Mosque in Georgetown

Penang Island

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September 26th 2007
Day 184 (25.09.07) After a bit of a lie in we got up and had a day of shopping for toiletries etc. we were starting to run out of - after a hot walk we found the local 'supermarket' where we stocked up. Having recently booked in for a night at Raffles (how posh) in Singapore, courtesy of the wedding present list, we had the realisation that we may need to get one or two more suitable items of c ... 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