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The homely feeling of a living-room. - Kota Bharu, Malaysia (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:15:41 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Kota Bharu, Malaysia Kota Baru, 16-08-1994.Most guest houses in Kota Baru offer apart from free coffee and tea the whole day, the homely feeling of a living-room with a telly. A good way of meeting other travellers, exchange experiences and a cheap way to spend the night before retiring to bed. Not that there is a great deal to do in Kota Baru, maybe eat good...

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Goodbye bounty island. - Kota Bharu, Malaysia (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:13:57 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Kota Bharu, Malaysia Kota Baru, 15-08-1990. Unfortunately all good things come to an end and so did my relaxed time om bounty island Perhentia. Today i took ferry, bus and again bus to Kota Baru, checked in at Yee Guest House, walked to the thai consulate for my visa and watched telly back at Yee Guest House.

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Dozing in a hammock. - Kota Bharu, Malaysia (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:12:45 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Kota Bharu, Malaysia Perhentia, 14-08-1990. Spending a whole day dozing in a hammock is definetely not something an active person like me does on a daily base, but for once i gave it a try and was pleasantly surprised how pleasant it was!!! Erik and Angela have invited me to a vegetarian home-made meal tonight so for once i will forsake my daily meat/seafood/chicken...

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Circling Perhentia with a canoe. - Kota Bharu, Malaysia (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:04:32 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Kota Bharu, Malaysia Perhentia, 08-08-1994. We took a canoe today - that is, me and Sofie - and stopping at several beaches, we slowly worked our way around the island which took close to seven hours. Some of these deserted beaches had really marvelous coral gardens with big fish like parrot fish. I did not see any more sharks nor did i see any of these fabled...

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A fairly sized shark. - Kota Bharu, Malaysia (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:03:18 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Kota Bharu, Malaysia Perhentia, 07-08-1994. I saw a fairly sized shark yesterday - maybe two meter long - and a 50 cm. sea perch today. At the very end of the beach the coral is a helluva lot better as in front of the Flora Bay Resort - my hotel - probably due to the anchoring. The islands got hit last night by a mild tropical storm - though me being from...

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The other beach. - Kota Bharu, Malaysia (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:01:41 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Kota Bharu, Malaysia Perhentia, 06-08-1994. Sofie came with me to the "other beach", i still don`t know the name of that beach so i just call it the "other beach".Next time we go i will take my snorkle along because by the looks of it, there is some nice coral around. The 25 minutes on the jungle track to the other beach were big fun because every lizard,...

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Sofia is playing hard to get. - Kota Bharu, Malaysia (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:00:24 GMT

Jump to the full entry & travel map Kota Bharu, Malaysia Perentia, 05-08-1994. Sofie plays hard to get and is not too shy to tell me so either. But i still enjoy her company and trying to get into her pants - as the english call this big seduction game between man and woman - stops me from getting bored. Perentia is a nice island and though one has to swim out at least a hundert meter to...

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Malaysia: Higher education (Global Voices Online)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:26:19 GMT

The Tempinis diaries thinks Malaysia should seriously consider setting up an academic advisory panel for higher education.

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Malaysia: Political scandals (Global Voices Online)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:21:01 GMT

Sex charges, disappearing witnesses, murder, fuel protests. Indeed, political drama is unfolding in Malaysia. Mr. Definite observes local politics gets interesting.

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Disappearance of key witness compounds Malaysia murder intrigue (International Herald Tribune)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:13:00 GMT

Malaysia has issued an international alert for a missing private investigator after he made, and abruptly retracted, allegations about the deputy prime minister's links to a high-profile murder case.

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Thousands gather at fuel price protest in Malaysia - Summary (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:31:01 GMT

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian opposition parties and non-governmental organizations on Sunday kicked off a massive public rally that saw more than 10,000 people gathering by noon to protest recent fuel price hikes, which they claim have greatly burdened t...

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International Relations: Group of Eight Islamic Developing Countries (D-8) meeting opens in Malaysia (i On Global Trends)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:08:00 GMT

The 11th meeting of foreign ministers of the Group of Eight Islamic Developing Countries (D-8) started its work on Sunday. The meeting was inaugurated by Malaysian Foreign Minister Rais Yatim who stressed the need for further cooperation among the D-8 member states. The D-8 compromises Iran, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey. It was set up in 1997 as...

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tin tin and the great monkey hunt - Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:41:29 GMT

Tin tin in malaysia, borneo, and singapore

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tin tin on top of the world - Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:37:09 GMT

Tin tin in malaysia, borneo, and singapore

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tin tin and the night of a million fireflies - Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia (TravelPod.com Recent Updates)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:30:51 GMT

Tin tin in malaysia, borneo, and singapore

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Malaysia asks Interpol help to find missing detective (OTB News)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:29:19 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has issued an international alert for a missing private eye after he made, and abruptly retracted, allegations about the deputy prime minister’s links to a high-profile murder case, police said on Sunday.

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Australian architect to perform Odissi in Malaysia (Thaindian News)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:53:31 GMT

Kuala Lumpur, July 6 (IANS) Nidhya Sakathevan, an Australia-based architect, is to stage an Odissi dance performance in Malaysia Saturday . Kuala Lumpur-born Nidhya, 27, the New Straits Times said, initially learnt Bharatanatyam from her mother, Amritha Devi of the Amrithanjali Dance Academy. Odissi originates from India’s Orissa state and Bharatanatyam from Tamil Nadu. They are [...]

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Malaysia asks Interpol help to find missing detective (Reuters)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:37:16 GMT

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia has issued an international alert for a missing private eye after he made, and abruptly retracted, allegations about the deputy prime minister's links to a high-profile murder case, police said on Sunday.

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Thousands gather at fuel price protest in Malaysia - Update (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:29:05 GMT

Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian opposition parties and non-governmental organizations on Sunday kicked off a massive public rally which saw more than 10,000 people gathering by noon to protest recent fuel price hikes, which they claim have greatly burdened ...

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Thousands in Malaysia protest fuel prices (CNN)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:18:36 GMT

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