area, but the truth is that they see an opportunity to collect money!

Go to the Ipoh Garden area and look at the lack of parking lots and how congested the street in front of Maybank is. Look at how jammed the streets in front of Hong Leong Bank and Public Bank are! Instead of providing more parking lots, the authorities blocked off grassy roadsides to prevent parking.

NST

09 September 2013| last updated at 08:46PM

Parking coupon controversy

IPOH: FIFTY-SIX business operators in the Medan Gopeng area have signed a petition against the implementation of a hotly-disputed coupon-parking system.

This comes after Ipoh City Council (MBI) began issuing summonses, on Aug 1, to motorists who did not use the coupons. The council had said that the move was designed to combat congestion in the area.

However, this failed to satisfy the locals who claimed that the move has created more harm than good.

The businessmen claimed that the monthly parking fees would exceed the RM100 mark, and be an added burden on their finances, following the equally divisive closure of the Medan Gopeng bus terminal.

Sungai Rapat assemblyman Radzi Zainon, who collected the signatures for the petition, said that businesses in the area had been suffering following the implementation of the coupon system.

“The businesses had already been losing money after the major bus terminal was moved from Medan Gopeng to Amanjaya,” added Radzi.

“Furthermore, the system has not been implemented in other areas in the Gunung Rapat region.

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NST

09 September 2013| last updated at 08:53PM

New look for mall by year’s end

IPOH: SHOPPING enthusiasts are in for a treat as the newly-renovated Ipoh Parade is set to unveil its new look by the end of this year.

With a built-up area of more than 120,774sq m, including over 57044sq m of lettable space, it will be the city’s largest shopping centre.

The exciting new features and upgrades include a new cinema complex, new retail stores, and colour-shifting glass panels at the west entrance of the mall.

The refurbishment, which began in March, is being undertaken by the new owners, ARA Asia Dragon Fund, at a cost of well over RM90 million.

Ipoh Parade Centre manager Chan Yu Yin said the 19-year-old complex would be given a “comprehensive facelift”.

“Many features will be added to the shopping mall,” he said.

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It happened at about 6.30am near the roundabout with the fountain! The driver of the car was believed to have lost control of the vehicle and ploughed into the couple in front of the Perak Shooting Club.

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Star

• 29 Aug 2013
• Metro Perak
• Story and photos by ELWEEN LOKE elween@thestar.com.my

Final send-off

Fitness buff couple were hit by a car while they were training for a marathon next month.

We hope their children would stay strong despite losing their parents at a young age. —TEH HENG OONG

The couple who were knocked down by a car while jogging have been cremated in Bercham. JOGGING couple Lee Woon Bin, 51, and Teh Siew Choo, 47, who were killed after a car ploughed into them, were training for a marathon that is scheduled to take place next month.

Funeral procession: Vehicles carrying the coffins of Woon Bin (right car) and Siew Choo (left car) making their way to the Kek Look Seah crematorium in Bercham.

Their friend Teh Heng Oong, 73, who was also a regular jogger, said Woon Bin and Siew Choo had registered to take part in a 42km marathon in Kuala Lumpur.

Heng Oong, said the event was supposed to be held this month but was postponed to September because of the haze.

“Now that they are gone, we no longer have a chance to run with them again,” he told The Star during the funeral procession at Taman Lapangan Pelangi in Ipoh yesterday.

The couple died after the car hit them when they were jogging along Jalan Raja Dr Nazrin Shah at 6.30am on Aug 25.
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Heng Oong found the couple most approachable and friendly in the last two years he had known them.

“Every Sunday, we would jog at D.R. Seenivasagam Park for three hours.
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Heng Oong said all the friends from the jogging team had taken turns to pay their last respects to the couple over the last three days.
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At the funeral, the couple’s children Lee Elynn, 21, and Lee Caleb, 18, were seen expressing gratitude by bowing and offering flowers, fruits and joss sticks.

About 40 students, teachers and board of governors from Shen Jai High School, where Caleb was studying, had also attended the funeral.

Final send-off

http://mystar.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

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Star

• 26 Aug 2013
• The Star Malaysia
• By CHAN LI LEEN lileen@thestar.com.my

Shocking news for children

Lee died on the spot as a result of serious head injuries after the couple was hit from behind. Teh was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.

Elynn’s brother, Lee Caleb, 18, said their parents were avid runners, who had joined a running club last year.

“It’s so surreal that they are gone. I thought my father was pulling a prank on me when we got the phone call to say that he and mum had met with an accident,” he said.

It is believed that during the incident, the couple had parked their car at the D.R. Seenivasagam Park and were jogging towards the Sultan Abdul Aziz Recreational Park (Polo Ground).

Other joggers taking the same route discovered Teh lying unconscious by the side of the road before stumbling upon Lee’s body in front of the Perak Shooting Club.

Shocking news for children

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Malaysia Chronicle

Sunday, 25 August 2013 17:44

Ipoh couple die after being hit by car while JOGGING

http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=150542:ipoh-couple-die-after-being-hit-by-car-while-jogging&Itemid=2#axzz2cyeTDoQZ

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Published on Aug 16, 2013

I Love Ipoh

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Star

• 5 Aug 2013
• The Star Malaysia
• By IVAN LOH and EDMUND NGO newsdesk@thestar.com.my

Double tragedy

http://mystar.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

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NST

04 August 2013| last updated at 08:35PM

Firecrackers believed to cause fire, killing cosmetic millionaire’s sons

IPOH: Investigators believed the Saturday night fire that killed the two children of Vida Beauty founder Datuk Dr Harmiza Othman may have been triggered by firecrackers.

Prior to the fire that gutted the house at the Meru Hills, several staff of Dr Harmiza or Dr Vida as she is fondly known, were seen playing with firecrackers at the porch of the property with two of her younger children – Nor Adeline, 8, and Eric Zaquan, 5.

Harmiza’s two older children –  Eddie Zuhdi Mohd Amin, 11, and Edrie Zikrie Mohd Amin, 10 – were on the first floor of the house with two other company workers.

The New Straits Times learnt that the staff who were on the ground floor were lighting firecrackers when sparks from the firecrackers caused the furniture and clothes at the porch to catch fire around 9pm.

The fire grew and spread to a Perodua Kancil, a Bentley and several motorcycles parked under the porch of the house before spreading into the house.

The growing fire caused thick smoke to envelop the house.

Eddie Zuhdi and Edrie Zikrie, together with Harmiza’s worker Mohd Nor Syamil Mat Zaidi, 26, tried to escape by seeking shelter in the bathroom on the upper floor of the house.

Their bodies were later found and they were believed to have died of smoke inhalation.

Another worker, Rosfi Ismail, 30, who was also on the first floor, escaped by jumping out and broke his leg.

Read more: Firecrackers believed to cause fire, killing cosmetic millionaire’s sons – Latest – New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/firecrackers-believed-to-cause-fire-killing-cosmetic-millionaire-s-sons-1.332618#ixzz2bBMvkvk5

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The Sun Daily

Loud explosion preceded fatal house fire

IPOH (Aug 4, 2013): A loud explosion from downstairs was heard before a house went up in flame and killed three people, including two sons of Vida Beauty founder, in Meru Hills, Taman Meru here, last night.

A Vida Beauty employee, Khairul Anuar Abu Bakar, 32, said he rushed downstairs to check on the explosion and saw an electrical switch was on fire.

Two sons of cosmetic product Vida Beauty founder, Datuk Dr Hasmiza Osman, and another man died in the fire that engulfed a double-storey terrace house in Meru Hills, Taman Meru here at about 9pm last night.

The bodies of Muhammad Eddie Zuhdi Mohd Amin, 11, and his brother, Muhammad Eddry Zikri, 10, and Vida Beauty employee Muhammad Norsyamil Zaidi, 26, were found in a bathroom at the upper floor of the house after the fire.
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Dr Hamiza, who is still shocked over the incident, declined to be interviewed by the media.

It is learnt she was away in Penang when the fire broke out and immediately returned here after being informed of the blaze. The fire destroyed the corner house which was used as a hostel for Dr Hasmiza’s staff. – Bernama

Loud explosion preceded fatal house fire

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