All posts tagged "francis light"
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3.0KCultureIn 1786, Francis Light didn’t actually take control of Penang. He ‘rented’ it from Kedah.
Most of the time, we think we know everything about our country’s history, what with five years of studying our Sejarah textbooks...
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787HistoryPeople thought this Penang fort didn’t fire gunshots.. until old cannons were found
PS: If you’d like more stories like this, please subscribe to our HARI INI DALAM SEJARAH Facebook group. 🙂 Universiti of Sains Malaysia (USM)...
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2334CultureSINGAPOKE Birthday Wish I: 49 years only ah…?
Come August 9th, our dear southern neighbours will be having their 49th birthday – where they have massive street parties to celebrate...