Sylvia Looi Sunday

Sep 7, 2024 | malaymail.com | Sylvia Looi Sunday |Sylvia Looi

IPOH, Sept 8 — Retired teacher Marie Quah used to go to the Taiping Hospital for her medical appointments on her own. But these days, the 84-year-old finds herself getting breathless while moving around the different departments of the hospital to seek treatment. With her children living away from her, she had always been independent but now she definitely needed help. That was when one of her daughters-in-law started looking for paid companions for her...

Aug 17, 2024 | malaymail.com | Sylvia Looi Sunday |Sylvia Looi

IPOH, Aug 18 — At Jalan Silibin, at the northwest fringe of city, is a little wooden semi-detached house. It looks almost abandoned, but is in fact home to the sole traditional Indian laundry — also called “dhobi” — still standing in the city. Said to have been started in 1924, the laundry is still gets customers who send their traditional Indian garments for cleaning in the age-old manner, at a time when modern technology has taken over virtually all aspects of life.

Aug 10, 2024 | malaymail.com | Sylvia Looi Sunday |Sylvia Looi

IPOH, Aug 11 — The popularity of pork-free Chinese restaurants catering Muslim tourists here may seem recent, but some of these establishments go back decades. And while the trend now is to capture some of the Muslim-friendly tourism pie, those such as Restoran Vegas in Canning Garden here first embraced the concept out of necessity.

Jul 14, 2024 | malaymail.com | Sylvia Looi Sunday |Sylvia Looi

IPOH, July 14 — Malaysia is fast becoming one of the favourite spots for foreign productions, especially those from Hong Kong and China, to shoot their productions here. According to statistics provided by the Central Agency for Application for Filming and Performance by Foreign Artistes (Puspal), at least five companies have been approved to shoot their production as of June this year as compared to 10 companies in the whole of 2023.

Jun 1, 2024 | malaymail.com | Sylvia Looi Sunday |Sylvia Looi

IPOH, June 2 — A heritage gallery that serves as a community space is the highlight of local kopitiam chain Old Town White Coffee’s new Ipoh outlet. The gallery is located on the second floor of the neo-colonial structure named Old Town Heritage Centre at Jalan Panglima. It takes visitors through a journey of local coffee and kopitiam culture evolution, from its origins to the modern-day prominence.