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Old Edwardians (OE) launch website

Some 80 Edwardians, old boys and girls of the King Edward VII School in Taiping, launched an interactive website today to bring together former students around the world.The group of old boys and girls, who call themselves "Old Tigers" or "OE", gave a grand welcome to a Grand Old Tiger, Datuk Dr. Abdul Shukor Abdullah, president of the Kuala Lumpur OE Association.Shukor said the website would tap into what was happening to the association and provide an avenue where fond memories could be shared.

"We want our members to own this site and actively contribute to its content so that it will truly be built by Tigers for Tigers," Shukor said.Among the VIP alumni present were Media Prima Berhad chairman Datuk Abdul Mutalib Datuk Seri Mohamed Razak, New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd chairman Jen (R) Tan Sri Mohd Ghazali Che Mat, and retired Sarawak police commissioner Datuk Seri Yuen Yuet Leng.Ghazali said the school had given him many fond memories."During my service in the army, the ‘Tiger spirit’ lived on in me and the lessons learnt such as mixing with different races and working together as a team helped in my career and made me who I am today," he said.

Ghazali hoped more Tigers would come together and continue their "journey of friendship"."Many of us have stuck together till today. Some have left us, but they will always be in our memory."Other prominent old Edwardians include former Olympic hurdler Ishtiaq Mubarak, Asian track queen Junaidah Aman, former Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ling Liong Sik, and director-general of Education Tan Sri Wan Mohamed Zahid Noordin.The school will celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2008.The Edwardians’ 39th annual reunion dinner will be held at the Legend Inn in Taiping on June 24.Old Edwardians can contact S.A.M. Mohaideen Mohd Ishack, President of Edwardian Old Boys Association Taiping at 05-807 3616 or 019-578 4786 for more information. MAGNI NOMINIS UMBRA...Once a tiger is always a tiger.

Source: New Straits Times

Lake Garden of the Town of Everlasting Peace

Located near to Malaysia oldest town and being the most beautiful lake garden in Malaysia, Taiping Lake Garden always becomes the centre of photography activities and favoured by wedding couples as dramatic backdrop of wedding photos. The tranquility, beautiful lake view and misty mountain scenery are something that you will never forget. Taiping Lake is easily accessible from North-South Highway of Peninsula Malaysia and can be reached by following the road signs exiting before Ipoh town if you are coming from north.

Source: Ooi Ping Chuin

CONSAL X - 1996

CONSAL X Theme: " Libraries in National Development " Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Date: 21-25 May 1996 Officiated by DS Anwar Ibrahim, Deputy Prime Minister, Malaysia Synopsis: This was a special event as the conference was held in 1996, and 1995 marked the twenty -five anniversary years of CONSAL. This conference had also indicated the focus on the attention of policy markers on the role of librarians and libraries in national developments. CONSAL X objective is to conceptualize this vision for Southeast Asian librarians and promote the drawing up of strategic plans towards its realization. It also highlighted the need for guidelines, policies and client charters in the light of paradigm shift in library services as well as to establish strategic linkages and network among Southeast Asian communities. Source: https://www.consal.org/conference/consalvix.html