A Quaint History of the Mystical Islet We Call “Pulau Tikus”
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Eugene Quah
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A Discourse on Birds – and Biodiversity
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BIRDS POPULATE literature and folklore as symbols of transit and freedom, embodying fleeting moments of beauty.[1] In Farid-ud-din Attar’s The Conference of the...
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Appealing Lifestyles on Offer in Seberang Perai
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A CONURBATION IS an extended urban region where several towns, cities and urban areas have merged through physical expansion and population growth. Penang, a po...
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