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5 days ago · In 1826 Penang combined with Malacca and Singapore to form the Straits Settlements. In the beginning, the island (called Prince of Wales Island until after 1867) was virtually uninhabited and had excellent shelter and water for sailing vessels plying the India-China run.
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4 days ago · Tropical Penang, located in northwest Malaysia, is known for having one of Asia’s best street food scenes, boasting delicacies from tangy assam laksa to otak otak, a spiced fish cake that is...
1 day ago · ADDRESS : NO. 10 JALAN BURMA The `Straits Settlements of Malacca, Singapore and Penang’ was created as an administrative unit by the Honourable East India Company in 1826. The rationale was to have string of bases along the Malacca Straits to protect the lucrative trade route of China, and combat local piracy. Penang was briefly the `capital’ of these Settlement, while the administration ...
3 days ago · Established by Francis Light in 1786, Penang became part of the Straits Settlements, a British crown colony also comprising Malacca and Singapore. During World War II , Japan occupied Penang, but the British regained control in 1945.
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2 days ago · The British presence in the region reflected several patterns: direct colonial rule in the Straits Settlements, relatively indirect control in some of the peninsula’s east-coast sultanates, and family or corporate control in Borneo.
5 days ago · Penang is gearing up for a significant infrastructural leap with the proposed third link between Penang Island and the mainland – a railway bridge for the Mutiara LRT Line. Transport Minister Anthony Loke confirmed that the alignment for this light rail transit (LRT) has been finalized, featuring a railway bridge across the Penang Strait.
