Ipoh alley mural painted in tribute to MH17

A black-and-white mural of an airplane with a black rose drawn in the background was painted in memory of the recent tragedy of MH17 - 298 passengers and crew of Malaysian Airlines Flight.

38 year old local artist Eric Lai decided to change his initial plan from painting something to celebrate Independence Day to paint the mural to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in MH17.

You can find these mural painted at an alley behind Jalan Masjid and Jalan Sultan Iskandar with the helped of students.

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Ping Coombes exclusive interview - A Malaysian at heart even after 21 years in the UK.

If you have read about the recent winner of Masterchef UK 2014, then you are no stranger to the Ipoh-born Catherine Chin Wan Ping, aka Ping Coombes.

Switch up TV had an exclusive interview with Ping through Skype, telling us more about her love for malaysian food and culture has not fade, not even once even after living in the UK for nearly 21 years. Also, about what she thinks of where your home and what your identity really is no matter where you are in the world.

Check out more on the video above and read the full article below.

 http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=311392:being-born-in-malaysia-im-malaysian-no-matter-where-i-am&Itemid=2#ixzz36ISwmMpq