Discover Kampong Merang in Malaysia
Kampong Merang in the region of Sarawak is a place located in Malaysia - some 619 mi or ( 996 km ) East of Kuala Lumpur , the country's capital .
Local time in Kampong Merang is now 11:32 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kuching " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Pontianak, Palangkaraya, Kampung Pluman, Pangkalan Kut, and Muara Tuang. When in this area, you might want to check out Pontianak . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kampong Merang ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (English: University of Malaysia, Sarawak) or UNIMAS was officially incorporated on 24 December 1992. UNIMAS is Malaysia's eighth University, established just after the declaration of Vision 2020. Recently, UNIMAS has been ranked at 165th in Asian University Rankings 2011 by QS World University Rankings®. The University took in its first students numbering 118 in 1993 with the opening of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Faculty of Resource Science and Technology.
Located at 1.46 110.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Lanchang
Lanchang is a small town between Karak and Mentakab town in Pahang, Malaysia. It is via accessible of the East Coast Expressway's Lanchang Interchange. The Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Centre is situated in Lanchang. This is the main attraction of this small town apart from agriculture and the many FELDA projects of both rubber and palm oil plantations.
Located at 1.15 110.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Kuching International Airport
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Located at 1.48 110.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus
Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus is the foreign branch campus of Swinburne University of Technology located in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Established in 2000, Swinburne Sarawak operates as a partnership between the Sarawak State Government and Swinburne Australia. The initiative behind the Sarawak campus is part of a long term strategy by Swinburne Australia to "globalize its operations and provide its students with international living, working and learning opportunities".
Located at 1.53 110.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Batu Lintang camp
Batu Lintang camp (also known as Lintang Barracks and Kuching POW camp) at Kuching, Sarawak on the island of Borneo was a Japanese internment camp during the Second World War. It was unusual in that it housed both Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and civilian internees. The camp, which operated from March 1942 until the liberation of the camp in September 1945, was housed in buildings that were originally British Indian Army barracks.
Located at 1.53 110.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
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