• Pearl Inn

    Pearl Inn

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    Pearl Inn is located along Jalan Samanea Saman, in a central area of Taiping’s Lake Gardens. Just across the road is Taiping’s famous Raintree Walk. The zoo is about 15 minutes away on foot from the hotel. It is a pleasant walk. Pearl Inn has two buildings: one functions as a hotel, and the other building named Pearl Apartments functions Read more...
    • New Club Taiping

    The New Club Taiping

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    The New Club Taiping is a historical building, event venue, restaurant, bar, inn, and sports and recreational venue, all in one. Some might classify it as a holiday resort or a hotel, but it is foremost a social club, and has existed since 1892. It is a membership-based club, but some areas are open to the public. Admission fees are Read more...
    • Peking Hotel

    Peking Hotel

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    The Peking Hotel was built in 1929, and it is believed to have been the residence of a wealthy businessman in Taiping. The building was then later used as the office for the Taiping Rubber Dealers Association till the Japanese Occupation of Malaya in 1941. From 1941 to 1945, the Kampeitei, or Japanese military police repurposed this building as their Read more...
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    Peace Hotel

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    History The Peace Hotel is reported by the Taiping Municipal Council as originally the residence of a wealthy Chinese trader named Cheah Cheng Hooi and was built in 1928. The Cheah family was a wealthy family in Taiping and Penang, and Cheah Cheng Hooi’s father, Cheah Boon Hean was a pioneer and prominent figure in Taiping’s very early tin-mining days. Read more...
    • TT Dorf Hotel Taiping

    TT Dorf Hotel (Taiping)

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    TT Dorf Hotel (Taiping) is a 29-room hotel located in the Istana Larut Business Park in Taiping. The hotel is in a commercial district housing several government agencies and public utilities, and several residential areas. Shopping malls Lotus’s and Taiping Sentral are within a 15-minute walk from the hotel, and the Taiping Lake Gardens is about a 30-minute walk away. Read more...
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    Deja Corner

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    Deja Corner is a restaurant in Medan Perwira, Kamunting, specialising in local Malay cuisine. It is located at the corner of the row of shops where the SSL Traders Hotel is, opposite the army camp. The restaurant is open from 7.00 am till 1.30 am Monday to Saturday, with Sundays off. Different menus are served throughout the day: breakfast, lunch, Read more...
    • Kedai Kopi T and W Coffee Shop

    T and W Coffee Shop

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    T and W Coffee Shop is a Chinese coffee shop and restaurant, located along Jalan Medan Taiping 5, close to the Taiping Seng Heng branch. Read more...
    • Eldin's Kitchen

    Eldin’s Kitchen

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    Eldin’s Kitchen is a restaurant popular for mee udang (prawn mee) located along the row of shops on Jalan Medan Srikandi, opposite the army camp in Kamunting. This restaurant is open till late and is a popular spot for dinner. Food served here is a fusion of Thai and Malay delicacies. Rice meals served are nasi ayam (chicken rice), nasi daging Read more...
    • Kafe Maju Warisan

    Kafe Maju Warisan

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    Kafe Maju Warisan is a burger joint located along Jalan Manecksha in Taiping. This eatery is open till late, and is a popular spot for dinner. Dining here is completely alfresco. Burgers available are chicken, beef, lamb, deer, rabbit, rojak, Maggi, and “colour” burgers in normal or oblong patties. Chicken chop, kuey teow goreng (fried flat noodles), french fries, hot Read more...
    • Shell Out Taiping Cafe

    Shell Out Taiping Cafe

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    Shell Out Taiping Cafe is located at the intersection of Jalan Kota and Jalan Esplanade, adjacent to the library. The McDonald’s near the Lake Gardens is directly across the road. Taiping Shell Out Steamboat at the intersection of Jalan Taming Sari and Jalan Ong Saik is a Restoran Shell Out Taiping Cafe outlet. The restaurant specialises in steamboat (i.e. hot Read more...
    • TGV Taiping

    TGV Taiping

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    TGV Taiping is located on the top floor of the AEON Mall Taiping shopping complex. From the car park, there is a direct entrance to the cinema with a car parking ticket machine just beside it. From inside the mall, walk toward the outlets away from the AEON supermarket and take the escalators up to the 2nd floor. There are Read more...
    • Silver Jubilee Jetty

    Silver Jubilee Jetty

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    The Silver Jubilee Jetty is located at the intersection of Jalan Pekeliling (formerly Circular Road) and Jalan Maharaja Lela (formerly Birch Road). It is at one end of the Raintree Walk, further from the Zoo.   History The Silver Jubilee Jetty was constructed to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of the reign of King George V of England (grandfather to Queen Read more...
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    Chinese Pagoda

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    The Chinese Pagoda is located in a section of the Lake Gardens. It was constructed in the 1970s, with authentic Chinese traditional architecture and designs originating from China. The bridge is very often used as a backdrop for wedding photography. In Chinese culture, it is believed newlyweds should walk across the Pagoda to manifest success and overcome future challenges as Read more...
    • Rock Garden

    Rock Garden

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    The Rock Garden is located in a section of the Taiping Lake Gardens. It is a sculpture garden, with some rock sculptures dating back to the 1970’s. It is believed that the inspiration behind some of the sculptures was the hugely-popular Japanese tokusatsu television series Ultraman. The Rock Garden is a popular spot for wedding photos and Instagram shots.   Read more...
    • Raintree Walk Signage

    Raintree Walk

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    The Raintree Walk is a 650 meter path skirting the Taiping Lake Gardens, starting at the roundabout connecting Jalan Saw Ah Choy, Jalan Pekeliling, and the newer Jalan Samanea Saman and ending at the intersection of Jalan Maharajalela and Jalan Pekeliling. The stretch of Jalan Pekeliling that has now become the Raintree Walk used to be passable by cars and Read more...
    • Mom's Laundry

    Mom’s Laundry

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    Mom’s Laundry is a laundromat based in Medan Perwira, Kamunting. Next door is the Outpost Uniforms store. Mom’s Laundry is a full-service laundromat, where you can choose to have your clothes washed by a machine, hand-washed, dry-cleaned, folded, or hung. Cleaning services for comforters, mattresses, and carpets are also provided here.   Business hours: Monday – Saturday: 8.00 am – Read more...
    • Gemilang Travel & Tours

    Gemilang Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd

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    Gemilang Travel & Tours is a travel agency specialising in Umrah, Ziarah, and Hajj travels for Muslims making a pilgrimage to Mecca and other holy cities of Islam. The agency is located in Medan Perwira, Kamunting, opposite the army camp. The office is on the first floor of lot 71, directly above the Outpost Uniforms store. The agency also provides Read more...
    • Outpost Uniform & Adventure Gear Taiping

    Outpost Uniform & Adventure Gear Taiping

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    Outpost Uniform & Adventure Gear is a shop selling school uniforms, school co-curricular uniforms; and martial arts uniforms and equipment. The shop is located in Medan Perwira, opposite the army camp in Kamunting. School uniforms and co-curricular uniforms available are for students from primary, secondary, and religious schools, as well as uniforms for school prefects. Outpost is the only school Read more...
    • Dobi Layan Diri Arora Express

    Dobi Layan Diri Arora Express

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    Dobi Layan Diri Arora Express is a self-service laundromat located in Medan Perwira, Kamunting, opposite the army camp. The laundromat is open 24 hours, 7 days a week.     Read more...
    • Aezlyn Optometrist Kamunting

    Aezlyn Optometrist Kamunting

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    Aezlyn Optometrist Kamunting is an optician and optometrist located in Medan Perwira, Kamunting, opposite the army camp. Prescription glasses and sunglasses are sold here, as well as cleaning and care products for your glasses. Services provided: Detailed explanation of lenses suitable for clients. Free simple eye examination. Detailed eye examination. Repair and replacement of frames. Free cleaning of glasses and Read more...
    • Wisma Hasil, Inland Revenue Board (Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri)

    Inland Revenue Board (Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri)

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    This is the Taiping branch office of the Inland Revenue Board (Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri or LHDN) located along Jalan Kota, opposite Tadika Hua Lian and the Hokkien Association building. The Inland Revenue Board is a government agency charged with the collection and administration of matters pertaining to taxation. Matters related to personal income tax, corporate tax, employee income tax, Read more...
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    Pejabat Pertanian Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama

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    Pejabat Pertanian Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama is the office for the Department of Agriculture in the district of Larut, Matang & Selama. It is located along Jalan Taman Sentosa. The Burmese Pool and War Cemetery are very close by. The office provides several services such as consultation, training, quality certification, technical support, and regulatory and enforcement activities. Across the Read more...
    • Rumah Assistant Resident, 5 January 2016. (Photographer: Tony Ng). Source: WikiMedia

    Residence of the Secretary to the Resident

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    The Residence of the Secretary to the Resident is today the official residence of the District Officer of the Larut, Matang & Selama district. (He doesn’t really stay there). The building is currently closed to the public, but the exterior and compounds are still accessible. It is stop number 31 on the Taiping Heritage Trail.     History The site Read more...

  • Taiping Prison

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    About Taiping Prison The Taiping Prison, established in 1879 is the first and oldest modern prison complex in the Malay States. The prison holds inmates on death row, those with lifetime sentences, life sentences, long-term and short-term sentences, the Sultan’s wards, high court detainees, sessions court detainees, magistrate court detainees, SOSMA detainees, extradition detainees, and immigration detainees. During their internment, Read more...
    • Officers' Mess

    Officers Mess

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    The Officers’ Mess, currently known as Wisma Perwira Batalion Ke-9 Rejimen Renjer DiRaja (9RRD, or 9th Battalion Royal Rangers Regiment) serves as the mess hall for officers of the regiment, who are headquartered just across the road. It is a beautiful colonial-era building, and its original architecture has been preserved. It is currently closed to the public, but the compounds Read more...