Malaysia Day 11 04 Procession

Malaysia Day 11

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May 28th 2009
Day 11 Today’s planned expedition to George Town was scuppered by the weather. When we woke up, the heavens had done the same and torrential rain was falling with a little bit of flash flooding. In the morning we found out the the Governor of Penang was visiting the hotel so watched when he arrived as a formal ceremony was performed. We decided that we would wait a while to see if it cleared ... 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