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80°F / 26°C
(Partly Cloudy. Warm.)
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Penang, Malaysia
Like mink, the Pearl of the Orient is about radiance and rarity: relics of the Empire and diasporas, sunny beaches and unforgettable food. A duty-free Mecca, it is home to the KOMTAR building and the longest bridge in South-east Asia. |
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Tour: Foreign and Religious Enclaves
The port provided the cradle for early immigrant settlers, the nannies of Penang's progress and modernization. By colonial design, Georgetown started as a neat patchwork of residential, commercial and... [ more ] |
| "Lest we forget—lest we forget!" Rudyard Kipling in "Recessional".
Penang's history meaningfully began when a quick-witted Francis Light discovered the island, off Malaya's northern west coast, and deemed it a seamless fit in the British... [ more ] |
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