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- Sep 3
- 1 min
Dr Wong I Ek
Dr Wong I Ek was born in 1864 in Fuzhou province, Minjiang District. He studied medicine at the Hong Kong Medical College in 1890. He...
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okleong
- Mar 24
- 1 min
The Convent Ipoh
The Main Convent Ipoh is owned by the religious order the Sisters of the Holy Infant Jesus. It was founded by the Sister Saint Prudence...
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okleong
- Mar 22
- 1 min
Yau Tet Shin Mansion
Y Yau Tet Shin was born in Guangdong, China, in 1859. He arrived in Malaya penniless and illiterate and began working as a tin-mining...
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okleong
- Mar 22
- 1 min
The Great Floods
The flood of 1926 was one of the most devastating floods in the history of Ipoh. The flood was caused by heavy rainfall that lasted for...
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okleong
- Mar 12
- 1 min
Perak Churches Timeline
1895 - Saint John's Anglican Church, Taiping. (Anglican) - All Saint's Church, Taiping. (Anglican) 1912 - Saint Michael's Church, Ipoh....
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okleong
- Feb 28
- 2 min
Tung Meng Hui and Kuomintang
Tun Meng Hui timeline: 1904: Sun Yat-sen founded the Tongmenghui (Tung Meng Hui) in Tokyo, Japan, with the aim of uniting revolutionary...
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okleong
- Feb 19
- 1 min
Bank of Malaya
The Sarang Paloh Heritage Stay & Event Hall was formerly known as the Oversea Building. However, the history of the building goes back to...
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okleong
- Sep 2, 2022
- 1 min
Legacy Today Event Space @ 15 Clarke Street
This blog is about Perak's history, people, buildings, and antiques of 1880 to 1940. Pictures displayed at 15 Clarke Street have QR codes...
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okleong
- Aug 30, 2022
- 1 min
OMF Bungalow
In 1933, Towkay Leong Sin Nam (梁桑南) built a residential bungalow at Cameron Highlands. The site is 1530 meters above sea level. Picture...
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okleong
- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
Saint Michael's Institution
The De La Salle Brothers from France came down to Ipoh in 1912 after establishing themselves in Penang and Singapore. Construction began...
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okleong
- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
Ipoh Railway Station
In 1914 architect AB Hubback designed Ipoh Railway Station in a similar fashion as the Kuala Lumpur Railway Station which he had designed...
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okleong
- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
Kapitan Chung Thye Phin Villa
Chung Thye Phin was the last Kapitan China of Perak. The villa was bought over by miner Foo Yet Khai in the 1960's and converted into a...
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okleong
- Aug 14, 2022
- 2 min
Dr Wu Lien-teh
Wu Lien-teh (Chinese: 伍連德; pinyin: Wǔ Liándé; Goh Lean Tuck and Ng Leen Tuck in Minnan and Cantonese transliteration respectively; 10...
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okleong
- Aug 14, 2022
- 2 min
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975),[2] also known as Chiang Chung-cheng, Chiang Chieh-shih, Cheung Kai-shek, Jiang...
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okleong
- Aug 14, 2022
- 1 min
Emperor Guangxu Zaitian
The Guangxu Emperor (14 August 1871 – 14 November 1908), personal name Zaitian, was the 11th Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the ninth...
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okleong
- Aug 14, 2022
- 4 min
President Li Yuanhong
Li Yuanhong (Chinese: 黎元洪; pinyin: Lí Yuánhóng; courtesy name Songqing 宋卿) (October 19, 1864 – June 3, 1928) was a Chinese politician...
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okleong
- Aug 14, 2022
- 2 min
Empress Dowager Cixi
Empress Dowager Cixi (Chinese: 慈禧太后; pinyin: Cíxǐ Tàihòu [tsʰɨ̌.ɕì tʰâɪ.xôʊ]; Manchu: Tsysi taiheo; formerly romanised as Empress...
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okleong
- Aug 14, 2022
- 1 min
Flag of the United Kingdom
The national flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag. The design of the Union Jack dates back to the...
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okleong
- Aug 14, 2022
- 1 min
General Yuan Shikai
Yuan Shikai (Chinese: 袁世凱; pinyin: Yuán Shìkǎi; 16 September 1859 – 6 June 1916) was a Chinese military and government official who rose...
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okleong
- Aug 14, 2022
- 1 min
Federated Malay States
The Federated Malay States (FMS, Malay: Negeri-negeri Melayu Bersekutu, Jawi: نݢري٢ ملايو برسکوتو) was a federation of four protected...
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