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Kuching fast becoming a world-class capital city
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John Teo
New Straits Times
08-07-2004
Kuching fast becoming a world-class capital city
Byline: John Teo
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*
Section: Saturday Forum
Column: Wavelength
KUCHING, which is already one of the most pleasant capital cities in Malaysia, is about to get even better.
It is generally accepted that to qualify as "beautiful", cities need to be physically well-endowed. Thus some of the world's most hauntingly beautiful cities - Sydney, Vancouver, Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong and Cape Town - make the most of their waterfront locations framed by picture- postcard backdrops of hills and ...
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