Photographer Cheang Kum Seng’s love affair with the limestone hills of the Kinta Valley has yielded thousands of photos spanning two decades. RENOWNED photographer Cheang Kum Seng hopes to instil awareness on the importance of conserving the hills of the Kinta Valley through the images he has captured in the past two decades. His fascinating [...]

The biggest cave temple in Malaysia is undoubtedly the Sam Poh Tong temple located in Gunung Rapat which is about 5km south of Ipoh. The cave temple is a famous landmark in Perak and it’s a well known tourist destination among the locals. He decided to make the cave his home and a place for [...]

Lumut holds promise as a weekend getaway. When people scout for holiday destinations at islands off the west coast, they usually head to Penang, Langkawi or Pangkor. But Lumut town, famed for its port and Royal Malaysian Navy base, is steadily drawing in tourists because it is just a ferry ride away from Pangkor. On [...]

LOVE the idea of exploring uncharted grounds but don’t know where to go? Well, for a start, Ulu Chepor in Perak is so “ulu” (remote) that it’ll take your breath away! You can trek in the million-year-old rainforest that escaped the last Ice Age. Wallow in an uncharted creek and “discover” rare plants that may [...]

Undoubtedly, Ipoh is well known for not only its unique cave systems but also for the variety of good food around. One of the famous cuisines that are the favorite among locals is the Lou Wong Bean-sprout Chicken Rice or Tauge Ayam Kuetiau (Chinese: 老黄芽菜鸡沙河粉). This famous restaurant which is well known for its chicken [...]

Bukit Larut, the smallest hill resort in Malaysia, towers over Taiping, famous for its lake gardens. The unique thing about this hillside resort is that nature has been left alone to flourish so bountifully. Gazette as a permanent forest reserve in 1910, Bukit Larut’s untouched forests are filled with wildlife such as birds, squirrels and [...]

The name Pangkor may have originated from the Thai word Pang Ko which means ‘beautiful island’. However others believe it may have been a memorial to Pang Kui, a legendary Chinese adventurer said to have lent his skills in seamanship to the bands of pirates this island once sheltered. Pangkor Island’s main attractions are undoubtedly [...]