Malaysia Day 8 01 Batik Stamping 1

Malaysia Day 8

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May 25th 2009
Day 8 Today started as they all will while we are on Penang with breakfast by the pool. We were picked up at 9am for our half day round island tour. The first stop was the Penang Batik Factory where we were shown how the batik products are made. A lot of batik made at this establishment is for institutions like schools and hotels and is made using a stencil. Of course a lot of these designs are ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Penang

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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