This picture was said to have been taken during an Ipoh Motor meet – on the occasion of the formation of the Perak Automobile Club, back in 1907.

This picture, taken back in the early 1900s, shows Malay house-boats on the Perak River. Has anyone been in a house-boat before? If not in Malaysia, perhaps in another country?  

The Straits Trading Company (STC) was established in 1886 by two partners, James Sword of Glasgow, Scotland and Hermann Muhlinghaus an entrepreneur from Wiesbaden, Germany. The partnership was formed to set up a tin smelting business in Malaya to meet the obvious demand for a large and efficient smelting business to replace all the small, […]

Here’s a picture of Kinta Ice Works, probably taken around 1905. Shaik Adam (the founder of Kinta Aerated Water Factory of Taiping, Kampar and Ipoh) established the Kinta Ice Works. This establishment boasted a large plant which churned out tons of ice daily. It was managed by Ted Hodges, brother of the Perak district surveyor.

We thank Bee Leong for allowing us to share one of his photos here. Yes, there seems to be a tiger riding in the trishaw…and the cyclist seems to be part of the entourage!  Who said animals don’t travel in style? 🙂

We have here a 1987 article about how Taiping got its name. Special thanks to our donor Lim Bor Seng. According to the article, Taiping was established in 1874 after the end of the Larut War which marked peace between the mining groups at war – the Hai San warriors (led by Capitan Chung Ah […]

We thank Ho Hoo Wan for this photo, taken in 1959. Do you recognise anyone here? We’d love to know more. This was taken in Batu Gajah, by the way…at the Sultan Yussuf School.

Correct me if I’m wrong…seems like this advertisement is offering a special teapot to go with the Red Label Tea. (or, perhaps I’m reading it wrong?).