IPOHWORLD

Both heritage and social history provide important reminders of where we have come from; the physical evidence of the past, our family history and the origins of our community, linking it with past attitudes and values that have shaped our environment. They help us to feel proud our roots, and to reinforce the identity we have in relation to the outside world. Each generation has a responsibility to protect them both for future generations... An education-based, not-for-profit organisation established in 2004 to promote awareness and appreciation of Perak, the Silver State of Malaysia and its unique, diverse and rich heritage, with particular focus on Ipoh and the Kinta Valley, the seeds of ipohWorld were sown, over a glass of beer, in the FMS Bar when a Star reporter asked a group of Expats what they thought about Ipoh. Inevitably the subject of heritage cropped up and the newspaper article printed one Expat's concern about Ipoh's appalling lack of interest in local heritage. Those..

Also known as: Ipoh World Sdn. Bhd.