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A Quaint History of the Mystical Islet We Call “Pulau Tikus”
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IT IS SAID that Francis Light, after negotiations with the Sultan of Kedah to take possession of Penang, anchored his three ships off the islet, Pulau Tikus, an...
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Hong Seng Estate: The Urban Kampung by the Hill
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JALAN MOUNT ERSKINE, the busy thoroughfare beyond the western-most end of Jalan Burmah, cuts through vast tracks of Chinese cemeteries and links together the su...
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An Insider’s Account of Malaysia’s Parliament 2018-2020
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Dikir Barat: An Evolving Identity Marker
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