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Penang, Through Gilded Doors • More Than Merchants: A History of the German-speaking Community in Penang 1800s-1940s • Penang Trams, Trolleybuses & Railways: Municipal Transport History 1880s-1963 • Our Malaysia: Multi-Cultural Activity Book for Young Malaysians • Kinta Valley: Pioneering Malaysia’s Modern Development • Penang Postcards Collection: 1899-1930s • Streets of George Town, Penang: An Illustrated Guide to Penang’s City Streets & Historic Attractions • Raja Bilah and the Mandailings in Perak: 1875-1911 • Water Watch – A Community Action Guide • Penang Trams, Trolleybuses & Railways: Municipal Transport History 1880s-1963 • Our Malaysia: Multi-Cultural Activity Book for Young Malaysians • Kinta Valley: Pioneering Malaysia’s Modern Development • Penang Postcards Collection: 1899-1930s • Streets of George Town, Penang: An Illustrated Guide to Penang’s City Streets & Historic Attractions • Raja Bilah and the Mandailings in Perak: 1875-1911 • Water Watch – A Community Action Guide

Reviews & Press : : Penang, Through Gilded Doors

'KEDAI KOPI' IN CENTRAL PARIS
THE PARIS BOOK LAUNCH and EXHIBITION
For the French Edition of 'PENANG, THROUGH GILDED DOORS'

'Penang, la porte des secrets'

in association with TOURISM MALAYSIA
and in the presence of His Excellency Dato' S. Thanarajasingam,
Ambassador of Malaysia to France

A fashionable Parisian café, just near
the Louvre was converted into…
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… a 'kedai kopi'. Adlinha Borhan (left) of
Tourism Malaysia and the Paris Office.
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Malaysian dress.
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Malaysian Teh Tarik.
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 French beret.
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Note the Otak-Otak sign behind
the zinc counter.
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Exhibition of over 40 limited edition photographs of Penang, hand printed on art paper.
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Author Julia de Bierre greets His Excellency
Dato' S. Thanarajasingam, Malaysian Ambassador to France, accompanied
by his wife.
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The Ambassador makes a welcome speech. Adlina Borhan, His Excellency, Julia de Bierre
and photographer James Bain Smith. The Penang Chief Minister's message was also read.
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Visit of the Exhibition.
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'Local'delights include curry puffs,
spring rolls and murtabak.
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Denys Laroche, James Bain Smith.
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Stanislas and Xenia d'Albuquerque.
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Guillaume Linton (Asia Voyages) and friend.
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'Les Parisiennes'.
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Julia de Bierre and guests.
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Patrick Duval, the French translator.
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The party: Inside.
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The party: Outside, on a Paris sidewalk (murtabak stand).
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The book published by Areca Books,
and gift bag containing Visit Malaysia 2007 promotional material. Some books were also given out in VMY 2007 bags.
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His Excellency with Julia de Bierre
and Opera Director John Mordler.
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Book designer Karen Bowen
and James Bain Smith.
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The pictures on the walls.
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 Make a beautiful and atmospheric setting.
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22h 00: Some guests stayed on…
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...for Beef Rendang Paris style.
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Midnight:
The end of a successful launch:
Adlina Borhan of Tourism Malaysia, Paris, and author Julia de Bierre


The story continues...


The book is now on sale in France.
Here it is in the window of a well-known Paris bookshop in the rue Saint-Honoré.

As the exhibition was so well received, the display is staying up for four weeks at the Café des Initiés where hundreds of people come to see it every day. In mid-November, the exhibition will be transferred to Avenue George V.


Meanwhile, the gift bag has taken on a life of its own and can be seen all over Paris!

The leading French magazines, Le Figaro and Paris Match Voyages, have requested review copies of the book. Next year, the book and travelling exhibition will be taken to travel trade shows and will continue to promote Penang and Malaysia during 'VISIT MALAYSIA 2007'.

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