WHEN the tin industry was in its heyday in the 1920s, Ipoh was a force to be reckoned with in the country, even giving Kuala Lumpur a run for its money in terms of growth and development.
Alas, the collapse of tin prices worldwide in the 1970s brought Ipoh and similar towns to its knees, forcing it to abandon the very industry that had brought it prosperity to search for other economical means.
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