Madagascar Stunningly Unique

By Lim Li Lian

December 2012 FEATURE
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In many ways, Madagascar is where South-East Asian culture ends. The main ethnic group there originated from the Malay world. But where Mother Nature is concerned, the giant island is like no other. Animals and plants found there are often not found anywhere else.About a nine-hour flight away from Bangkok on an island 400km east of the African continent, lies a country largely populated and ruled by a French-speaking, non-Muslim Malay ethnic group, also known as the Merina. While the...

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Lim Li Lian

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