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Sitiawan (alternate spelling: Setiawan; origin: from Malay, a portmanteau of Setia Kawan, meaning "Loyal Friend") is a mukim and town in Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia . The region spans an area of 331.5 square kilometers (128.0 sq mi). In the year 2000, the population was 95,920 and by 2015, has grown to more than 150,000.
BWF profile. Hendra Setiawan (born 25 August 1984) is an Indonesian badminton player. He is an Olympic Games gold medalist, four-time World Champion, two-time Asian Games gold medalist, and two-time All England champion. With these achievements, Setiawan has collected all major individual titles in badminton. [ 1][ 2] He is considered to be one ...
The Manjung District, formerly known as Dindings, is a district in the south-western part of the state of Perak, Malaysia. It is the 26th-most populated district in Malaysia. [ 5 ] It is administered by the Manjung Municipal Council ( Malay: Majlis Perbandaran Manjung ), formerly known as Manjung District Council ( Malay: Majlis Daerah Manjung ...
The Sitiawan Settlement Museum is a museum in Koh Village, Sitiawan, Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia. ... China. [1] See also. List of museums in Malaysia ...
In 1913, at the age of 29, Ong established the Aik Tee Recreation Association (Aik Tee Soo Poh Seah) in Sitiawan, for the purpose of enabling the migrant community to socialise, exchange news, read books and newspapers, and for the youth to take part in sporting activities. He was Chairman of the Association for 40 years, from 1915 to 1955.
Fuzhou Americans, Putian people, Hoklo people, other Han Chinese. Fuzhou people ( Chinese: 福州人; Foochow Romanized: Hók-ciŭ-nè̤ng ), also known as Foochowese, Hokchew, Hokchia, Hokchiu, Fuzhou Shiyi people ( 福州十邑人 ), Eastern Min or Mindong are residents of either Fuzhou and Mindong regions and the Gutian and Pingnan counties ...
Chin Peng[ b ] (21 October 1924 – 16 September 2013), born Ong Boon Hua, [ c ] OBE [ a ] was a Malayan communist politician, guerrilla leader, and revolutionary, who was the leader and commander of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) and the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA). A Maoist, he led the CPM as secretary general from 1947 until ...
By Seher Dareen (Reuters) - China's decision to restrict exports of antimony from Sept. 15 is likely to drive prices of the metal used in ammunition and batteries to new records, as buyers seek ...