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Unesco’s Creative Cities Network

‘Ipoh’s City of Music listing can kick-start thriving cultural, creative economy’

What does Ipoh’s listing in the Unesco Creative Cities Network (UCCN) mean to the city?

Ipoh’s creative scene makes it to Unesco Creative Cities Network listing 

Perak’s capital city, Ipoh, can now boast of being the first city in Malaysia to have its media, arts, and music scene recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

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Worrying number of youth spending 18 hours on social media daily: MCMC 

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has drawn attention to the substantial number of young individuals who spend extended periods online, expressing concerns about harmful aspects of specific social media platforms. 

AFC to name 2031 and 2035 Asian Cup hosts in joint announcement

Record number of bids for 2031 edition prompts AFC to consider back-to-back host decisions at upcoming congress

Taib Mahmud: a life of controversies and political intrigue

The diminutive and flamboyant Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud has left an indelible mark on Sarawak and the country, seeing that he was its chief minister for 33 years and later, the governor for nearly a decade.