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The Eastern & Oriental Hotel, Penang

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Kennie Ting

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The Oldest One Standing The Eastern & Oriental Hotel, or the E & O, as it is more familiarly known to Penangites, was one of the first of its kind in Southeast Asia – a grand hotel in the European … Continue reading →

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The Grand Tour I – Straits Splendour… Penang, Malaysia

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Kennie Ting

This gallery contains 8 photos.

“Neither the mainland nor the adjacent islands attracted any interest in this country till the East India Company acquired Pinang in 1775, Province Wellesley in 1798, Singapore in 1823, and Malacca in 1824. These small but important colonies were consolidated … Continue reading →

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