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There is even more to tell of its 'discovery' and its claim to fame as the largest flower on earth. In the year 1818, Sir Stamford Raffles was posted as Governor to Bencoolen in Sumatra which was then, the administrative centre for the British East India Company for Western Sumatra. Raffles's interest in natural sciences was insatiable.
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This is the same Joget Payong but done without the guys. The Malaysian Cultural Troupe of Los Angeles performed this version at the LA Times Travel Fair in Long Beach on the 28th January 2006.
While you are in Langkawi, not to miss is mangroves cruise, visit ancient limestone, bat caves, monkeys, eagles , otters, monitor lizards and if we are lucky dolphin.
"There are over 300 Mah Meri on the island and many know how to carve the wood, but it is something that we do in our spare time or when there are orders.
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