Tioman

Largest island of Malaysias east coast. It’s located 32km off the coast and is some 20km long and 12km wide and the highest peak is Gunung Kajang with 1038m. In the 70ies TIME magazine selected Tioman as one the world’s most beautiful islands but lost some flair in recent years due to do development. The island has eight main villages, many beaches and is densely forested and is surrounded by numerous coral reefs, making it a scuba diving haven.

Melaka

Melaka (a.k.a. Malacca) is the capital of the Malaysian state of Malacca.
Traditionally, the spot where Melaka stands today was the center of Malaccan history. It was the capital of the Malaccan Sultanate and the center of the Malay world in the 15th and the 16th century before it fell to the Portuguese in 1511. Centuries of colonization by the Portuguese, Dutch and the British have shaped the architecture of the town.

Penang, Malaysia

Komtar Tower

Komtar Tower (photo: Komtar Towr)
Komtar Tower (photo: Komtar Towr)
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Penangs tallest building and the sixth tallest building in Malaysia, the complex also hosts a shopping mall and a local bus terminal.

Komtar is short for “Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak”
the 55th floor offers a panoramic view of the city

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I stayed very close to the Komtar a few years ago when I was backpacking around SE Asia.  Its an amazing buiding and city - also love going up the . I’m not really a big shopper though and prefered to sample the fantastic foods on offer.  It was in Penang that I had the best ever Indian food outside of India served on a real Banana leaf.  Fantastic, would love to go back soon.

By Budget Accomodation Asia on Sep 05, 2008

Komtar was open in 1986.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KOMTAR

By Tilo on Aug 05, 2008

wHEN WAS komtar OPEN?

By joanne on Aug 04, 2008

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