Tag Archives: Kinta Valley

The early days of Ipoh, including Whiteaways, Cold Storage and George Town Dispensary

Posted on June 1, 2013 by weehingthong

_________________________________________________ The Collapse of the ITC: Why 10,000 Ipohites had to “jump aeroplane” (work illegally) in America … Read about 1 hawkers.. 2 schools.. 3 Places to go: Cold Storage, cinemas… 4 Whiteaways, Ipoh’s first shopping center.. 5 F & N, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Tin Mining Family @ Tin City Ipoh, Cathay, cinemas, coca cola, education in early Ipoh, entertainment, F & N, Falim, Falim House, Falim House Exhibition, foo nyit tse, Ian Anderson, Ipoh, Kinta Valley, Lido, menglembu, Red Lion, Rex Odeon, Star, Tin City Ipoh, tin mining | 2 Comments

The Collapse of the ITC: Why 10,000 Ipohites had to “jump aeroplane” (work illegally) in America

Posted on December 9, 2011 by weehingthong

____________________________________________________________ This blogger went through the horrendous years of 1984-87, when Ipoh and the whole of the Kinta Valley were going through the throes of the tin industry collapse. Having wanted to write about this terrible period for some time, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Billion Ringgit Tin Mining Industry to Nga-Choy-Kai Industry - By Choo Sing Chye, collapse of ITC, Dr M, International Tin Council, Ipoh, ITC, Kinta Valley, LME, London Metal Exchange, mahathir mohamed, Malaysia lost an estimated US$250 million, Marc Rich, Marc Rich and the Billion Dollars Scam, Ngar-Choy-Kai (Bean-Sprout with Chicken) industry, suspension of trading, tin, weehingthong | 4 Comments

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Tag Archives: Kinta Valley

The early days of Ipoh, including Whiteaways, Cold Storage and George Town Dispensary

The Collapse of the ITC: Why 10,000 Ipohites had to “jump aeroplane” (work illegally) in America

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