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    After a day's catch, a fisherman checks and mends his net.    Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, one of the highest mountains in
    Cukai, Trengganu                                                                 South East Asia.

        
    The sun-drenched island of Langkawi is surrounded by         Cheng Hoon Teng Temple, founded in 1646 is the oldest
    clear, calm waters of the Indian Ocean.                                 Chinese temple in Malaysia.
 

                    
    The Penang Bridge
    Asia's longest bridge and rank third in the world. The $850
    million concrete bridge link Penang Island to Peninsular
    Malaysia. The 13.5 km bridge was opened on the 14th Sept. 1985.
 

    
38849 - Sultan Sallahuddin Mosque of Selangor Darulehsan
The largest mosque in South East Asia. Built on a 36-acre piece of prime land in
the heart of Shah Alam, the capital of Selangor Darulehsan. Costing about M$162
million it can accommodate 16,000 people. The interior dome is known to be the
biggest of its kind in the world.
 


38846 - Malaysian Fruits
A selection of the most popular local fruits in season. The durian - the king of fruits,
is the most sought after fruit in the country. To foreigners it may "taste like heaven
but smells like hell".


    Genting Highlands

        
    A children's mono-rail caterpillar train is the foreground at        Genting Highlands Resort
    the Genting Highland Resort and Casino.
 

    Malacca

        
    28955 - Greetings from Melaka                                             28929 - Greetings from Melaka
    Scenes of some of the many attractions in this historical city.    Malacca, the historical gateway and centre of the spice trade
    The Durian Tunggal forest reserve, Merdeka Memorial            in the 1940's still retains much of its old world charm. Take a
    Building (below). Unloading goods at the Melaka river and      boat ride up Malacca river with the stilt houses a haunting
    rattan making which is a traditional form of making baskets      echo from the past.
    and furniture.                                                                          The sandstone red of the post office with the Victorian
                                                                                                  fountain and the lighter pink Christ Church forms the famous
                                                                                                  town square located just beside the Malacca river.
 

            
    A Bullock Cart Malacca                                                         28958 - Fort Santiago of Melaka
    An old form of transport which is fast disappearing due to        This historical gateway is the remaining ruin of the once strong
    present day mechanisation, can still be commonly seen             fortress built by the Portuguese in 1511.
    around the Kampongs in Malacca. their usefulness as transports
    are many and cheap.
 
 

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