Looking ahead to ‘greater Gopeng’


Tan wants improved infrastructure for areas around Gunung Rapat, Simpang Pulai and Teja. — Photos: RONNIE CHIN and MANJIT KAUR/The Star

SIMPANG Pulai, a quiet town a decade ago, is a bustling commercial area today with developments in and around the township on the southern border of Ipoh, Perak.

The former tin-mining town, sandwiched between Ipoh and Gopeng, is also where visitors from the northern parts of the country exit the North-South Expressway to head to Cameron Highlands via the Pos Slim route.

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