The Pearl Regains its Lustre
October 24th 2011 The island of Penang was long known as "Pearl of the Orient". Founded in 1786 by Francis Light (father of William, who founded Adelaide), it was a trading post for the British East India Company and was one of the three Straits Settlements, along with Malacca and Singapore.
We had spent three happy years working and living there in the 1970's. At that time the island and its capital, George
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