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Penang

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Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. [1]

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Abdul Rahman Abbas

Tun Dato' Seri Utama Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas (born 15 April 1938) is the current Yang di-Pertua Negeri (the Head of the State/ the Supreme Head of the State) of the state of Penang, Malaysia.

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Abdullah Mukarram Shah of Kedah

Sultan Abdullah Mukarram Shah (died 3 September 1797) was the 20th Sultan of Kedah.

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Advanced Micro Devices

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets.

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Agilent Technologies

Agilent Technologies is an American public research, development and manufacturing company established in 1999 as a spin-off from Hewlett-Packard.

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Ai FM

Ai FM (Chinese name: 爱 FM, literally "Love FM"), is the national Chinese radio station operated by Radio Televisyen Malaysia since 1934.

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AirAsia

AirAsia Berhad is a Malaysian low-cost airline headquartered near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Ais kacang

Ice kacang, literally meaning "bean ice", also commonly known as ABC (acronym for Air Batu Campur, meaning "mixed ice"), is a Malaysian dessert which is also common in Singapore (where it is called ice kachang) and Brunei.

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Allies of World War I

The Allies of World War I, or Entente Powers, were the countries that opposed the Central Powers in the First World War.

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Aman Island

Aman Island is an islet off the coast of Seberang Perai in the State of Penang, Malaysia.

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Anna and the King

Anna and the King is a 1999 biographical drama film loosely based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam (and its 1946 film adaptation), which give a fictionalized account of the diaries of Anna Leonowens.

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Anwar Ibrahim

Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim (Jawi: انور إبراهيم; born 10 August 1947) is a Malaysian politician who is currently the Leader of the Pakatan Harapan coalition.

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Areca catechu

Areca catechu is a species of palm which grows in much of the tropical Pacific, Asia, and parts of east Africa.

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Arte S

Arte S is a residential complex near the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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AsiaOne

AsiaOne is a news and lifestyle aggregator of the Singapore Press Holdings, available on a variety of online platforms.

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Astro Radio

Astro Radio Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Airtime Management and Programming Sdn Bhd or AMP Radio Networks) is a Malaysian radio network company owned by Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd that is owned by Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd.

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Axis powers

The Axis powers (Achsenmächte; Potenze dell'Asse; 枢軸国 Sūjikukoku), also known as the Axis and the Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, were the nations that fought in World War II against the Allied forces.

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Ayutthaya Kingdom

The Ayutthaya Kingdom (อยุธยา,; also spelled Ayudhya or Ayodhaya) was a Siamese kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767.

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Balik Pulau

Balik Pulau is a town and the administrative centre of the Southwest Penang Island District in Penang, Malaysia.

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Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Thailand.

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Bangsawan

Bangsawan (Jawi: بڠساون) is a type of traditional Malay opera or theatre performed by a troupe, and accompanied by music and sometimes dances.

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Bank Negara Malaysia

The Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM; Bank Negara Malaysia) is the Malaysian central bank.

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Bank of China

Bank of China (often abbreviated as 中行 or BOC) is one of the four biggest state-owned commercial banks in China.

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Barisan Nasional

The National Front (Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition in Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of right-wing and centre parties.

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Batik Painting Museum Penang

The Batik Painting Museum Penang (Muzium Lukisan Batik Pulau Pinang) is a museum about batik in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Battle of Penang

The Battle of Penang occurred on 28 October 1914, during World War I. It was a naval action in the Strait of Malacca, in which the German cruiser sank two Allied warships.

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Batu Ferringhi

Batu Ferringhi is a suburb of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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Batu Kawan

Batu Kawan is a town within the South Seberang Perai District in Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia.

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Batu Maung

Batu Maung is a residential neighbourhood in the Southwest Penang Island District, Penang, Malaysia, near the southeastern tip of Penang Island.

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Bayan Baru

Bayan Baru is a residential neighbourhood in the Southwest Penang Island District, Penang, Malaysia.

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Bayan Lepas

Bayan Lepas is a town in the Southwest Penang Island District, Penang, Malaysia, near the southeastern tip of Penang Island.

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Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone

The Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone is a high-tech manufacturing area in Bayan Lepas, near the southeastern tip of Penang Island in Penang, Malaysia.

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Beach Street, George Town

Beach Street is a major thoroughfare and part of the central business district in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Betong Island

Betong Island is a group of islets off the western coast of Penang Island in the State of Penang, Malaysia.

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Bicycle-sharing system

A bicycle-sharing system, public bicycle system, or bike-share scheme, is a service in which bicycles are made available for shared use to individuals on a short term basis for a price or free.

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Bloomberg L.P.

Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial, software, data, and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

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Bombing of South-East Asia (1944–45)

From 1944 to 1945, during the final stage of World War II, the Allies undertook the strategic bombing of South-East Asia.

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Bon Festival

or just is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors.

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Bose Corporation

Bose Corporation is a privately held American corporation, based in Framingham, Massachusetts, that designs, develops and sells audio equipment.

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Boston Scientific

Boston Scientific Corporation (Boston Scientific) is a manufacturer of medical devices used in interventional medical specialties, including interventional radiology, interventional cardiology, peripheral interventions, neuromodulation, neurovascular intervention, electrophysiology, cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, endoscopy, oncology, urology and gynecology.

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British Malaya

The term British Malaya loosely describes a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries.

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British Military Administration (Malaya)

The British Military Administration (BMA) was the interim administrator of British Malaya from August 1945, the end of World War II, to the establishment of the Malayan Union in April 1946.

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British Raj

The British Raj (from rāj, literally, "rule" in Hindustani) was the rule by the British Crown in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947.

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Buddhism

Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.

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Bujang Valley

The Bujang Valley (Lembah Bujang) is a sprawling historical complex and has an area of approximately 224 km2 situated near Merbok, Kedah, between Gunung Jerai in the north and Muda River in the south, it is the richest archaeological area in Malaysia.

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Bukit Mertajam

Bukit Mertajam is a town and the administrative centre of the Central Seberang Perai District in Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia.

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Bumiputera (Malaysia)

Bumiputera or Bumiputra (Jawi: بوميڤوترا) is a Malaysian term to describe Malays and other indigenous peoples of Southeast Asia, i.e. the Malay world, used similarly as in Indonesia and Brunei.

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Butterworth Outer Ring Road

Butterworth Outer Ring Road (BORR) (Malay: Lebuhraya Lingkaran Luar Butterworth) is a coastal expressway located in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia.

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Butterworth railway station

The Butterworth railway station is a Malaysian railway station located at and named after the town of Butterworth, Penang.

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Butterworth, Penang

Butterworth, within the North Seberang Perai District, is the largest town in Seberang Perai, the mainland half of the Malaysian state of Penang.

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Butterworth–Kulim Expressway

Butterworth–Kulim Expressway, BKE, (Malay: Lebuhraya Butterworth–Kulim), is the only opened toll system's expressway in Penang, Malaysia.

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Cabinet of Malaysia

The Cabinet of Malaysia is the executive branch of Malaysia's government.

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Camera Museum

The Camera Museum (Malay: Muzium Kamera, Tamil: நிழற்படக் கருவி அருங்காட்சியகம்) is a museum in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Cantonese

The Cantonese language is a variety of Chinese spoken in the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding area in southeastern China.

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Cathay Dragon

Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd (Chinese: 港龍航空公司), operating brand as Cathay Dragon (Chinese: 國泰港龍航空) and previously as Dragonair, is a Hong Kong-based international regional airline, with its corporate headquarters, Cathay Dragon House, and main hub at Hong Kong International Airport.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Cendol

Cendol is an iced sweet dessert that contains droplets of worm-like green rice flour jelly, coconut milk and palm sugar syrup.

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Central Seberang Perai District

The Central Seberang Perai District (SPT; Daerah Seberang Perai Tengah) is a district in the state of Penang, Malaysia.

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Channel NewsAsia

Channel NewsAsia (abbreviated CNA) is a 24-hour television news channel and news agency based in Singapore, broadcasting free-to-air domestically and by cable television and satellite television to 28 territories in Asia, the Middle East and Australia.

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Char kway teow

Char kway teow, literally "stir-fried ricecake strips", is a popular noodle dish in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia.

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Charles, Prince of Wales

Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is the heir apparent to the British throne as the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion

The Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion is a government gazetted heritage building located on Leith Street in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Cherok Tok Kun

Cherok Tokun, sometimes spelt as Cherok To' Kun or Cherok Tok Kun, is a small town in Penang, Malaysia.

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Chevron Corporation

Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation.

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China Airlines

China Airlines (CAL) is the largest airline of Taiwan.

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China Southern Airlines

China Southern Airlines Company Limited is an airline headquartered in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Established on 1 July 1988 following the restructuring of the Civil Aviation Administration of China that acquired and merged a number of domestic airlines, the airline became one of China's "Big Three" airlines (alongside Air China and China Eastern Airlines), the world's sixth-largest airline measured by passengers carried and Asia's largest airline in fleet size, revenue and passengers carried. With its main hubs at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Beijing Capital International Airport, the airline operates more than 2,000 flights to 208 destinations daily as a member of SkyTeam. The logo of the airline consists of a kapok flower (which is also the city flower of Guangzhou) on a blue tail fin. The parent company of China Southern Airlines Company Limited is China Southern Air Holding Company, a state-owned enterprise that was supervised by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council.

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Chinese cuisine

Chinese cuisine is an important part of Chinese culture, which includes cuisine originating from the diverse regions of China, as well as from Chinese people in other parts of the world.

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Chinese folk religion

Chinese folk religion (Chinese popular religion) or Han folk religion is the religious tradition of the Han people, including veneration of forces of nature and ancestors, exorcism of harmful forces, and a belief in the rational order of nature which can be influenced by human beings and their rulers as well as spirits and gods.

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Chinese language

Chinese is a group of related, but in many cases mutually unintelligible, language varieties, forming a branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family.

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Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year, usually known as the Spring Festival in modern China, is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.

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Chinese Taipei School Penang

Chinese Taipei School Penang (CTSP) is a Taiwanese (Republic of China) international school in Penang, Malaysia.

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Chingay Parade (South East Asia)

The Chingay Parade is an annual street parade held in Malaysia and Singapore in celebration with the birthdays of the Chinese deities or the procession of the Goddess of Mercy (Guanyin) as part of the Chinese New Year festivities.

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Chow Kon Yeow

Chow Kon Yeow (born 14 November 1958) is a Malaysian politician and the current Chief Minister of Penang.

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Christianity

ChristianityFrom Ancient Greek Χριστός Khristós (Latinized as Christus), translating Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas.

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Christmas

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ,Martindale, Cyril Charles.

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Chung Hwa Confucian High School

Chung Hwa Confucian High School (or 孔圣庙中华中学 in Chinese) is a Chinese conforming (national-type) secondary school located in Green Lane, Penang, Malaysia.

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Chung Ling High School

Chung Ling High School (Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Chung Ling) is a secondary school in Malaysia, located in George Town, Penang.

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Citibank

Citibank is the consumer division of financial services multinational Citigroup.

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Citigroup

Citigroup Inc. or Citi (stylized as citi) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services corporation headquartered in New York City.

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City Hall, Penang

The City Hall is the local government headquarters in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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City Park, Penang

The City Park, also colloquially known as the Youth Park, is an urban park in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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City Stadium, Penang

The City Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, and serves as the home stadium of the Penang state football team, Penang FA.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is an American basic cable and satellite television news channel and an independent subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia.

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Comfort women

Comfort women were women and girls forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army in occupied territories before and during World War II.

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Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often known as simply the Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of 53 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire.

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Constitution of Malaysia

The Federal Constitution of Malaya, which came into force in 1957, is the supreme law of Malaya.

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Constitution of the State of Penang

The Constitution of Penang, introduced in 1957, is the fundamental law of the Malaysian state of Penang.

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Controlled-access highway

A controlled-access highway is a type of highway which has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow and ingress/egress regulated.

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Crown colony

Crown colony, dependent territory and royal colony are terms used to describe the administration of United Kingdom overseas territories that are controlled by the British Government.

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Crown Colony of Penang

Penang was a British Crown colony from 1946 to 1957.

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Curry Mee

Curry Mee (mee kari) is a dish that is unique to Malaysia and Singapore, drawing from Malay, Chinese and Indian influences.

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Cycle rickshaw

The cycle rickshaw is a small-scale local means of transport; it is also known by a variety of other names such as bike taxi, velotaxi, pedicab, bikecab, cyclo, beca, becak, trisikad, or trishaw.

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Dalat International School

Dalat International School is an international day and boarding school in Penang, Malaysia.

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Dell

Dell (stylized as DELL) is an American multinational computer technology company based in Round Rock, Texas, United States, that develops, sells, repairs, and supports computers and related products and services.

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Democratic Action Party (Malaysia)

The Democratic Action Party, or DAP (Parti Tindakan Demokratik,, ஜனநாயக செயல் கட்சி) is a multi-racial, centre-left Malaysian political party advocating social democracy and secularism, social justice, social liberalism, progressivism, and multi-racialism.

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Design Village

Design Village is an outlet mall in Batu Kawan, Penang, Malaysia.

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Dewan Rakyat

The Dewan Rakyat (Malay for House of Representatives, literally People's Hall) is the lower house of the Parliament of Malaysia, consisting of members elected during elections from federal constituencies drawn by the Election Commission.

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Dhammikarama Burmese Temple

Dhammikarama Burmese Temple, located at the Pulau Tikus suburb in George Town, is the sole Burmese Buddhist temple in the State of Penang, Malaysia.

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Diwali

Diwali or Deepavali is the Hindu festival of lights celebrated every year in autumn in the northern hemisphere (spring in southern hemisphere).

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Doha

Doha (الدوحة, or ad-Dōḥa) is the capital and most populous city of the State of Qatar.

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Double-decker bus

A double-decker bus is a bus that has two storeys or decks.

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Dragon boat

A dragon boat is a human-powered watercraft.

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Dutch East Indies

The Dutch East Indies (or Netherlands East-Indies; Nederlands(ch)-Indië; Hindia Belanda) was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia.

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East India Company

The East India Company (EIC), also known as the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) or the British East India Company and informally as John Company, was an English and later British joint-stock company, formed to trade with the East Indies (in present-day terms, Maritime Southeast Asia), but ended up trading mainly with Qing China and seizing control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent.

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East Malaysia

East Malaysia (Malaysia Timur), also known as Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan (Sabah, Sarawak dan Labuan) or Malaysian Borneo, is the part of Malaysia on the island of Borneo, the world's third largest island.

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Eastern & Oriental Hotel

The Eastern & Oriental Hotel (popularly known as E&O Hotel) is a colonial-style hotel in George Town, Penang, Malaysia that was established in 1885 by the Sarkies Brothers.

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Eastern and Oriental Express

The Eastern & Oriental Express is a luxury train that carries passengers between Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

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Edmond Stanley

Sir Edmond Stanley SL (1760–1843) was an Anglo-Irish lawyer and politician who served as Serjeant-at-Law of the Parliament of Ireland, Recorder of Prince of Wales Island, now Penang, and subsequently Chief Justice of Madras.

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Eid al-Adha

Eid al-Adha (lit), also called the "Festival of Sacrifice", is the second of two Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide each year (the other being Eid al-Fitr), and considered the holier of the two.

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Eid al-Fitr

Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر) is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm).

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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Empire of Japan

The was the historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 to the enactment of the 1947 constitution of modern Japan.

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Employees Provident Fund (Malaysia)

Employees' Provident Fund (Malay: Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja) commonly known by the acronym EPF (Malay: KWSP) is a federal statutory body under the purview of the Ministry of Finance.

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Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia

The Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Engineering Campus (Kampus Kejuruteraan) is located in Transkrian, Nibong Tebal, Seberang Perai Selatan, Penang.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Entrepôt

An entrepôt or transshipment port is a port, city, or trading post where merchandise may be imported, stored or traded, usually to be exported again.

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Era (radio station)

ERA (formerly Era FM) is a Malaysian Malay language radio station operated by Astro Radio Sdn. Bhd. The radio station broadcasts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Ernest Zacharevic

Ernest Zacharevic (born 1986 in Lithuania) is a multidiscipline contemporary and public artist based in Penang, Malaysia.

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Eurasian (mixed ancestry)

A Eurasian is a person of mixed Asian and European ancestry.

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European cuisine

European cuisine, or alternatively Western cuisine, is a generalised term collectively referring to the cuisines of Europe and other Western countries,.

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Federation of Malaya

The Federation of Malaya (Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; Jawi: ڤرسكوتوان تانه ملايو) was a federation of 11 states (nine Malay states and two of the British Straits Settlements, Penang and Malacca)See: Cabinet Memorandum by the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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Figurehead

In politics, a figurehead is a person who holds de jure (in name or by law) an important title or office (often supremely powerful), yet de facto (in reality) executes little actual power.

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Firefly (airline)

FlyFirefly Sdn Bhd, operating as Firefly, is a full-service point-to-point carrier and a full subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines.

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Fly FM

Fly FM is an English-language Malaysian private radio station owned by Media Prima Berhad.

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Forbes

Forbes is an American business magazine.

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Foreign direct investment

A foreign direct investment (FDI) is an investment in the form of a controlling ownership in a business in one country by an entity based in another country.

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Fort Cornwallis

Fort Cornwallis is a star fort in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, built by the British East India Company in the late 18th century.

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Francis Light

Captain Francis Light (15 December 174021October1794)The date on his tombstone in the Northam Road cemetery says he died on 21 October 1794, but an official despatch sent by Philip Mannington, Light's successor, shows Francis Light as having died on "25 October 1794".

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Free economic zone

Free economic zones (FEZ), free economic territories (FETs) or free zones (FZ) are a class of special economic zone (SEZ) designated by the trade and commerce administrations of various countries.

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Free Malaysia Today

Free Malaysia Today (FMT) is an independent, bilingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs, published since 2009.

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Gazetteer

A gazetteer is a geographical dictionary or directory used in conjunction with a map or atlas.

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Gedung Island

Gedung Island is an islet off the coast of Seberang Perai in the State of Penang, Malaysia.

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Gelugor

Gelugor is a southern suburb of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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George Alexander William Leith

Major General Sir George Alexander William Leith, the second Baronet, (1775), K.C.B. O.B was the first Lieutenant-Governor of Prince of Wales' Island (Penang Island), taking the reins over from George Caunter, a magistrate who was acting superintendent following the resignation and departure of the last governor, Superintendent Major Forbes Ross MacDonald.

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George III of the United Kingdom

George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death in 1820.

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George IV of the United Kingdom

George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover following the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten years later.

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George Town CBD, Penang

The George Town CBD is the central business district within George Town, the capital city of the state of Penang in Malaysia.

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George Town Festival

The George Town Festival is an annual cultural festival held within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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George Town Inner Ring Road

George Town Inner Ring Road is an urban ring road within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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George Town, Penang

George Town, the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang, is located at the northeastern tip of Penang Island.

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Gini coefficient

In economics, the Gini coefficient (sometimes expressed as a Gini ratio or a normalized Gini index) is a measure of statistical dispersion intended to represent the income or wealth distribution of a nation's residents, and is the most commonly used measurement of inequality.

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Gleneagles Medical Centre

The Gleneagles Medical Centre is a 360-bed private hospital in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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Gobind Singh Deo

Gobind Singh Deo s/o Karpal Singh (born 19 June 1973) is a Malaysian politician, lawyer and the Member of Parliament for Puchong, Selangor.

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Government of Malaysia

Government of Malaysia officially the Federal Government of Malaysia (Kerajaan Persekutuan Malaysia) based in the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and the federal executive based in Putrajaya.

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Government of Penang

The Penang state government refers to the government authority of the Malaysian state of Penang.

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GoXuan (radio station)

goXuan (formerly known as goXuan FM) is a Malaysian Chinese language radio station operated by Astro Radio Sdn. Bhd. The radio station went on air on 2 October 2017 and targets Chinese Generation Z listeners.

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Greater Kuala Lumpur

Greater Kuala Lumpur is the geographical term that determines the boundaries of Metropolitan Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

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Greater Penang Conurbation

The Greater Penang Conurbation that covers all of Penang, southern Kedah and northern Perak is Malaysia's second most populous metropolitan area.

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Gross domestic product

Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all final goods and services produced in a period (quarterly or yearly) of time.

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Guangzhou

Guangzhou, also known as Canton, is the capital and most populous city of the province of Guangdong.

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Gurney Drive, George Town

Gurney Drive is a popular seafront promenade within George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Gurney Paragon

Gurney Paragon is a residential-cum-retail complex in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Gurney Plaza

Gurney Plaza is a shopping mall in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Hainan

Hainan is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea.

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Hakka Chinese

Hakka, also rendered Kejia, is one of the major groups of varieties of Chinese, spoken natively by the Hakka people throughout southern China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and throughout the diaspora areas of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and in overseas Chinese communities around the world.

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Han Chiang University College of Communication

Han Chiang University College of Communication (韩江传媒大学学院) is a non-profit, private university college in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Heng Ee High School

Heng Ee High School (恒毅国民型华文中学; Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Heng Ee) is a Chinese conforming secondary school located in George Town, Penang.

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Hideki Tojo

Hideki Tojo (Kyūjitai: 東條 英機; Shinjitai: 東条 英機;; December 30, 1884 – December 23, 1948) was a general of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), the leader of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association, and the 27th Prime Minister of Japan during much of World War II, from October 17, 1941, to July 22, 1944.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practised in the Indian subcontinent.

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Hinterland

Hinterland is a German word meaning "the land behind" (a city, a port, or similar).

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History of Penang

The State of Penang, one of the most developed and urbanised Malaysian states, is located at the nation's northwest coast along the Malacca Strait.

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History of the Jews in Malaysia

Malaysian Jews are Jews living in Malaysia, or those originally from the country.

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Hitachi

() is a Japanese multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.

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Hitz (radio station)

Hitz (formerly known as hitz fm) is a Malaysian national radio station managed by Astro Radio, a subsidiary of Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd.

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Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City (Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh; or; formerly Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville), also widely known by its former name of Saigon (Sài Gòn; or), is the largest city in Vietnam by population.

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Hokkien mee

Hokkien mee is a dish in Malaysian and Singaporean cuisine that has its origins in the cuisine of China's Fujian (Hokkien) province.

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Honeywell Aerospace

Honeywell Aerospace is a manufacturer of aircraft engines and avionics, as well as a producer of auxiliary power units (APUs) and other aviation products.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is an autonomous territory of China on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary in East Asia.

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Hot FM (Malaysia)

Hot FM is a Malaysian radio station owned by Synchrosound Studio Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Media Prima.

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HSBC

HSBC Holdings plc is a British multinational banking and financial services holding company, tracing its origin to a hong in Hong Kong.

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Human Development Index

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic (composite index) of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.

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Imperial Japanese Army

The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA; Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun; "Army of the Greater Japanese Empire") was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945.

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Indian cuisine

Indian cuisine consists of a wide variety of regional and traditional cuisines native to the Indian subcontinent.

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Intel

Intel Corporation (stylized as intel) is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, in the Silicon Valley.

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International Congress and Convention Association

The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) was founded in 1963 by a group of travel agents to exchange information on international congresses and conventions.

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International Express

The information below is now out of date: since early 2016 there is now just one "International Express" in each direction per day and this service now commences/terminates at Padang Besar Station on the Thai/Malay border.

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International rankings of Penang

The following are some of the international rankings of Penang, listed according to category.

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Internet of things

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances, and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and connectivity which enables these things to connect and exchange data, creating opportunities for more direct integration of the physical world into computer-based systems, resulting in efficiency improvements, economic benefits, and reduced human exertions.

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INTI International University

INTI International University & Colleges are private university colleges located in Malaysia.

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Irreligion

Irreligion (adjective form: non-religious or irreligious) is the absence, indifference, rejection of, or hostility towards religion.

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ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute

The ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute (p) is a Singaporean statutory board and research institution established by an Act of Parliament in 1968.

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Islam

IslamThere are ten pronunciations of Islam in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the s is or, and whether the a is pronounced, or (when the stress is on the first syllable) (Merriam Webster).

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Island Hospital

The Island Hospital is a 300-bed private hospital in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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Islet

An islet is a very small island.

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Jabil

Jabil Inc. is a United States-based global manufacturing services company.

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Jakarta

Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (Daerah Khusus Ibu Kota Jakarta), is the capital and largest city of Indonesia.

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Japanese occupation of Malaya

Malaya was gradually occupied by the Japanese between 8 December 1941 and the Allied surrender at Singapore on 16 February 1942.

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Jelutong, Penang

Jelutong is a suburb of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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Jerejak Island

Jerejak Island is an islet off the eastern coast of Penang Island in the State of Penang, Malaysia.

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Jetstar Asia Airways

Jetstar Asia Airways Pte Ltd (operating as Jetstar Asia) is a low-cost airline based in Singapore.

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Jimmy Choo

Datuk Jimmy Choo Yeang Keat OBE AllMalaysia.info, 27 August 2004 (born 15 November 1948) is a Malaysian fashion designer based in the United Kingdom.

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Jit Sin High School

Founded in 1918, Jit Sin High School (Malay: Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Jit Sin) is a co-educational Chinese vernacular secondary school in Bukit Mertajam, Penang.

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Johor

Johor or Johore is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia.

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Judiciary of Malaysia

Judiciary of Malaysia is largely centralised despite Malaysia's federal constitution, heavily influenced by the English common law and to a lesser extent Islamic law.

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Kanagawa Prefecture

is a prefecture located in Kantō region of Japan.

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Kapitan Keling Mosque

The Kapitan Keling Mosque (Malay name: Masjid Kapitan Keling,Tamil:காப்பித்தான் கெலிங மசூதி, Kāppittāṉ keliṅa macūti) is a mosque built in the 19th century by Indian Muslim traders in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Karpal Singh

Karpal Singh Ram Singh (28 June 1940 – 17 April 2014) (ਕਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ) was a Malaysian lawyer and politician.

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KDU University College

KDU University College (or KDU) is a private university college in Malaysia, with its flagship campus in Utropolis Glenmarie, Shah Alam.

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Kedah

Kedah (Jawi: قدح), also known by its honorific Darul Aman or "Abode of Peace", is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia.

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Kedah Malay

Kedah Malay or Kedahan (Also known as Pelat Utara or Loghat Utara 'Northern Dialect') also referred in Thailand as "Syburi Malay" (ภาษามลายูไทรบุรี) is a variety of the Malayan languages mainly spoken in the northwestern northern Malaysian states of Perlis, Kedah, Penang, and northern Perak and in the southern Thai provinces of Trang, Satun and parts of Yala, the usage of Kedahan Malay was historically prevalent in southwestern Thailand before being superseded by the Thai language.

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Kedah Sultanate

The Kedah Sultanate is a Muslim dynasty located in the Malay Peninsula.

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Kek Lok Si

The Kek Lok Si Temple is a Buddhist temple situated in Air Itam in Penang facing the sea and commanding an impressive view, and is one of the best known temples on the island.

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Kendi Island

Kendi Island is an islet off the southern coast of Penang Island in the State of Penang, Malaysia.

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Kepala Batas, Penang

Kepala Batas is a town in North Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia.

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Keretapi Tanah Melayu

Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTM) (Jawi: كريتاڤي تانه ملايو برحد) or Malayan Railways Limited is the main rail operator in Peninsular Malaysia.

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Kerian River

Kerian River (Sungai Kerian) is a river in the northern part of the Malaysian state of Perak.

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Khaw Boon Wan

Khaw Boon Wan (born 8 December 1952) is a Singaporean politician who was originally from Penang, Malaysia.

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Khazanah Nasional

Khazanah Nasional Berhad is the sovereign wealth fund of the Government of Malaysia.

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Khoo Kongsi

The Khoo Kongsi is a large Chinese clanhouse with elaborate and highly ornamented architecture, a mark of the dominant presence of the Chinese in Penang, Malaysia.

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Klang Valley

Klang Valley (Lembah Klang) is an area in Malaysia which is centered in Kuala Lumpur, and includes its adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor.

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Knight Frank

Knight Frank LLP is an estate agency, residential and commercial property consultancy founded in London by John Knight, Howard Frank and William Rutley in 1896.

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Komtar

KOMTAR Tower, in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia, is Penang's tallest skyscraper and the sixth tallest building in Malaysia.

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Kool FM (Malaysia)

Kool FM is a Malaysian private radio station owned by Media Prima Berhad, which broadcasts in the Malay language.

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KTM West Coast railway line

The West Coast railway line runs from Padang Besar railway station close to the Malaysia–Thailand border in Perlis (where it connects with the State Railway of Thailand) to Woodlands Train Checkpoint in Singapore.

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Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur), or commonly known as KL, is the national capital of Malaysia as well as its largest city in the country.

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Kwong Wah Yit Poh

Kwong Wah Yit Poh or Kwong Wah Daily is a Malaysian Chinese daily that was founded on 20 December 1910 by Dr.

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Laksa

Laksa is a spicy noodle soup popular in the Peranakan cuisine.

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Lam Wah Ee Hospital

Lam Wah Ee Hospital is a 700 bedded tertiary acute care hospital located at Jalan Tan Sri Teh Ewe Lim, Penang, Malaysia.

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Lam Wah Ee Nursing College

Lam Wah Ee Nursing College is a private college located in George Town, Penang, affiliated to Lam Wah Ee Hospital.

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Land reclamation

Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a landfill), is the process of creating new land from ocean, riverbeds, or lake beds.

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Lee Kuan Yew

Lee Kuan Yew GCMG CH SPMJ (16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), commonly referred to by his initials LKY, was the first Prime Minister of Singapore, governing for three decades.

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Lim Chong Eu

Tun Dato' Seri Dr. Lim Chong Eu (28 May 1919 – 24 November 2010) was a Malaysian politician who served as the second Chief Minister of Penang for a record 21 years.

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Lim Guan Eng

Lim Guan Eng (born 8 December 1960) is a Malaysian politician currently serving as the Finance Minister of Malaysia.

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Lingga Islands

Not to be confused with "Linga", a common Scottish island name, see Linga (disambiguation) The Lingga Islands Regency or Lingga Archipelago (Kabupaten Kepulauan Lingga) are a group of islands in Indonesia, located south of Singapore, along both sides of the equator, off the eastern coast of Riau Province on Sumatra island.

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Lingua franca

A lingua franca, also known as a bridge language, common language, trade language, auxiliary language, vernacular language, or link language is a language or dialect systematically used to make communication possible between people who do not share a native language or dialect, particularly when it is a third language that is distinct from both native languages.

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LinkBike

LinkBike is a public bicycle sharing system serving the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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List of Chief Ministers of Penang

The Chief Minister of Penang is the head of government in the Malaysian state of Penang.

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List of cities in Malaysia by population

The following is a list of the largest cities in Malaysia by population, based on the 2010 National Census.

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List of governors of Penang

This is the list of people who have held the highest political office in Penang and its previous entities.

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List of the busiest airports in Malaysia

The busiest airports in Malaysia are measured according to data presented by Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad.

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Lists of capitals

Below is a list of lists of capitals.

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Lite (radio station)

LITE (formerly LiteFM) is one of Malaysia's English-language radio stations.

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Local government in Malaysia

The local government in Malaysia is the lowest tier of government in Malaysia administered under the states and federal territories which in turn are beneath the federal tier.

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Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre

The Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre is a 273-bed private hospital in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet is the largest travel guide book publisher in the world.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper which has been published in Los Angeles, California since 1881.

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Lust, Caution

Lust, Caution is a 2007 erotic espionage period thriller film directed by Ang Lee, based on the novella of the same name published in 1979 by Chinese author Eileen Chang.

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Mahayana

Mahāyāna (Sanskrit for "Great Vehicle") is one of two (or three, if Vajrayana is counted separately) main existing branches of Buddhism and a term for classification of Buddhist philosophies and practice.

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Mak Mandin

Mak Mandin is an industrial town located in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia.

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Malacca

Malacca (Melaka; மலாக்கா) dubbed "The Historic State", is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca.

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Malay cuisine

Malay cuisine is the cooking tradition of ethnic Malays of Malaysia, Indonesia (parts of Sumatra and West Kalimantan), Singapore, Brunei, Southern Thailand and the Philippines (mostly Southern).

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Malay language

Malay (Bahasa Melayu بهاس ملايو) is a major language of the Austronesian family spoken in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

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Malay Mail

The Malay Mail is a newspaper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, first published on 1 December 1896 when Kuala Lumpur was the capital of the then new Federated Malay States, making it the first daily to appear in the FMS.

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Malay Peninsula

The Malay Peninsula (Tanah Melayu, تانه ملايو; คาบสมุทรมลายู,, မလေး ကျွန်းဆွယ်, 马来半岛 / 馬來半島) is a peninsula in Southeast Asia.

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Malayan Union

The Malayan Union was a union of the Malay states and the Straits Settlements of Penang and Malacca.

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Malays (ethnic group)

Malays (Orang Melayu, Jawi: أورڠ ملايو) are an Austronesian ethnic group that predominantly inhabit the Malay Peninsula, eastern Sumatra and coastal Borneo, as well as the smaller islands which lie between these locations — areas that are collectively known as the Malay world.

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Malaysia

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia.

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Malaysia Federal Route 6

Federal Route 6 is a federal road around Penang Island, Malaysia.

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Malaysiakini

Malaysiakini (Meaning in English: "Malaysia Today") is an online news portal published in English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil.

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Malaysian Chinese

The Malaysian Chinese consist of people of full or partial Chinese—particularly Han Chinese—ancestry who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia.

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Malaysian Investment Development Authority

The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Lembaga Pembangunan Pelaburan Malaysia), abbreviated MIDA, previously known as Malaysian Industrial Development Authority is the government's principal agency to oversee and drive investment into the manufacturing and services sectors in Malaysia.

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Malaysian Islamic Party

The Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS; Parti Islam Se-Malaysia; formerly known as Malayan Islamic Party) is an Islamist political party in Malaysia.

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Malaysian Malay

Malaysian Malays (Malaysian: Melayu Malaysia, Jawi: ملايو مليسيا) are Malaysians of Malay ethnicity whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in the Malay world.

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Malaysian Mandarin

Malaysian Mandarin is a variety of Mandarin Chinese spoken in Malaysia by ethnic Chinese in Malaysia.

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Malaysian Siamese

The Malaysian Siamese, Siamese Malaysians or Thai Malaysians are people of full or partial Thai descent who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia.

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Malaysian United Indigenous Party

Malaysian United Indigenous Party or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM), informally known as BERSATU, is a nationalist political party in Malaysia formed on 8 September 2016.

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Malaysians of Indian descent in Penang

Penangite Indians (Malaysian: Kaum India di Pulau Pinang, Tamil:பினாங்கு இந்தியர்கள்), also known as Chulias are Malaysian Indians that live primarily in the state of Penang, Malaysia.

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Manuel Godinho de Erédia

Manuel Godinho de Erédia, or Emanuel Godinho de Erédia (16 July 1563 – 1623), was a Malay-Portuguese writer and cartographer.

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Mattel

Mattel, Inc. is an American multinational toy manufacturing company founded in 1945 with headquarters in El Segundo, California.

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Mawlid

Mawlid or Mawlid al-Nabi al-Sharif (مَولِد النَّبِي mawlidu n-nabiyyi, "Birth of the Prophet", sometimes simply called in colloquial Arabic مولد mawlid, mevlid, mevlit, mulud among other vernacular pronunciations; sometimes ميلاد mīlād) is the observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad which is commemorated in Rabi' al-awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar.

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Mayor of Penang Island

The Mayor of Penang Island (Datuk Bandar Pulau Pinang) is the chief executive for the local government of George Town, the capital of the State of Penang and Malaysia's second largest city.

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Media Prima

Media Prima Berhad Listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia, Media Prima Berhad (“Media Prima” or the “Group”) is Malaysia’s leading fully integrated media company with a complete repertoire of media-related businesses in Television, Print, Radio, Out-of-Home Advertising, as well as Content and Digital Media.

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Mediacorp Channel 8

Mediacorp Channel 8 or Channel 8 (Before 1 January 2005: 第八波道) is Singapore's first free-to-air Mandarin television channel in Singapore. It is the first of two Singapore Mandarin over-the-air television channels in Singapore, with the other being Mediacorp Channel U. It was created by Radio and Television Singapore (RTS) on 23 November 1963 as Singapore's only Chinese-medium channel. From 6 May 2001 to 31 December 2004, it serves as an alternative Chinese channel to SPH MediaWorks Channel U. After SPH MediaWorks and Mediacorp merged on 1 January 2005, it now serves as a complementary to Mediacorp Channel U.

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Meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions

Meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) is a type of tourism in which large groups, usually planned well in advance, are brought together for a particular purpose.

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Megalith

A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones.

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Melanesians

Melanesians are the predominant indigenous inhabitants of Melanesia.

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Melody (radio station)

Melody (formerly known as Melody FM) is a Malaysian Chinese-language radio station.

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Mengkuang Dam

Mengkuang Dam (Malay: Empangan Mengkuang, Tasik Mengkuang) is a dam located less than 28 km to the north-east of Butterworth in Penang, Malaysia.

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Methodist Boys' School, Penang

Methodist Boys' School is an all-boys secondary school in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Metropolitan area

A metropolitan area, sometimes referred to as a metro area or commuter belt, is a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing.

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Ming dynasty

The Ming dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China – then known as the – for 276 years (1368–1644) following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.

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Ministry of Health (Malaysia)

The Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesihatan), abbreviated MOH, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for health system: health behavior, cancer, public health, health management, medical research, health systems research, respiratory medicine, health promotion, healthcare tourism, medical device, blood collection, leprosy control, clinical research, health care, dental care, health institution, laboratory, pharmaceutical, patient safety.

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Minnal FM

Minnal FM is a Malaysian Indian radio station operated by Radio Televisyen Malaysia.

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Mitsuoka

is a small Japanese automobile company.

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Mix (Malaysian radio station)

MIX (formerly known as mix fm) is a Malaysian national radio station managed by Astro Radio, a subsidiary of Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd.

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Mohamad Sabu

Haji Mohamad bin Sabu (Jawi: محمد بن سابو; born 14 October 1954), commonly known as Mat Sabu, is a Malaysian politician who is the founding President of Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

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Motorola

Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company founded on September 25, 1928, based in Schaumburg, Illinois.

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Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital

The Mount Miriam Cancer Hospital is a non-profit cancer-dedicated hospital near George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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MPH Group

MPH Group Malaysia Sdn Bhd is a Malaysian group of companies best known for its book retailing and online retailing services as well as being involved in the printing, publishing and distribution of books and library services in Malaysia and Singapore.

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Muda River

Muda River (Sungai Muda) is the longest river in Kedah, Malaysia.

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Muhammad Jiwa Zainal Adilin II of Kedah

Sultan Muhammad Jiwa Zainal Adilin Mu'adzam Shah II (died 1778; also spelt Sultan Muhammad Jiwa Zain al-‘Adilan Mu’azzam Shah) was the 19th Sultan of Kedah.

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Muharram

Muḥarram (مُحَرَّم) is the first month of the Islamic calendar.

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Mutiara FM

Mutiara FM is a Malay language-regional radio station operated by Radio Televisyen Malaysia, broadcasting out of the Penang state capital George Town in Malaysia.

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My (radio station)

My (formerly known as My FM) is a Malaysian-Chinese language private radio station managed by Astro Radio, a subsidiary of Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd.

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Nasi kandar

Nasi kandar is a popular northern Malaysian dish, which originates from Penang.

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National Library Board

The National Library Board (Abbreviation: NLB;; Malay: Lembaga Perpustakaan Negara; தேசிய நூலக வாரியம்) is a statutory board of the Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore.

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National Library of Malaysia

The National Library of Malaysia (Malay: Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia) (PNM) is a library establish under the National Library Act 1972 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA; pronounced, like "Noah") is an American scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce that focuses on the conditions of the oceans, major waterways, and the atmosphere.

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National Taiwan University

National Taiwan University (NTU;; colloquially, 台大; Táidà)The name of the university is translated using Chinese word order.

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National Trust Party (Malaysia)

The National Trust Party (Amanah; Parti Amanah Negara) is a registered political party in Malaysia advocating political Islam.

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National University of Malaysia

The National University of Malaysia (abbreviation: UKM; Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia; abbreviated UKM) is a public university located in Bangi, Selangor which is at south of Kuala Lumpur.

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National University of Singapore

The National University of Singapore (NUS) is an autonomous research university in Singapore.

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Neoclassical architecture

Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century.

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Neolithic

The Neolithic was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 10,200 BC, according to the ASPRO chronology, in some parts of Western Asia, and later in other parts of the world and ending between 4500 and 2000 BC.

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Ngo hiang

Ngo hiang, also known as heh gerng or lor bak or Ngohiong in Cebuano is a unique Hokkien and Teochew dish served in many of Indonesia, Phuket thailand Malaysia and Singapore's hawker centres and in Cebú in the Philippines, in addition to its place of origin in eastern China.

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Nibong Tebal

Nibong Tebal is a town within the South Seberang Perai District in Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia.

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Nicol David

Datuk Nicol Ann David (born 26 August 1983) is a Malaysian female professional squash player, currently ranked world number 6.

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North Seberang Perai District

The North Seberang Perai District (Daerah Seberang Perai Utara, abbreviation as “SPU”), is an administrative district on the mainland part of Penang State, Malaysia.

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Northam Road, George Town

Northam Road is a major thoroughfare along the northern coast of the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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North–South Expressway (Malaysia)

The North–South Expressway (NSE) (Lebuhraya Utara–Selatan; Jawi: ليبوهراي اوتارا–سلاتن;, வடக்கு–தெற்கு விரைவுசாலை) is the longest controlled-access expressway in Malaysia with the total length of about running from Bukit Kayu Hitam in Kedah at the Malaysia–Thailand border (connects with Phetkasem Road (Route 4) in Thailand) to Johor Bahru in southern Peninsular Malaysia near the Malaysia–Singapore border (connects with the Eastern Dispersal Link (EDL) and Second Link Expressway (LINKEDUA) to the Johor–Singapore Causeway and the Malaysia–Singapore Second Link, respectively).

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Northeast Penang Island District

The Northeast Penang Island District is a district within the State of Penang, Malaysia.

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OCBC Bank

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (Simplified Chinese: 华侨银行有限公司), abbreviated as OCBC Bank (华侨银行), is a publicly listed financial services organisation with its head office in Singapore.

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Oktoberfest celebrations

The Oktoberfest is a two-week festival held each year in Munich, Germany during late September and early October.

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One FM

One FM is a Malaysian Chinese-language radio station.

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Open top bus

An open top bus is a bus, usually but not exclusively a double-decker bus, which has been built without a roof.

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Operation Jurist

Operation Jurist referred to the British recapture of Penang following Japan's surrender in 1945.

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Osram

OSRAM Licht AG is a multinational lighting manufacturer headquartered in Munich, Germany.

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Outsourcing

In business, outsourcing is an agreement in which one company contracts its own internal activity to a different company.

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Oxford

Oxford is a city in the South East region of England and the county town of Oxfordshire.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press.

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P. Ramlee

Tan Sri Datuk Amar Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Putih (Jawi: تاوكو زكريا تاوكو ڽق ڤوتيه), commonly known as P. Ramlee (22 March 1929 – 29 May 1973) was a Malaysian film actor, director, singer, songwriter, composer, and producer.

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Pakatan Harapan

The Alliance of Hope (Pakatan Harapan; abbrev: PH) is a political coalition in Malaysia.

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Pakatan Rakyat

The Pakatan Rakyat or PR (People's Pact / People's Alliance) was an informal Malaysian political coalition and successor to Barisan Alternatif (BA).

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Pali

Pali, or Magadhan, is a Middle Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian subcontinent.

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Pantai Hospital Penang

Pantai Hospital Penang is a 190-bed hospital located in Bayan Baru, Penang, Malaysia.

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Parliamentary system

A parliamentary system is a system of democratic governance of a state where the executive branch derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the confidence of the legislative branch, typically a parliament, and is also held accountable to that parliament.

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Pasembur

Pasembur is a Malaysian salad consisting of cucumber (shredded), potatoes, beancurd, turnip, bean sprouts, prawn fritters, spicy fried crab, fried octopus or other seafoods and served with a sweet and spicy nut sauce.

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Penang Adventist Hospital

The Penang Adventist Hospital (Hospital Adventist) is a Christian nonprofit medical institution in Penang, Malaysia.

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Penang Botanic Gardens

The Penang Botanic Gardens, (Malay: Taman Kebun Bunga;Tamil:பினாங்கு தாவரவியல் பூங்கா,Piṉāṅku Tāvaraviyal pūṅkā) also known as the "Waterfall Gardens" because of the cascading waterfall nearby, is a public park situated on Jalan Air Terjun (Waterfall Road) in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Penang Bridge

The Penang Bridge (Jambatan Pulau Pinang;; பினாங்கு பாலம்), route, is a dual carriageway toll bridge and controlled-access highway in the state of Penang, Malaysia.

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Penang Bridge International Marathon

The Penang Bridge International Marathon or Penang Bridge Marathon is an annual marathon event held in Penang Bridge, Penang, Malaysia.

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Penang Chinese Girls' High School

Penang Chinese Girls' High School (PCGHS) (Chinese: 槟城槟华女子国民型中学, Hanyu Pinyin: Bīnchéng bīnhuá nǘzǐ guómínxíng zhōngxué; Malay: Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Perempuan China Pulau Pinang) is one of the all-girls secondary schools in Malaysia.

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Penang cuisine

Penang cuisine is the cuisine of the multicultural society of Penang, Malaysia.

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Penang FA

Football Association of Penang (or simply known as FA Penang) is a Malaysian association football club based in Penang that currently plays in the Malaysia Premier League.

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Penang Free School

Penang Free School, located at Green Lane in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, is the oldest English-medium school in Southeast Asia.

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Penang General Hospital

The Penang General Hospital is the main public hospital in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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Penang High Court

The Penang High Court, founded in 1808, is the birthplace of Malaysia's judiciary system.

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Penang Hill

Penang Hill is a hill resort comprising a group of peaks on Penang Island, Malaysia.

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Penang Hill Railway

The Penang Hill Railway is a one section funicular railway which climbs the Penang Hill from Air Itam, near George Town on the island of Penang in Malaysia.

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Penang Hokkien

Penang Hokkien is a local variant of Hokkien spoken in Penang, Malaysia.

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Penang Hop-On Hop-Off

The Penang Hop-On Hop-Off bus service is a transit bus service within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta

The Penang Hot Air Balloon Fiesta is an annual hot air balloon festival held within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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Penang International Airport

Penang International Airport, situated near Bayan Lepas at the southeastern tip of Penang Island in Malaysia, is one of the busiest airports in the country.

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Penang Islamic Museum

The Penang Islamic Museum (Muzium Islam Pulau Pinang) is a museum about Islam in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Penang Island

Penang Island is the main constituent island of the Malaysian state of Penang.

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Penang Island City Council

The Penang Island City Council is the local government that administers the city of George Town, which includes the entirety of Penang Island.

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Penang Medical College

Penang Medical College (PMC) is a private, Malaysian campus of two medical universities, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and University College Dublin (UCD) medical college situated in Penang, Malaysia.

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Penang Middle Ring Road

Penang Middle Ring Road (Penang state road P19) comprising Scotland Road, Green Lane and Jalan Tengku Kudin, is a major ring road in Penang, Malaysia.

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Penang National Park

The Penang National Park (Malay: Taman Negara Pulau Pinang; Tamil: பினாங்கு தேசியப் பூங்காக்கள்,Piṉāṅku tēciyap pūṅkākkaḷ; Chinese: 槟城国家公园,bīng chéng guó jiā gōng yuán) spans 1,213ha of land and sea and is used by scientists, researchers, and nature lovers to explore its natural treasures.

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Penang Sentral

Penang Sentral is an intermodal transit-oriented development currently under construction in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia.

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Penang State Assembly Building

The Penang State Assembly Building is the home of the Penang State Legislative Assembly.

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Penang state election, 2008

The 12th Penang election was held on 8 March 2008.

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Penang state election, 2018

The 14th Penang election was held on 9 May 2018 to elect the State Assemblymen of the 14th Penang State Legislative Assembly, the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang.

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Penang State Executive Council

The Penang State Executive Council is the executive authority of the state government of Penang, a Malaysian state.

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Penang State Legislative Assembly

The Penang State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the Malaysian state of Penang.

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Penang State Museum and Art Gallery

The Penang State Museum and Art Gallery (Muzium dan Galeri Seni Negeri Pulau Pinang) is a museum and art gallery in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Penang State Stadium

Penang State Stadium (Malay: Stadium Negeri Pulau Pinang) is a multi-purpose stadium in Batu Kawan, South Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia.

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Penang State Symphony Orchestra and Chorus

The Penang Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) (originally known as the Penang State Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (PESSOC)) is an amateur orchestra and choral group funded by the state of Penang, Malaysia, with a wide-ranging repertoire that emphasizes Western classical music.

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Penang Strait

The Penang Strait is an 11 kilometre-wide strait that separates Penang Island from mainland Malay Peninsula.

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Penang Toy Museum

Penang Toy Museum is a toy museum located at 1370, Mk 2, Teluk Bahang (Next to SJK (C) Eok Hua School), Penang, Malaysia.

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Penang Turf Club

Penang Turf Club is a major horse racing course in Penang, Malaysia which was established in 1864.

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Penang Water Supply Corporation

Penang Water Supply Corporation (Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang; abbreviation PBAPP) state government-linked companies which responsible for water supply services in Penang.

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Penangite Chinese

Penangite Chinese are Malaysians of full or partial Chinese ancestry who either hail from or live within the State of Penang.

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Peninsular Malaysia

Peninsular Malaysia also known as Malaya or West Malaysia, is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula and surrounding islands.

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Pensonic Group

Pensonic Holdings Berhad founded by Dato Chew Weng Khak, started business as a small shop in Penang selling electrical appliances trading under the name of Keat Radio Co. in 1965 as a sole proprietor.

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People's Justice Party (Malaysia)

The People's Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Rakyat often known simply as KEADILAN or PKR) is a centre-left multiracial political party in Malaysia formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice Party and the older Malaysian People's Party (PRM).

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People's Liberation Army Navy

The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), also known as the PLA Navy, is the naval warfare branch of the People's Liberation Army, which is the armed wing of the Communist Party of China and, by default, the national armed forces of the People's Republic of China.

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Perai

Perai is a town within the Central Seberang Perai District in Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia.

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Perai River

Perai River (also Prai and Trai; Sungai Perai) is a major river in Penang, Malaysia.

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Perak

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Peranakan

Peranakan Chinese, or Straits-born Chinese, are the descendants of Chinese immigrants who came to the Malay archipelago including British Malaya (now Malaysia and Singapore, where they are also referred to as Baba-Nyonya) and Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia; where they are also referred as Kiau-Seng) and southern Thailand, primarily in Phuket and Ranong between the 15th and 17th centuries.

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Peranakan cuisine

Peranakan or Nyonya cuisine comes from the Peranakans, descendants of early Chinese migrants who settled in Penang, Malacca, Singapore and Indonesia inter-marrying with local Malays and combines Chinese, Malay and other influences.

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Perlis

Perlis, also known by its honorific title Perlis Indera Kayangan (Jawi),The state's constitution simply uses the name "Perlis" and does not include the honorific suffix, "Indera Kayangan".

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Petaling Jaya

Petaling Jaya (commonly called "PJ" by locals) is a major Malaysian city originally developed as a satellite township for Kuala Lumpur.

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Phor Tay High School

Phor Tay High School (Chinese: 菩提国民型华文中学; Malay: Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Phor Tay) or SMJK Phor Tay is a public, Buddhist, co-educational high school, located in Sungai Dua, Penang.

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Piktochart

Piktochart is a web-based infographic application which allows users without intensive experience as graphic designers to easily create infographics and visuals using themed templates.

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Pinang Peranakan Mansion

The Pinang Peranakan Mansion (Rumah Agam Peranakan Pulau Pinang) in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, is a museum dedicated to Penang's Peranakan heritage.

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Pinang River, Penang

The Pinang River (Malay: Sungai Pinang) is a river that runs through the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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Pitt Street, George Town

Pitt Street is a major thoroughfare in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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Planet Ark

Planet Ark Environmental Foundation is an Australian not-for-profit environmental organisation, founded in 1992, which works with the public and business alike to help find the simple ways in which they can reduce their impact on the planet, at home, at work and in the community.

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Port Klang

Port Klang (Pelabuhan Klang, Jawi: ڤلابوهن كلاڠ) is a town and the main gateway by sea into Malaysia.

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Port of Penang

The Port of Penang is a deepwater seaport within the Malaysian state of Penang.

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Postal codes in Malaysia

Postal codes in Malaysia, usually referred to as postcodes (Malay: poskod), are five digit numeric.

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Prangin Mall

Prangin Mall is a shopping mall in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Presidencies and provinces of British India

The Provinces of India, earlier Presidencies of British India and still earlier, Presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in the subcontinent.

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Protestantism

Protestantism is the second largest form of Christianity with collectively more than 900 million adherents worldwide or nearly 40% of all Christians.

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Punjabi language

Punjabi (Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ; Shahmukhi: پنجابی) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by over 100 million native speakers worldwide, ranking as the 10th most widely spoken language (2015) in the world.

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Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways Company Q.C.S.C. (القطرية, Al Qatariyah), operating as Qatar Airways, is the state-owned flag carrier of Qatar.

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QS World University Rankings

QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

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Queensbay Mall

Queensbay Mall is the largest shopping mall in Penang, Malaysia.

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Raaga (radio station)

Raaga (formerly known as THR Raaga) is a Malaysian Tamil-language radio station operated by Astro Radio.

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Radio Klasik FM

Radio Klasik FM is a national Malay language-radio station operated by Radio Televisyen Malaysia.

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Radio Televisyen Malaysia

Radio Televisyen Malaysia is a Malaysian public broadcaster.

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Rapid Ferry

Rapid Ferry is a shuttle ferry service within the State of Penang, Malaysia, connecting the city of George Town on Penang Island and Butterworth on the mainland.

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Rapid Penang

Rapid Penang (styled as rapidPenang) is a public bus brand in the State of Penang, Malaysia.

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RECSAM

The Regional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics (RECSAM) is a multinational educational corporation headquartered in Penang, Malaysia.

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Renesas Electronics

is a Japanese semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo.

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Republic of Singapore Navy

The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is the naval component of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), responsible for the defence of Singapore against sea-borne threats and protection of its sea lines of communications.

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Rimau Island

Rimau Island is an islet off the southern coast of Penang Island in the State of Penang, Malaysia.

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RMS Queen Mary 2

RMS Queen Mary 2 (also referred to as the QM2) is a transatlantic ocean liner.

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Robert Bosch GmbH

Robert Bosch GmbH, or Bosch, is a German multinational engineering and electronics company headquartered in Gerlingen, near Stuttgart, Germany.

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Rojak

Rojak (Malay spelling) or Rujak (Indonesian spelling) is a traditional fruit and vegetable salad dish commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

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Royal Bank of Scotland

The Royal Bank of Scotland (Banca Rìoghail na h-Alba, Ryal Bank o Scotland, Banc Brenhinol yr Alban), commonly abbreviated as RBS, is one of the retail banking subsidiaries of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, together with NatWest and Ulster Bank.

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Royal charter

A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate.

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Rudyard Kipling

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)The Times, (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12 was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist.

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Russia Beyond

Russia Beyond, previously branded as Russia Beyond the Headlines or the RBTH, is a project/brand started by the TV-Novosti company owned by the Rossiya Segodnya which is a state news agency wholly owned and operated by the Russian government, created by an Executive Order of the President of Russia on December 9, 2013.

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Sabah

Sabah is a state of Malaysia located on the northern portion of Borneo Island.

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Saint Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Lá Fhéile Pádraig, "the Day of the Festival of Patrick"), is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (AD 385–461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland.

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Scoot

Scoot Tigerair Pte Ltd. (operating as Scoot) is a Singaporean low-cost airline owned by Singapore Airlines through its subsidiary Budget Aviation Holdings.

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Seagate Technology

Seagate Technology PLC (commonly referred to as Seagate) is an American data storage company.

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Seberang Jaya

Seberang Jaya is a neighbourhood within the Central Seberang Perai District in Seberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia.

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Seberang Perai

Seberang Perai, also known as Province Wellesley, is a narrow hinterland on the Malay Peninsula opposite Penang Island, which, together with the island, forms the Malaysian state of Penang.

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Seberang Perai Municipal Council

The Seberang Perai Municipal Council is the local government which administers Seberang Perai, the mainland half of the Malaysian state of Penang.

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SEGi College Penang

SEGi College Penang 槟城世纪学院 is a private college for higher education located in George Town, Penang.

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Selangor

Selangor, also known by its Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia.

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Sentral College Penang

SENTRAL College Penang is a private college situated in George Town, Penang.

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Setia V Residences

Setia V Residences is a residential complex within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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SilkAir

SilkAir (Singapore) Private Limited is a full service regional airline with its head office in Airline House in Singapore; previously the head office was on the fifth storey of the SIA Superhub in Singapore.

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Sinar (radio station)

Sinar (formerly known as Sinar FM) is a Malaysian Malay language radio station operated by Astro Holdings Sdn Bhd.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia.

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Singapore in the Straits Settlements

Singapore in the Straits Settlements refers to a period in the history of Singapore from 1826 to 1942, during which Singapore was part of the Straits Settlements together with Penang and Malacca.

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SMS Emden

SMS Emden ("His Majesty's Ship Emden") was the second and final member of the of light cruisers built for the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine).

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Songkran (Thailand)

Songkran (เทศกาลสงกรานต์) is the Thai New Year's national holiday.

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Sony

is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Kōnan, Minato, Tokyo.

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Sook Ching

The Sook Ching (meaning "purge through cleansing") was a systematic purge of perceived hostile elements among the Chinese in Singapore by the Japanese military during the Japanese occupation of Singapore and Malaya, after the British colony surrendered on 15 February 1942 following the Battle of Singapore.

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South China Morning Post

The South China Morning Post (also known as SCMP or The Post), with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is a Hong Kong English-language newspaper and Hong Kong's newspaper of record.

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South Seberang Perai District

The South Seberang Perai District (Daerah Seberang Perai Selatan, abbreviation as “SPS”) is a district in Penang, Malaysia.

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Southeast Asian haze

Southeast Asian haze is a fire-related large-scale air pollution problem that occurs regularly.

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Southern Line (Thailand)

Southern Line is a railway line in Thailand, built and owned by State Railway of Thailand (SRT), located in some provinces in Central, Western, and Southern region of Thailand.

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Southern Min

Southern Min, or Minnan, is a branch of Min Chinese spoken in Taiwan and in certain parts of China including Fujian (especially the Minnan region), eastern Guangdong, Hainan, and southern Zhejiang.

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Southwest Penang Island District

The Southwest Penang Island District is a district within the State of Penang, Malaysia.

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Spanish dollar

The Spanish dollar, also known as the piece of eight (peso de ocho or real de a ocho), is a silver coin, of approximately 38 mm diameter, worth eight Spanish reales, that was minted in the Spanish Empire after 1598.

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SPICE Arena

The SPICE Arena is an indoor arena located in the township of Bayan Baru in Penang, Malaysia.

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Sri Mahamariamman Temple, Penang

Built in 1833, the Arulmigu Sri Mahamariamman Temple in George Town is the oldest Hindu temple in Penang, Malaysia, and features sculptures of gods and goddesses over its main entrance and facade.

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St. George's Church, Penang

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St. George's Girls' School

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St. Xavier's Institution

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Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered PLC is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London, England.

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State Railway of Thailand

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) (การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทย) is the state-owned rail operator under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport in Thailand.

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States and federal territories of Malaysia

The states and federal territories of Malaysia are the principal administrative divisions of Malaysia.

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Strait of Malacca

The Strait of Malacca (Selat Melaka, Selat Malaka; Jawi: سلت ملاک) or Straits of Malacca is a narrow, stretch of water between the Malay Peninsula (Peninsular Malaysia) and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

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Straits Quay

Straits Quay is a shopping mall-cum-marina in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Straits Settlements

The Straits Settlements (Negeri-negeri Selat, نݢري٢ سلت) were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia.

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Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal

The Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal is a ferry slip within Butterworth in Penang, Malaysia.

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Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge

The Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Bridge or Penang Second Bridge (Jambatan Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah or Jambatan Kedua Pulau Pinang; 苏丹阿都哈林跨海大桥; சுல்தான் அப்துல் ஹாலிம் முவாட்சாம் ஷா பாலம் or பினாங்கு இரண்டாவது பாலம்) is a dual carriageway toll bridge in Penang, Malaysia.

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Sumatra

Sumatra is an Indonesian island in Southeast Asia that is part of the Sunda Islands.

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Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen (12 November 1866 – 12 March 1925)Singtao daily.

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Sun Yat-sen Museum Penang

The Sun Yat-sen Museum Penang formerly called the Sun Yat-sen Penang Base, is a museum in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Sungai Jawi

Sungai Jawi and simplely called Jawi is the district capital of South Seberang Perai District, Penang, Malaysia.

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Sungai Petani Municipal Council

Sungai Petani Municipal Council is the local government which administers Sungai Petani in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia.

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Supermajority

A supermajority or supra-majority or a qualified majority, is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of one-half used for majority.

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Suria FM

Suria FM is a Malay language-private radio station of the Star Media Radio Group, a company owned by Star Publications (M) Berhad.

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Surrender of Japan

The surrender of Imperial Japan was announced on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close.

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Swettenham Pier

Swettenham Pier is a pier within the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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Taipei

Taipei, officially known as Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan (officially known as the Republic of China, "ROC").

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Tamil language

Tamil (தமிழ்) is a Dravidian language predominantly spoken by the Tamil people of India and Sri Lanka, and by the Tamil diaspora, Sri Lankan Moors, Burghers, Douglas, and Chindians.

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Tanjung Bungah

Tanjung Bungah (also spelt as Tanjong Bungah) is a suburb of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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Tanjung Tokong

Tanjung Tokong is a suburb of George Town in Penang, Malaysia.

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Taoism

Taoism, also known as Daoism, is a religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao (also romanized as ''Dao'').

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Telephone numbers in Malaysia

Telephone numbers in Malaysia are regulated by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

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Telugu language

Telugu (తెలుగు) is a South-central Dravidian language native to India.

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Teluk Bahang

Teluk Bahang is a town in the Southwest Penang Island District, Penang, Malaysia, near the northwestern tip of Penang Island.

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Tenaga Nasional

Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB; TENA), or simply Tenaga Nasional, is the only electric utility company in Peninsular Malaysia and also the largest publicly-listed power company in Southeast Asia with MYR 99.03 billion worth of assets.

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Tenby Schools Penang

Tenby Schools Penang is an international school in Penang, Malaysia, offering both British curriculum (IGCSE) and Malaysian curriculum (UPSR, SPM) in the same campus for children aged 3–18 years old.

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Tertiary referral hospital

A tertiary referral hospital (also called a tertiary hospital, tertiary referral center, or tertiary care center, or tertiary center) is a hospital that provides tertiary care, which is health care from specialists in a large hospital after referral from primary care and secondary care.

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Thai cuisine

Thai cuisine (อาหารไทย) is the national cuisine of Thailand.

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Thai language

Thai, Central Thai, or Siamese, is the national and official language of Thailand and the first language of the Central Thai people and vast majority Thai of Chinese origin.

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Thai Smile

Thai Smile Air (การบินไทยสมายล์) is a Thai regional airline.

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Thaipusam

Thaipusam or Thaipoosam is a festival celebrated by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February).

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The Amazing Race 16

The Amazing Race 16 is the sixteenth installment of the American reality television show The Amazing Race.

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The Amazing Race Asia 4

The Amazing Race Asia is a reality television game show based on the American series, The Amazing Race.

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The Amazing Race Asia 5

The Amazing Race Asia is a reality television game show based on the American series, The Amazing Race.

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The Borneo Post

The Borneo Post, established in 1978, is the largest and widest read English newspaper daily in East Malaysia.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, commonly referred to simply as The Telegraph, is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally.

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The Diplomat

The Diplomat is an online international news magazine covering politics, society, and culture in the Asia-Pacific region.

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The Economist

The Economist is an English-language weekly magazine-format newspaper owned by the Economist Group and edited at offices in London.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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The International School of Penang (Uplands)

The International School of Penang (Uplands) (ISP), commonly known as Uplands School or simply Uplands by its members (called Uplanders), is one of the International Schools in Penang, Malaysia.

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The Journey: Tumultuous Times

The Journey: Tumultuous Times (Chinese: 信约:动荡的年代, also known as Tumultuous Times) is Chinese language period drama which aired on MediaCorp Channel 8.

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The Little Nyonya

The Little Nyonya (Chinese: 小娘惹) is a 2008 drama serial on Singapore's free-to-air MediaCorp TV Channel 8.

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The Nikkei

The Nikkei,, is Nikkei, Inc.'s flagship publication and the world's largest financial newspaper, with a daily circulation exceeding three million.

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The Star (Malaysia)

The Star is an English-language, tabloid-format newspaper in Malaysia.

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The Sun (Malaysia)

The Sun (branded as theSun) is Malaysia's first national free daily newspaper in tabloid form.

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Theravada

Theravāda (Pali, literally "school of the elder monks") is a branch of Buddhism that uses the Buddha's teaching preserved in the Pāli Canon as its doctrinal core.

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Thonburi Kingdom

Kingdom of Thonburi (Thai: ธนบุรี) was a Siamese kingdom after the downfall of the Ayutthaya Kingdom by the Konbaung Burmese invader.

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Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

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Time in Malaysia

Malaysian Standard Time (MST; Waktu Piawai Malaysia, WPM) or Malaysian Time (MYT) is a standard time used in Malaysia.

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Time Out (magazine)

Time Out is a British travel magazine published by Time Out Group.

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Today (Singapore newspaper)

TODAY is a Singapore English-language digital news provider under MediaCorp Press.

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TraXX FM

TraXX FM is an English-language radio station operated by Radio Televisyen Malaysia.

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Tropical rainforest climate

A tropical rainforest climate, also known as an equatorial climate, is a tropical climate usually (but not always) found along the equator.

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Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway

Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu Expressway (林苍祐大道; Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu) or Federal Route 3113, is an expressway in Penang, Malaysia, that connects the city of George Town to Batu Maung.

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Twenty-foot equivalent unit

The twenty-foot equivalent unit (often TEU or teu) is an inexact unit of cargo capacity often used to describe the capacity of container ships and container terminals.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order.

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United Overseas Bank

United Overseas Bank Limited (commonly known as UOB) is a Singaporean multinational banking organisation headquartered in Singapore, with branches mostly found in most Southeast Asian countries.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University)The corporate title of the university is The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.

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University of Malaya

The University of Malaya (UM; Universiti Malaya) is a public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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University of Michigan Library

The University of Michigan Library is the university library system of the University of Michigan, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the United States.

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University of Science, Malaysia

Universiti Sains Malaysia (acronym: USM) is a government funded Autonomous university in Malaysia.

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Untuk Negeri Kita

Untuk Negeri Kita (For Our State) is the state anthem of Penang, a Malaysian state.

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Vaisakhi

Vaisakhi (IAST), also known as Baisakhi, Vaishakhi, or Vasakhi is a historical and religious festival in Sikhism and Hinduism.

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Vajrayana

Vajrayāna, Mantrayāna, Tantrayāna, Tantric Buddhism and Esoteric Buddhism are the various Buddhist traditions of Tantra and "Secret Mantra", which developed in medieval India and spread to Tibet and East Asia.

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Vehicle registration plates of Malaysia

Malaysian registration plates are displayed at the front and rear of all private and commercial motorised vehicles in Malaysia, as required by law.

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Vesak

Vesak (Pali: Vesākha, Vaiśākha), also known as Buddha Purnima and Buddha Day, is a holiday traditionally observed by Buddhists and some Hindus on different days in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Tibet, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Mongolia and the Philippines and in China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam as "Buddha's Birthday" as well as in other parts of the world.

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W. Somerset Maugham

William Somerset Maugham, CH (25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965), better known as W. Somerset Maugham, was a British playwright, novelist and short story writer.

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Wat Chaiyamangkalaram

Wat Chaiyamangkalaram is a Thai Buddhist temple at the Pulau Tikus suburb in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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Wawasan Open University

Wawasan Open University (WOU; Malay: Universiti Terbuka Wawasan) is a private university in Malaysia that provides working professionals access to affordable, quality higher education via open distance learning (ODL), allowing them to study while they continue in their jobs.

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Westminster system

The Westminster system is a parliamentary system of government developed in the United Kingdom.

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World Bank Group

The World Bank Group (WBG) (Groupe de la Banque mondiale) is a family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries.

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World Heritage site

A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.

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World Masters Games

The World Masters Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years which, in terms of competitor numbers, has developed into the largest of its kind.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Wu Lien-teh

Dr.

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Yang di-Pertuan Agong

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (literally "He Who Was Made Lord", Jawi: يڠ دڤرتوان اݢوڠ), also known as the King, is the monarch and head of state of Malaysia.

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You Mean the World to Me (film)

You Mean the World to Me (Chinese: 海墘新路; Penang Hokkien POJ: Hái-Kînn Sin-Lōo) is a 2017 Malaysian semi-autobiographical drama film directed and written by Saw Teong Hin, based on his stage play.

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Zheng He

Zheng He (1371–1433 or 1435) was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during China's early Ming dynasty.

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1st Avenue Mall

1st Avenue Mall is a shopping mall in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

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2000 Sukma Games

The 2000 Sukma Games, officially known as the 8th Sukma Games, was a Malaysian multi-sports event held in Penang from 25 May to 3 June 2000.

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2001 Southeast Asian Games

The 2001 Southeast Asian Games (Sukan Asia Tenggara 2001), officially known as the 21st Southeast Asian Games (Sukan Asia Tenggara ke-21), was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on 26 December with the epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.

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2010 Malaysian Census

The Population and Housing Census of Malaysia, 2010, was conducted by Department of Statistics from 6 July to 22 August 2010.

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2013 Women's World Open Squash Championship

The 2013 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the 2013 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players.

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2018 Asia Pacific Masters Games

The 2018 Asia Pacific Masters Games, the inaugural edition of the Asia Pacific Masters Games, will be held in the Malaysian state of Penang from 7 to 15 September 2018.

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988 FM

988 FM is a Malaysian Chinese-language radio station.

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Penang State, Penang, Malaysia, Penangite, Prince of Wales Islands, Pulau Pinang, Pulau Pinang State, Pulau Pinang State, Malaysia, St. Christopher's International Primary School, Straits Settlements Presidency, 槟城.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penang

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