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Towns of Central Sarawak

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July 12th 2008
All Sarawak towns have an emblem, something familiar from their locality. It is always represented prominently in painted concrete, oversize. Mukah Mukah is a sleepy place on the coast, pausing between the old and the new. The old town has a few wooden shophouses left, but change must be rapid, because it far less cute than the guidebooks suggest. The tall houses are long g ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Sarawak

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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