IPOH: The inaugural Ipoh Festival 2026 will turn the city into a cultural stage from Nov 27 to Dec 19, featuring performances, art exhibitions, traditional crafts and community activities. Held under the theme "Turning the City into a Stage", the four-week festival will convert cafés, galleries, heritage buildings and public spaces into venues for artistic experiences. Rather than concentrating events at a single venue, it will encourage visitors to explore different parts of the city, particularly Ipoh Old Town. Highlights include musical theatre performances at selected cafés, outdoor film screenings at Ipoh Padang, traditional craft showcases at Tin Alley and exhibitions by local artists.

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IPOH: The bursting of a 455-cubic-metre water tank at Taman Kuala Kangsar yesterday was caused by the deterioration of its structure, which was more than 40 years old. Perak Infrastructure, Energy, Water and Public Transport Committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said the Perak Water Board's (LAP) Kuala Kangsar operations centre received information about the incident about 5pm. The incident affected water supply to about 520 consumers in the surrounding areas. He said LAP had carried out cleaning works on roads around the damaged tank, while direct water supply through the main pipeline had been provided to the affected areas of Taman Kuala Kangsar and Taman Meranti.

IPOH: Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah and Raja Permaisuri of Perak Tuanku Zara Salim attended the Perak-level Deepavali celebration at Stadium Indera Mulia. Raja Muda of Perak Raja Jaafar Raja Muda Musa and Raja Di Hilir of Perak Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain Sultan Idris Shah also attended the event. Their Royal Highnesses arrived about 2.30pm and were received by Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad and state Human Resources, Health, Indian Community Affairs and National Integration Committee chairman A Sivanesan, along with 15,000 visitors from various ethnic communities. At the event, Sultan Nazrin also presented cash contributions to 69 orphans from six care centres and welfare organisations.

KUALA LUMPUR: The national men's hockey team aims to reach the final of the six-nation Sultan Azlan Shah (SAS) Cup in Ipoh from Nov 20-28. The Speedy Tigers started the year in the Nations Cup in Cape Town, South Africa in June, finishing fifth among eight nations, before featuring in the World Cup in Belgium in August and finishing last among 16 teams. But Brendon Carolan's men did well to win silver at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in September and bronze at the Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) in Punjab, India last month.

IPOH,. Polis semalam merampas sebanyak 48 unit mesin perlombongan mata wang kripto (bitcoin) dalam satu operasi di sebuah kediaman di sekitar kawasan Seri Iskandar, yang dipercayai dijadikan lokasi aktiviti perlombongan itu dengan penyambungan wayar elektrik secara haram. Ketua Polis Daerah Perak Tengah Superintenden Hafezul Helmi Hamzah berkata serbuan itu dijalankan oleh Bahagian Siasatan Jenayah Ibu […]

IPOH,. Polis menahan seorang lelaki warga Singapura dan merampas dadah berjumlah 19 kilogram (kg) yang cuba diseludup di Lapangan Terbang Sultan Azlan Shah (LTSAS) di sini, Ahad lepas. Ketua Polis Perak Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin berkata anggota polis LTSAS mengesan lelaki berusia 29 tahun yang tidak bekerja, membawa sebuah bagasi dalam keadaan mencurigakan semasa […]

KUALA PILAH: A driver who previously tested positive for drugs in an accident involving five vehicles was arrested after being involved in another crash along Jalan Seremban-Kuala Pilah near Tanjong Ipoh on Saturday. Kuala Pilah police chief Superintendent Muhamad Mustafah Hussin said the 2.45pm accident was believed to have occurred when a Toyota Vios driven by the 39-year-old suspect, travelling from Seremban towards Bahau, rammed into the rear of a Nissan Grand Livina.

IPOH: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Perak detained a cargo vessel suspected of violating the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952, about 4.3 nautical miles southwest of Pulau Jarak, near Lumut, yesterday. Its director, Maritime Captain Zainudin Mohd Zuki, said the Lumut Maritime Surveillance System radar detected the Gambian-registered vessel, prompting the Perak Maritime Headquarters Operations Centre to alert enforcement teams for inspection.

IPOH, Nov 4, 2026 – The United States will make its historic first appearance at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2026, joining host nation Malaysia and four other international teams for the prestigious men’s invitational field hockey tournament beginning November 20 at the Sultan Azlan Shah Stadium in Ipoh, Perak. Perak Hockey Association president Datuk …