St. Francis Xavier

Onto Malaysia!

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April 29th 2007
Having left the tackiness of Sentosa Island behind me I jumped onto a rather luxurious bus to Melaka, just a few hours across the border from Singapore. Arrived at the central bus station and was welcomed by a huge Tesco's. Hurrah! I didn't venture into it though as there are a lot more interesting things to see in this historical Malaysian city. Here comes the oh-so-important, but brief (I pr ... read more

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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