Perak

[pey-rak, -rahk, per-uh, peer-uh]

noun

1. a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 7,980 sq. mi. (20,668 sq. km). Ipoh.

Perak

/ ˈpɪərə, ˈpɛərə, pɪˈræk /

noun

1. a state of NW Peninsular Malaysia, on the Strait of Malacca: tin mining. Capital: Ipoh. Pop: 2 051 236 (2000). Area: 21 005 sq km (8110 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Two Malaysian Navy helicopters collided midair during a training session in the northwestern state of Perak on Tuesday, killing all 10 people on board, at least the second accident involving government aircraft in the Southeast Asian country in as many months.

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The helicopters were rehearsing at a naval base in northern Perak state for the navy’s 90th anniversary celebration next month when the accident occurred, the navy said in a brief statement.

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Immigration Department Director-General Ruslin Jusoh said in a statement that 131 detainees escaped from a center in Perak state late Thursday.

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Sultan Nazrin Shah, the ruler of Perak state and next in line to the throne, was reelected as deputy king.

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The only other rare earths refinery in Malaysia — operated by Japan’s Mitsubishi Group in northern Perak state — closed in 1992 following protests and claims that it caused birth defects and leukemia among residents.

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