A Day in Teluk Intan

Teluk Intan is a major town located at south west of Perak State. It is formerly known as Teluk Anson (Anson Bay). The town is surrounded by the Perak River at 3 sides in a U-shaped curve. The town is famous of its leaning clock tower which was built in year 1885.


After visiting the Leaning Clock Tower, we proceed to a traditional restaurant, Teck Kee, which serves nice food, such as “chee cheong fun”, desert & Chinese cuisine. The shop is located at Jalan Raja, with its 2 ends crossing with Jalan Pasar & Jalan Ah Cheong. The shop’s interior is decorated with classical furniture. Among those I like the old photos of Teluk Intan town very much.

We took some time driving around the town. Before leaving, we follow some small signboards & found the famous Tiger Head brand cookies (Sin Joo Heong confectionery). For sure we have to bring back some of these tasty local snack.


Not far from the shop, we reached the river bank of Perak River. The trip ended after taking some photos of the river. It was heavy rain on our way back, especially when reaching Kampung Gajah.

Birch Memorial Clock Tower

The clock tower was built to commemorate the first British Resident of Perak State, J.W.W. Birch, who was assassinated in November 1875 in Pasir Salak. It is located next to the Ipoh Town Hall in Old Town. The Victorian-style tower was unveiled in 1909. The four sides of the first level of the tower exhibit statues that represents loyalty, justice, fortitude and patience, the four "Virtues of British Administration". Then, the four sides of the second level of the tower are colorful murals, which show a total of 49 famous professions of different eras. They include scholars, soldiers, astrologers and sculptors.

Clock Tower at Dataran Bandaraya Ipoh

I like this clock tower at Dataran Bandaraya, right in front of the Ipoh City Council. It differs from the conventional clock tower design with its 3-leg base and smooth body line. The city square used to hold functions in the city & the clock tower has become one of the landmark of Ipoh.

Batu Gajah Clock Tower

The clock tower at the heart of Batu Gajah town

Parit Clock Tower

Parit is a small town about 30km from Ipoh, which located beside the Perak River. I was planning to have Hainan noodle as my lunch in Parit but the shop was closed. By the way, I managed to take a snap on the landmark of the town, the clock tower at the center of main road. It was built on 31 August 1957, the Independence Day of Federation of Malaya.