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Malaysia, or India: The Sequel?

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April 25th 2007
Getting back from Chennai, we had a day of no classes to “recover,” then had a cultural pre-port briefing the next evening for Malaysia. It was an odd experience knowing we were gearing up to enter another country again so soon when it felt like we had just left one. Needless to say, I felt unprepared and uncertain of what to expect from Malaysia, especially since I didn’t have any major t ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Penang

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During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more