Perak’s education department has reported that 120 dilapidated schools are still awaiting repairs, bringing renewed attention to the condition of classrooms,…
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Perak’s School Repair Backlog Puts Safety and Equity in Focus
Lower Perak flood study puts river basins under scrutiny
Malaysia’s Irrigation and Drainage Department has launched a flood mitigation study covering the lower Perak river basins, opening a closer examination of how…
Manjung Port Expansion Stalled By Environmental Impact Disputes
Plans to expand port capacity in Manjung, Perak, have run into a familiar but consequential obstacle: disagreement over environmental risks, the adequacy of…
Perak’s Civil Servants Face A New Path To Affordable Housing
Perak civil servants get new housing scheme under state-private partnership as the state looks for a practical response to rising construction costs, limited…
Gerik Parliamentary Seat Heats Up as Independent MP Weighs Coalition
The political atmosphere in Gerik, a sprawling parliamentary constituency in northern Perak bordering Thailand, has shifted noticeably in recent weeks. An…
Perak Exco Member Rejects Conflict Claims Over Logging Concession
A Perak state executive councillor has firmly rejected allegations of a conflict of interest in the awarding of a major logging concession, insisting that…
Perak's 2025 budget channels RM300 million into rural roads and water supply
The Perak state government has unveiled its 2025 budget, directing RM300 million toward upgrading rural roads and expanding water supply networks across the…
Ipoh Council Weighs Heritage Zone Rules as Developers Push Back
Ipoh's city fathers gathered this week to chew over a draft bylaw that would tighten preservation requirements across the old tin-mining quarter, drawing swift…
Sultan Nazrin Calls for Openness in Perak Rare Earth Approvals
The Crown Prince of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, has publicly called for clearer procedures around the licensing of rare earth mining operations across the…
Perak Menteri Besar faces no-confidence vote amid land deal controversy
The political temperature in Ipoh has climbed sharply this week as opposition lawmakers in the Perak state assembly moved to file a formal motion against the…