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peninsular malaysia: west to east

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May 2nd 2007
My first stop for my second return to Malaysia was Melaka. A funny thing I noticed was that everyone kept spelling Melaka differently. I saw it spelled Malaka, Malaca, Malacka, Malacca, Melaca, Melacca, and the one I spell it as Melaka. I guess everyone likes their way better and a common spelling hasn't be voted on. Melaka was a very different city than the rest I've seen in Malaysia. All the ... read more

Asia » Malaysia

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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