COURTESY VISIT BY CENTRE FOR KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING OF TROPICAL ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR (KUTAI) TO THE DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS CITY AND RESEARCH UNIT

IPOH, 24 SEPTEMBER 2026 – LAr Meor Abdullah Zaidi Meor Razali, Head of Doughnut Economics City and Research Unit (KU EDP), received a courtesy visit from The Centre for Knowledge & Understanding of Tropical Architecture & Interior (KUTAI) to explore potential strategic cooperation and cross-agency collaboration in the fields of research and urban development centred on wellbeing.  

This courtesy call was KUTAI’s first visit to KU EDP since the appointment of LAr Meor Abdullah Zaidi Meor Razali as Head of Doughnut Economics City and Research Unit, thereby opening space to strengthen strategic networks between the local authority and knowledge- and research-based institutions.  

The courtesy visit was followed by a briefing by Assistant Research Officer Muhammad Norman Fikri Muhamad Anhar on the mandate and focus of KU EDP, including the application of the Ipoh Doughnut Economics City framework and the implementation of the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) study in supporting the agenda for disaster risk reduction and enhancing urban resilience.  

The discussion also emphasised the potential for sharing expertise, knowledge and research capacity between KUTAI and KU EDP, particularly in aspects of urban wellbeing, heritage conservation, urban resilience, as well as sustainable and inclusive development planning.  

KU EDP welcomes the potential for cross-agency collaboration and will continue to strengthen strategic networks with research institutions and relevant stakeholders. These efforts will be coordinated continuously to ensure that research agendas and actions implemented align with the vision and aspirations inspired by the Mayor of Ipoh, besides supporting the state’s development direction as outlined in the Perak Sejahtera agenda. This knowledge-, research- and evidence-based approach is expected to reinforce urban development planning and delivery towards a more prosperous, resilient, sustainable and liveable Ipoh.