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Taman Negara

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April 14th 2006
It's been awhile. We've been to the jungle and back. For those of you without an encyclopedia, allow me to enthrall you. Taman Negara is a 130 million year old jungle in central peninsular malaysia. Among it's dazzling features are the Orang Asli native jungle dwellers. Their name roughly translates as "Africans Lost in Asia." Indeed that is what they are. In all fairness it was neat to see ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Taman Negara National Park

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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