Penang
(1995 est. pop. 1.2 million). Penang or Pulau Pinang ("Betel Nut Island" in Malay) is located in northwestern peninsular Malaysia. Today the "Pearl of the Orient" co...
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Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi unveiled Monday
an ambitious 177 billion ringgit ($51.2 billion) economic blueprint
to boost development in the country's four northern states.
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Kuala Lumpur (dpa) - It had stopped raining a long while ago, but
all of a sudden raindrops began to fall again in the twilight - not
from the clouds this time, but from the...
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Low-cost carrier Firefly, a subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, has started commercial operations with ticket prices as low as $2.60.Its first passengers flew out of the island resort of Penang, offic...
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Kuala Lumpur (dpa) - Malaysia's northern Penang state on Tuesday
was shrouded in thick smog caused mainly by smoke from forest fires
in Indonesia's Sumatra island, as the co...
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In what is touted as China's biggest investment overseas, the
Exim Bank of China inked a deal on Friday to give an $800 million,
low-interest loan to build a 23-kilometer bridge between Malay...
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Belfast (dpa) - US-owned computer firm Seagate Technologies is to
close a plant in Northern Ireland with the loss of more than 900 jobs
to move production to a new factory i...
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Malaysia will set up
panels of mediators across the country from early next year to
try to calm racial disputes before they spin out of control, a
newspaper report...
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Computer maker Dell Inc. on Tuesday opened its first global business center outside the United States to provide 24-hour engineering and technology support to its branches worldwide.Chief Executive...
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Pattani, Thailand (dpa) - Suspected Muslim separatists on Tuesday
killed a Thai-Buddhist and set off bombs injuring two policemen in
Thailand's deep South in attacks that co...
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Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, Sultan of Terengganu State, was
officially installed as Malaysia's new king Thursday in a ceremony
steeped in the Malay tradition.
Malaysia has a unique system ...
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Penang
Malaysia unveils $51.2 billion plan to boost northern development
