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Penang

1. a state of Peninsular Malaysia: consists of the island of Penang and the province Wellesley on the mainland, which first united administratively in 1798 as a British colony. Capital: George Town. Pop.: 1 313 449 (2000). Area: 1031 sq. km (398 sq. miles)
2. a forested island off the NW coast of Malaya, in the Strait of Malacca. Area: 293 sq. km (113 sq. miles)
3. another name for George Town
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Corresponding Author: Husna Hasan, School of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Minden, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
###P11C, P12C, P13C, P14C, P15C, P16C, P17C, P18C, P19C, P20C, P21C, P22C, P23C, P24C, P25C###Sungai Ara, Pulau Pinang
As far as TE is concerned, the year 1999 saw Kelantan and Pulau Pinang record an efficiency level of 100 per cent.
The 94 papers in this volume were selected from the International Conference on X-Ray and Related Technique in Research and Industry held in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, in July 2012.
Hap2 is the most common haplotype and interestingly this haplotype sequence overlapped West (Kedah and Pulau Pinang) and East Malaysia (Sarawak) sequences.
Bahasa pertuturan Jawi Peranakan di Pulau Pinang: satu tinjauan.
Robert Menua Saleh and Jantan Umbat, participated in an international Asian Folklore Seminar held at University Science Malaysia, Pulau Pinang. The seminar paper they presented was entitled "The Richness and Power of Words Used in lban Folklore" and covered four categories of Iban folklore, timang (invocatory chants), pantun (traditional songs), sampi (prayers) and pelian (healing chants).
The Secretariat Against Social Ills Penang (Urusetia Menangani Gejala Sosial Pulau Pinang or Unggas) fears that the "no panties" promotion, may soon find its way into secondary schools if not checked.
Penang in Malaysia is known as the Pearl of the Orient but the exotic island called Pulau Pinang actually translates in Malay as Betel Nut Island.
Type material examined.--Holotype female from Pulau Pinang, Malaysia [5[degrees]25'N, 100[degrees]20'E], O.
Tote bet: 15-8 Adiemus, 11-2 Compton Bolter, 13-2 Pulau Pinang, 7-1 Laissezaller, 15-2 I Cried For You, 12-1 Elmhurst Boy, Herodotus, 14-1 Caughnawaga, 16-1 Marrakech, 25-1 bar.
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