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Kuching (Jawi), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia. [1]

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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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Animism

Animism (from Latin anima, "breath, spirit, life") is the religious belief that objects, places and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.

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Antimony

Antimony is a chemical element with symbol Sb (from stibium) and atomic number 51.

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Arnold Palmer

Arnold Daniel Palmer (September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016) was an American professional golfer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history.

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Asajaya District

Asajaya (Chinese: 雅沙再也) is a small town located in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, 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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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Backpacking (wilderness)

Backpacking is the outdoor recreation of carrying gear on one's back, while hiking for more than a day.

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Bako National Park

Bako National Park is a national park in Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Batu Kawa

Batu Kawa is a suburban area located right next to the 3rd Mile Roundabout in Kuching Division, State of Sarawak in Malaysia.

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Batu Lintang camp

Batu Lintang camp (also known as Lintang Barracks and Kuching POW camp) at Kuching, Sarawak on the island of Borneo was a Japanese internment camp during the Second World War.

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Batu Lintang National Secondary School

Batu Lintang National Secondary School (Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Batu Lintang, abbreviation SMKBL) is a public secondary school located in Jalan College, Batu Lintang, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Bernama

The Malaysian National News Agency (Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia), abbreviated BERNAMA, is a news agency of the government of Malaysia.

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Bernama Radio

Bernama Radio (formerly known as Radio24 or BERNAMA Radio24 until March 2016) is the first all-news radio station in Malaysia.

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Bidayuh

Bidayuh is the collective name for several indigenous groups found in southern Sarawak, Malaysia and northern West Kalimantan, Indonesia, on the island of Borneo, that are broadly similar in language and culture (see also issues below).

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BIMP-EAGA

The East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMPT-EAGA) is a subregional economic co-operation initiative in Southeast Asia.

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Bintulu

Bintulu is a coastal town on the island of Borneo in the central region of Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Bird migration

Bird migration is the regular seasonal movement, often north and south along a flyway, between breeding and wintering grounds.

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BirdLife International

BirdLife International (formerly the International Council for Bird Preservation) is a global partnership of conservation organisations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats, and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources.

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Black pepper

Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning, known as a peppercorn.

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Black-naped tern

The black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana) is an oceanic tern mostly found in tropical and subtropical areas of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

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Borneo

Borneo (Pulau Borneo) is the third largest island in the world and the largest in Asia.

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Borneo Convention Centre Kuching

The Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) is a convention centre located in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Brahminy kite

The brahminy kite (Haliastur indus), also known as the red-backed sea-eagle in Australia, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers.

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Bridled tern

The bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)Bridge, E. S.; Jones, A. W. & Baker, A. J. (2005).

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British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

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Brunei

Brunei, officially the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi), is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.

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Bruneian Empire

The Bruneian Empire or Empire of Brunei, also known as Sultanate of Brunei or Negara Brunei, was a Malay sultanate, centred in Brunei on the northern coast of Borneo island in Southeast Asia.

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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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Bugis

The Buginese people are an ethnic group—the most numerous of the three major linguistic and ethnic groups of South Sulawesi, in the southwestern province of Sulawesi, third largest island of Indonesia.

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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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Cantonese people

The Cantonese people are Han Chinese people originating from or residing in the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (together known as Liangguang), in southern mainland China.

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Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak

Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, GCMG (Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke; 3 June 1829 – 17 May 1917), born Charles Anthoni Johnson, ruled as the head of state of Kingdom of Sarawak from 3 August 1868 until his death.

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Charles Vyner Brooke

Vyner, Rajah of Sarawak, GCMG (Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke; 26 September 1874 – 9 May 1963) was the third and last White Rajah of Kingdom of Sarawak.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

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Chinatown, Kuching

Chinatown is located at Padungan road, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Chinese History Museum

The Chinese History Museum (Muzium Sejarah Cina) is a museum in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Chinese independent high school

A Chinese independent high school is a type of private high school in Malaysia.

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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 people

Chinese people are the various individuals or ethnic groups associated with China, usually through ancestry, ethnicity, nationality, citizenship or other affiliation.

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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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Chung Hua Middle School No. 1

Chung Hua Middle School No.

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Chung Hua Middle School No. 3

Chung Hua Middle School No.

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City limits

The terms city limit and city boundary refer to the defined boundary or border of a city.

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Clinic

A clinic (or outpatient clinic or ambulatory care clinic) is a healthcare facility that is primarily focused on the care of outpatients.

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Collared kingfisher

The collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) is a medium-sized kingfisher belonging to the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers.

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Commissioner

A commissioner is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something).

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Congress

A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different nations, constituent states, organizations (such as trade unions, and political parties), or groups.

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Convention (meeting)

A convention, in the sense of a meeting, is a gathering of individuals who meet at an arranged place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest.

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Court

A court is a tribunal, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law.

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Crown Colony of Sarawak

The Crown Colony of Sarawak was a British Crown colony on the island of Borneo established in 1946 shortly after the dissolution of the British Military Administration.

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Cyberjaya

Cyberjaya is a town with a science park as the core that forms a key part of the Multimedia Super Corridor in Malaysia.

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Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture

Dàlǐ Bai Autonomous Prefecture (Bai: Darl•lit Baif•cuf zirl•zirl•zox) is an autonomous prefecture of northwestern Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark), officially the Kingdom of Denmark,Kongeriget Danmark,.

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Deutscher Wetterdienst

The Deutscher Wetterdienst or DWD for short, is the German Meteorological Office, based in Offenbach am Main, Germany, which monitors weather and meteorological conditions over Germany and provides weather services for the general public and for nautical, aviational or agricultural purposes.

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Dialect

The term dialect (from Latin,, from the Ancient Greek word,, "discourse", from,, "through" and,, "I speak") is used in two distinct ways to refer to two different types of linguistic phenomena.

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Dual carriageway

A dual carriageway (British English) or divided highway (American English) is a class of highway with carriageways for traffic travelling in opposite directions separated by a central reservation.

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Dusk

Dusk occurs at the darkest stage of twilight, or at the very end of astronomical twilight after sunset and just before night.

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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 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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Egret

An egret is any of several herons, most of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season.

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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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Equator

An equator of a rotating spheroid (such as a planet) is its zeroth circle of latitude (parallel).

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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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Esplanade

An esplanade or promenade is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk.

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European External Action Service

The European External Action Service (EEAS) is the diplomatic service and foreign and defence ministry of the European Union (EU).

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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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Flying Doctors of Malaysia

Flying Doctors of Malaysia is conducted under the Ministry of Health with transport provided by Malaysian Royal Air Force.

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Fort Margherita

Fort Margherita is an old fort constructed in 1879 by Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak situated in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Fuzhou people

The people of Fuzhou (Chinese: 福州人; Foochow Romanized: Hók-ciŭ-nè̤ng), also known as Fuzhounese, Foochowese, Hokchew, Hokchia, Hokchiu, Sei Ay people (十邑人), Eastern Min or Mindong usually refers to people who originate from Fuzhou region and the Mindong region, adjacent Gutian County, Pingnan County, in Fujian province of China and in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan (Republic of China).

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Golden Screen Cinemas

Golden Screen Cinemas Sdn Bhd (doing business as Golden Screen Cinemas) is the largest cinema chain in Malaysia.

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Golf course

A golf course is the grounds where the game of golf is played.

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Government agency

A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency.

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Government of the United Kingdom

The Government of the United Kingdom, formally referred to as Her Majesty's Government, is the central government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Grab (company)

GrabTaxi Holdings Pte.

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Guro District, Seoul

Guro District (Guro-gu) is a district of Seoul, South Korea, which was separated from Yeongdeungpo District on April 1, 1980.

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Hahn Air

Hahn Air is a German airline headquartered in Dreieich, offering scheduled and charter flights within Europe from its base at Düsseldorf Airport.

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Hainan people

The Hainan people (Chinese: 海南人), also known as Hainanese or Hailam (in Hokkien dialect, especially in Malaysia and Indonesia), are a Han Chinese subgroup who originate from Hainan, the southernmost and smallest Chinese province.

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Hakka people

The Hakkas, sometimes Hakka Han, are Han Chinese people whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhejiang, Hainan and Guizhou.

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Han Chinese

The Han Chinese,.

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Health club

A health club (also known as a fitness club, fitness centre, health spa, and commonly referred to as a gym) is a place that houses exercise equipment for the purpose of physical exercise.

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High Courts (Malaysia)

The High Courts in Malaysia are the third-highest courts in the hierarchy of courts, after the Federal Court and the Court of Appeal.

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Hindu

Hindu refers to any person who regards themselves as culturally, ethnically, or religiously adhering to aspects of Hinduism.

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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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HMAS Kapunda

HMAS Kapunda (J218/M218), named for the town of Kapunda, South Australia, was one of 60 ''Bathurst''-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially manned and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

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Hokkien

Hokkien (from) or (閩南語/閩南話), is a Southern Min Chinese dialect group originating from the Minnan region in the south-eastern part of Fujian Province in Southeastern China and Taiwan, and spoken widely there and by the Chinese diaspora in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and other parts of Southeast Asia, and by other overseas Chinese all over the world.

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Hoklo people

The Hoklo people are Han Chinese people whose traditional ancestral homes are in Fujian, South China.

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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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Iban people

The Ibans or Sea Dayaks are a branch of the Dayak peoples of Borneo.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Indian people

No description.

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Indonesia

Indonesia (or; Indonesian), officially the Republic of Indonesia (Republik Indonesia), is a transcontinental unitary sovereign state located mainly in Southeast Asia, with some territories in Oceania.

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Insurance

Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss.

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International Hydropower Association

The International Hydropower Association (IHA) is a non-profit, international organisation and membership association representing the global hydropower sector.

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Interracial marriage

Interracial marriage is a form of marriage outside a specific social group (exogamy) involving spouses who belong to different socially-defined races or racialized ethnicities.

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INTI International University

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

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Irrawaddy dolphin

The Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) is a euryhaline species of oceanic dolphin found in discontinuous subpopulations near sea coasts and in estuaries and rivers in parts of the Bay of Bengal and Southeast Asia.

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Islamic Heritage Museum

The Islamic Heritage Museum (Muzium Warisan Islam) is a museum in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Jalan Kuching–Serian

Jalan Kuching–Serian is a major highway in the Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Divisions in Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Jalan Mambong–Sejingkat

Jalan Mambong–Sejingkat, Sarawak State Route 13, is a major highway in Kuching and Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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James Brooke

Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, KCB (29 April 1803 – 11 June 1868), was a British soldier and adventurer who founded the Kingdom of Sarawak in Borneo.

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James Chan Khay Syn

James Chan Khay Syn (born 1 June 1950) is the fourth and current Mayor of Kuching South City Council.

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Java

Java (Indonesian: Jawa; Javanese: ꦗꦮ; Sundanese) is an island of Indonesia.

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Jawi alphabet

Jawi (Jawi: Jāwī; Pattani: Yawi; Acehnese: Jawoë) is an Arabic alphabet for writing Malay, Acehnese, Banjarese, Minangkabau, Tausūg and several other languages in Southeast Asia.

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Jeddah

Jeddah (sometimes spelled Jiddah or Jedda;; جدة, Hejazi pronunciation) is a city in the Hijaz Tihamah region on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest seaport on the Red Sea, and with a population of about four million people, the second-largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. Jeddah is Saudi Arabia's commercial capital. Jeddah is the principal gateway to Mecca and Medina, two of the holiest cities in Islam and popular tourist attractions. Economically, Jeddah is focusing on further developing capital investment in scientific and engineering leadership within Saudi Arabia, and the Middle East. Jeddah was independently ranked fourth in the Africa – Mid-East region in terms of innovation in 2009 in the Innovation Cities Index. Jeddah is one of Saudi Arabia's primary resort cities and was named a Beta world city by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC). Given the city's close proximity to the Red Sea, fishing and seafood dominates the food culture unlike other parts of the country. In Arabic, the city's motto is "Jeddah Ghair," which translates to "Jeddah is different." The motto has been widely used among both locals as well as foreign visitors. The city had been previously perceived as the "most open" city in Saudi Arabia.

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Johor Bahru

Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri or Iskandar Puteri, is the capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia.

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Kai Chung Secondary School

Kai Chung Secondary School (Sekolah Menengah Kai Chung, abbreviation SMKC) is a public secondary school in Bintangor, a town in the East Malaysian state of Sarawak.

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Kalimantan

Kalimantan is the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Kingdom of Sarawak

The Kingdom of Sarawak (also known as the State of Sarawak) was a British protectorate located in the northwestern part of the island of Borneo.

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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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Kochi

Kochi, also known as Cochin, is a major port city on the south-west coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea.

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Kota Samarahan

Kota Samarahan is the administrative seat of the Samarahan District (508.1 square kilometres) in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Kuching Bypass

Kuching Bypass, consisting of Jalan Datu Bandar Mustapha, Jalan Tun Jugah and Jalan Tun Razak, Federal Route 801, is a major highway in Kuching city, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Kuching Cat Museum

The Kuching Cat Museum (Muzium Kucing Kuching) is a cat museum in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Kuching Civic Centre

The Kuching Civic Centre Dewan Suarah Kuching) is a major landmark in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The building was officially opened on 1 August 1988 following the proclamation of Kuching as a city status.

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Kuching District

The Kuching District is an administrative district within Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Kuching Division

Kuching Division is one of the twelve administrative divisions in Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Kuching Heroes Cemetery

Kuching Heroes' Cemetery is a mausoleum located in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Kuching International Airport

Kuching International Airport (Initialised: KIA) is an international airport serving the entire southwestern region of Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Kuching North City Hall

The Commission of Kuching North City Hall (Suruhanjaya Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara, abbreviated DBKU) is the commission which administers the northern part of the city of Kuching in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Kuching South City Council

The Council of the City of Kuching South (Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan, abbreviated MBKS) is the city council which administers the southern part of the city of Kuching in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Kuching Wetlands National Park

The Kuching Wetlands National Park (KWNP; Taman Negara Tanah Lembap Kuching) is a national park in Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Kunming

Kunming is the capital and largest city of Yunnan province in southwest China.

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Limkokwing University of Creative Technology

Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (also referred to as Limkokwing) is a private international university with a presence across Africa, Europe, and Asia.

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List of adjectivals and demonyms for cities

The following is a list of adjectival forms of cities in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of these cities.

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List of capitals in Malaysia

The following is a list of capitals in Malaysia.

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List of cities in Malaysia

This is a list of cities of Malaysia.

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List of Malaysian electoral districts

These are the list of federal constituencies (Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan) followed by the state constituencies (Bahagian Pilihan Raya Negeri) in Malaysia.

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List of roads in Kuching

This article contains an alphabetical list of notable roads within Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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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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List of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak

The Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak is the ceremonial head of state of the Malaysian state of Sarawak.

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Lite (radio station)

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

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Lonely Planet

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

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Lotus Five Star

Lotus Fivestar Cinemas (M) Sdn Bhd (doing business as Lotus Five Star Cinemas, also known as LFS) is a cinema chain in Malaysia owned by the Lotus Group.

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Malabar Coast

The Malabar Coast is a long, narrow coastline on the southwestern shore line of the mainland Indian subcontinent.

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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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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 Airlines

Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) (Penerbangan Malaysia Berhad), formerly known as Malaysian Airline System Berhad (MAS), branded as Malaysia Airlines, is an airline operating flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport and from secondary hubs in Kota Kinabalu and Kuching to destinations throughout Asia, Oceania and Europe.

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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 Federal Roads System

Malaysian Federal Roads System (Sistem Laluan Persekutuan Malaysia), is the main national road network in Malaysia.

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Malaysian Indians

The Malaysian Indians or Indian Malaysians (Tamil: மலேசிய இந்தியர்கள்) consist of people of full or partial Indian through paternal descent —particularly Tamil Indians who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia from Tamil Nadu.

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Malaysian Nature Society

Malaysian Nature Society (MNS; Persatuan Pencinta Alam Malaysia in Malay) is the oldest and one of the most prominent environmental not for profit, non-governmental organisations in Malaysia.

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Malaysian Public Works Department

The Malaysian Public Works Department (Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia), abbreviated JKR, is the federal government department in Malaysia under Ministry of Works Malaysia (MOW) which is responsible for construction and maintenance of public infrastructure in West Malaysia and Labuan.

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Malaysian State Roads system

Malaysian State Roads System are the secondary roads in Malaysia.

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Mandarin Chinese

Mandarin is a group of related varieties of Chinese spoken across most of northern and southwestern China.

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Margaret Brooke

Margaret, Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak (9 October 1849 – 1 December 1936) was queen consort of the second White Rajah of Sarawak, Charles Anthony Johnson Brooke.

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MASwings

MASwings Sdn Bhd (doing business as MASwings) is a regional airline operating the Rural Air Services (RAS) in East Malaysia.

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Matang Highway

The Matang Highway is an expressway located in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, on the island of Borneo.

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Mayor

In many countries, a mayor (from the Latin maior, meaning "bigger") is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

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MBO Cinemas

MCAT Box Office Sdn Bhd (doing business as MBO Cinemas) is a chain of cinemas in Malaysia.

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Melanau people

Melanau or A-Likou (meaning River people) are an ethnic group indigenous to Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Melody (radio station)

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

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the voters to a parliament.

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Ministry (government department)

A ministry is a governmental organisation, headed by a minister, that is meant to manage a specific sector of public administration.

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Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Malaysia)

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI; Kementerian Sains, Teknologi, dan Inovasi) is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for science, technology, innovation, space science, chemistry, nuclear, meteorological, standards, atomic energy, remote sensing, design, technology park, biotechnology, astronautics, cyber security, nanotechnology, venture capital, venture debt, AIDS, research. The current minister is Wilfred Madius Tangau. It was created in 1973 by the federal government as the Ministry of Technology, Research and Local Government and was reformed in 1976 as the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MOSTE). Following the cabinet reshuffle of 2004, MOSTE evolved yet again to its current form. The objective behind the creation of the ministry is to improve competitiveness in the fields of science and technology through the generation of knowledge and sustainable development. - MOSTI organisational history, 2007.

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Miri, Malaysia

Miri (Jawi) is a coastal city in northeastern Sarawak, Malaysia, located near the border of Brunei, on the island of Borneo.

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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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Monsoon

Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea.

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Mount Santubong

Mount Santubong (Gunung Santubong) is a mountain in the Malaysian state of Sarawak.

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Mountain biking

Mountain biking is the sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, using specially designed mountain bikes.

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MSU College

Formerly known as Pusat Teknologi dan Pengurusan Lanjutan (PTPL), MSU College (MSUC) is a private college in Malaysia.

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Muhammad Shah of Brunei

Muhammad Shah (born Awang Alak Betatar) established the Sultanate of Brunei and was its first sultan, possibly from 1368 to 1402.

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Municipality

A municipality is usually a single urban or administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and state laws to which it is subordinate.

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Music radio

Music radio is a radio format in which music is the main broadcast content.

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Muslim

A Muslim (مُسلِم) is someone who follows or practices Islam, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion.

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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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Nasional FM

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

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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 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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New Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building

The New Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building (Bangunan Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak Baru) is the current state legislative complex of Sarawak, located in Kuching, Malaysia.

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New Straits Times

The New Straits Times is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia.

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Northern Hemisphere

The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator.

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Omar Ali Saifuddin II

Omar Ali Saifuddien II was the 23rd Sultan of Brunei.

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One FM

One FM is a Malaysian Chinese-language radio station.

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Open University Malaysia

Open University Malaysia (OUM; Universiti Terbuka Malaysia) is the seventh Malaysian private university and it is owned by the Multimedia Technology Enhancement Operations (METEOR) Sdn.

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Orang Ulu

Orang Ulu ("people of the interior" in Malay) is an ethnic designation politically coined to group together roughly 27 very small but ethnically diverse tribal groups in northeastern Sarawak, Malaysia with populations ranging from less than 300 persons to over 25,000 persons.

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Orangutan

The orangutans (also spelled orang-utan, orangutang, or orang-utang) are three extant species of great apes native to Indonesia and Malaysia.

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Padawan municipality

The Padawan municipality is a collective name given to a subset of the Kuching District area which is not administered locally by the Kuching South City Council and the Kuching North City Hall.

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Padungan National Secondary School

Padungan National Secondary School (Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Padungan), formerly Lumba Kuda National Secondary School (Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Lumba Kuda), is a co-ed public secondary school situated in Kuching, the capital of the East Malaysia state of Sarawak.

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Pakistanis in Malaysia

Pakistanis in Malaysia form the largest Pakistani diaspora community in southeast Asia and the tenth-largest in Asia as a whole.

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Pending

Pending is a district in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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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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Personal water craft

A personal watercraft (PWC), also called water scooter, jetski, and comically a boatercycle, is a recreational watercraft that the rider sits or stands on, rather than inside of, as in a boat.

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Petra Jaya

Petra Jaya is a suburb of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Planetarium

A planetarium (plural planetaria or planetariums) is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation.

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Poland

Poland (Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country located in Central Europe.

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Pontianak, Indonesia

Pontianak (Chinese: 坤甸, pinyin: Kūndiān, Hakka: Khuntîen, Teochew: Kung1 Diêng6, Jawi: كوت بونتياناك); is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, founded by Syarif Abdurrahman Alkadrie as a capital of Sultanate of Kadriyah (Kesultanan Kadriyah) in 23 Oktober 1771 / 14 Rajab 1185 Hijriah.

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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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Pothole

A pothole is a structural failure in a road surface, usually asphalt pavement, due to water in the underlying soil structure and traffic passing over the affected area.

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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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Primary sector of the economy

An industry involved in the extraction and collection of natural resources, such as copper and timber, as well as by activities such as farming and fishing.

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Prisoner of war

A prisoner of war (POW) is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

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Private hospital

A private hospital is a hospital owned by a for-profit company or a non-profit organization and privately funded through payment for medical services by patients themselves, by insurers, Governments through national health insurance programs, or by foreign embassies.

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Public hospital

A public hospital or government hospital is a hospital which is owned by a government and receives government funding.

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Public university

A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities.

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Putian people

The Putian people, (Chinese: 莆田人, pinyin: Pútiánrén; Puxian Min: 莆仙儂, Hinghwa Romanized: Pó-sing-náng) also known as Henghua or Hinghwa are Han Chinese people from Putian, part of Fujian Province, China.

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Putrajaya

Putrajaya, officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya (Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya), is a planned city and the federal administrative centre of Malaysia.

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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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Rainforest World Music Festival

The Rainforest World Music Festival (often abbreviated as RWMF) is an annual three-day music festival celebrating the diversity of world music, held in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, with daytime music workshops, cultural displays, craft displays, food stalls, and main-stage evening concerts.

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Renovation

Renovation (also called remodeling) is the process of improving a broken, damaged, or outdated structure.

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Road

A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places that has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by foot or some form of conveyance, including a motor vehicle, cart, bicycle, or horse.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching (Archidioecesis Kuchingensis) is a Metropolitan Latin archbishopric of the Roman Catholic Church in Sarawak, a Malaysian state on Borneo, however remains dependent on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

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Roundabout

A roundabout, also called a traffic circle, road circle, rotary, rotunda or island, is a type of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic flows almost continuously in one direction around a central island.

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Royal Australian Navy

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force.

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Royal Malaysia Police

The Royal Malaysia Police (often abbreviated RMP) (Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM)), is a (primarily) uniformed federal police force in Malaysia.

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Sabah

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

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Sampan

A sampan is a relatively flat bottomed Chinese wooden boat.

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Sandpiper

Sandpipers are a large family, Scolopacidae, of waders or shorebirds.

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Sanitation

Sanitation refers to public health conditions related to clean drinking water and adequate treatment and disposal of human excreta and sewage.

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Sarawak

Sarawak is a state of Malaysia.

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Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy

The Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) is a new development corridor in central Sarawak, a state of Malaysia that is part of the island of Borneo.

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Sarawak FM

Sarawak FM (formerly known as Radio Malaysia Sarawak (RMS) is a Malay language-state radio station operated by Radio Televisyen Malaysia. The station covers the whole of Sarawak with a 24 hours broadcast which airs Malaysian and international music.

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Sarawak General Hospital

Sarawak General Hospital (Malay: Hospital Umum Sarawak) is the largest hospital in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Sarawak River

The Sarawak River (Sungai Sarawak) is a river in Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Sarawak State Legislative Assembly

The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak) is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Sarawak.

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Sarawak State Museum

The Sarawak State Museum (Muzium Negeri Sarawak) is the oldest museum in Borneo.

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Sematan

Sematan (also known as Simatan) is a settlement in the Lundu district of Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Serian Division

Serian is a town, and the capital of the Serian Division (2,039.9 square kilometres) separated on 11 April 2015 from Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Shangdi

Shangdi, also written simply, "Emperor", is the Chinese term for "Supreme Deity" or "Highest Deity" in the theology of the classical texts, especially deriving from Shang theology and finding an equivalent in the later Tian ("Heaven" or "Great Whole") of Zhou theology.

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Sibu

Sibu is an inland town at the central region of Sarawak and the capital of Sibu District in Sibu Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Siburan

Siburan is a small town in Serian Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Sikh

A Sikh (ਸਿੱਖ) is a person associated with Sikhism, a monotheistic religion that originated in the 15th century based on the revelation of Guru Nanak.

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Simplified Chinese characters

Simplified Chinese characters are standardized Chinese characters prescribed in the Table of General Standard Chinese Characters for use in mainland China.

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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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Sister city

Twin towns or sister cities are a form of legal or social agreement between towns, cities, counties, oblasts, prefectures, provinces, regions, states, and even countries in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.

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Smartphone

A smartphone is a handheld personal computer with a mobile operating system and an integrated mobile broadband cellular network connection for voice, SMS, and Internet data communication; most, if not all, smartphones also support Wi-Fi.

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Songlines (magazine)

Songlines is a British based magazine launched in 1999 that covers music from traditional and popular to contemporary and fusion, featuring artists from around the globe.

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South Asia

South Asia or Southern Asia (also known as the Indian subcontinent) is a term used to represent the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan SAARC countries and, for some authorities, adjoining countries to the west and east.

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Spice

A spice is a seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance primarily used for flavoring, coloring or preserving food.

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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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Sultan Iskandar Planetarium

The Sultan Iskandar Planetarium (Planetarium Sultan Iskandar) is a planetarium in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Sunny Hill School

Sunny Hill School is a non-profit, private education institution located in Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus

Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus is the foreign branch campus of Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia and is located in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Syariah Court

Syariah (the Malay spelling of "Sharia") refers to Sharia law in Islamic religious law and deals with exclusively Islamic laws, having jurisdiction upon every Muslim in Malaysia.

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Tagalog language

Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a quarter of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by the majority.

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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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Teochew people

The Teochew people (also known as Tiê-Chiu in romanized Teochew, Chaozhou in Mandarin, and Chiuchow in Cantonese) are a Han Chinese native to the historical Chaozhou prefecture (now the Chaoshan region) of eastern Guangdong province.

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Tern

Terns are seabirds in the family Laridae that have a worldwide distribution and are normally found near the sea, rivers, or wetlands.

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Tertiary sector of the economy

The tertiary sector or service sector is the third of the three economic sectors of the three-sector theory.

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Textile Museum Sarawak

The Textile Museum Sarawak (Muzium Tekstil Sarawak) is a textile museum in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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TGV Cinemas

TGV Cinemas Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Tanjong Golden Village) is the second largest cinema chain in Malaysia.

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The Astana, Sarawak

The Astana is a palace in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, on the north bank of the Sarawak River, opposite the Kuching Waterfront.

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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 Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Philippine Star

The Philippine Star (self-styled The Philippine STAR) is a print and digital newspaper in the Philippines and the flagship brand of the PhilStar Media Group.

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The Star (Malaysia)

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

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The Straits Times

The Straits Times is an English-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore currently owned by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH).

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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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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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Traffic congestion

Traffic congestion is a condition on transport networks that occurs as use increases, and is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing.

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Traffic light

Traffic lights, also known as traffic signals, traffic lamps, traffic semaphore, signal lights, stop lights, robots (in South Africa and most of Africa), and traffic control signals (in technical parlance), are signalling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings, and other locations to control flows of traffic.

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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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Tunku Putra School

Tunku Putra School (TPS) is a coeducational, private international school located on Jalan Stadium, Petra Jaya, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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UCSI University

UCSI University is a multi-campus private university based in Malaysia.

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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 Development Programme

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations' global development network.

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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

The Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS; University of Malaysia, Sarawak) was officially incorporated on 24 December 1992.

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Universiti Teknologi MARA

Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM; MARA University of Technology) is a public university in Malaysia based primarily in Shah Alam.

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Universiti Tun Abdul Razak

Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNIRAZAK) is a private university in Malaysia founded in 1997.

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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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Water skiing

Water skiing (also waterskiing or water-skiing) is a surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming the surface on two skis or one ski.

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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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West Kalimantan

West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat, Malay: كليمنتان بارت,; Hakka: Sî-Kâ-lí-màn-tân; Teochew: Sai-Gia-li-man-dang) is a province of Indonesia.

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Wheelbarrow

A wheelbarrow is a small hand-propelled vehicle, usually with just one wheel, designed to be pushed and guided by a single person using two handles at the rear, or by a sail to push the ancient wheelbarrow by wind.

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White Rajahs

The White Rajahs were a dynastic monarchy of the British Brooke family, who founded and ruled the Kingdom of Sarawak, located on the island of Borneo, from 1841 to 1946.

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White-bellied sea eagle

The white-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster), also known as the white-breasted sea eagle, is a large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

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Windsurfing

Windsurfing is a surface water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing.

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Wisma Bapa Malaysia

Wisma Bapa Malaysia also known as Bangunan Tunku Abdul Rahman is the Sarawak state secretariat building housing various government departments, including the chief minister office.

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World Meteorological Organization

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 191 Member States and Territories.

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World Tourism Organization

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.

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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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Xiamen

Xiamen, formerly romanized as Amoy, is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait.

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Yahoo! News

Yahoo! News is a news website that originated as an internet-based news aggregator by Yahoo!.

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Zhenjiang

Zhenjiang, formerly romanized as Chenkiang, is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province, China.

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15th Punjab Regiment

The 15th Punjab Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947.

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References

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

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