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  2. Penang - Wikipedia

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    Penang is also colloquially referred to as the "Pearl of the Orient" and "The Island of Pearls" (Malay: Pulau Mutiara). [6] [7] Over the course of history, Penang Island had been known by different names by seafarers from various regions.

  3. Pearl of the Orient - Wikipedia

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    Pearl of the Orient Seas, the historical sobriquet for the Philippines. Manila, the capital of the Philippines, historically called the "Perla del Oriente" since 1751. Shanghai, the most populous city of China. Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China. Penang, one of the federal states of Malaysia.

  4. Names of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Pearl of the Orient/Pearl of the Orient Seas (Spanish: Perla de oriente/Perla del mar de oriente) is the sobriquet of the Philippines. The term originated from the idea of Spanish Jesuit missionary Fr. Juan J. Delgado in 1751. [31] In his last poem Mi último adiós, Dr. José Rizal referred the country with this name. [32]

  5. George Town, Penang - Wikipedia

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    George Town is the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang.It is the core city of the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia's second largest metropolitan area with a population of 2.84 million and the second largest metropolitan economy in the country.

  6. Orient - Wikipedia

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    Orient is also a word for the lustre of a fine pearl. [16] Hong Kong, a former British colony, has been called "Pearl of the Orient" along with Shanghai. In the UK, and much of the commonwealth, it is not considered a pejorative term, with many East Asian people choosing to use it themselves - notably in the names of East Asian businesses such ...

  7. Lo Ta-yu - Wikipedia

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    Lo Ta-yu (Chinese: 羅大佑; pinyin: Luó Dàyòu; born 20 July 1954), also known as Luo Dayou and Law Tai-yau, is a Taiwanese singer and songwriter.During the 1980s, Lo became one of the most influential Mandopop singer-songwriters with his melodic lyrics and love songs, and his witty social and political commentary that he infused in his more political songs, often to the point that some of ...

  8. Manila - Wikipedia

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    In 2017, the City Government approved five reclamation projects; the New Manila Bay–City of Pearl (New Manila Bay International Community) (407.43 hectares (1,006.8 acres)), Solar City (148 hectares (370 acres)), Manila Harbour Center expansion (50 hectares (120 acres)), Manila Waterfront City (318 hectares (790 acres)), [158] and Horizon ...

  9. Ling Liong Sik - Wikipedia

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    We remove Najib and Rosmah, the country will return to normal. Peace, stability and progress will return to Malaysia. On 18 July 2016, The High Court in Kuala Lumpur dismissed former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's affidavit in support of Ling Liong Sik's application to strike out Najib's suit. In her decision made in chambers, Justice Nor ...