Timothy Tiah
Sharing insights, ideas & everyday moments.
The industry that quietly replaced tin in Ipoh
Ipoh was built on tin. But when tin collapsed, the digging didn’t stop. The industry simply moved from what was buried beneath the limestone hills… to the hills themselves. Today, Perak produces almost half of Malaysia’s limestone. It helps make our roads, buildings, cement, paint, paper an
Malaysia built too many power plants. Then AI arrived.
Malaysia built so much power capacity that for years, it looked excessive. But with data centres and AI now consuming enormous amounts of electricity, that old “mistake” may become one of our biggest economic advantages. The real question is whether Malaysia can provide power that is not only
Malaysia ended tax-free supercars. Now Langkawi wants them back.
Malaysia ended tax-free supercars in Langkawi. But instead of collecting more tax, it may have killed the demand entirely. Did we close a loophole… or drive away Langkawi’s highest-spending visitors?
