Rimau Island is an islet off the southeastern tip of Penang Island in the Malaysian state of Penang. The islet was once referred to by French cartographers...
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more. Rimau-rimau is the plural of rimau which is an abbreviation of the word harimau, meaning 'tiger' in the Malay language. Therefore, rimau-rimau means...
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Operation Rimau was an attack on Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour, carried out by an Allied commando unit Z Special Unit, during World War II using...
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Bukit Rimau is a township in Shah Alam, Klang District, Selangor, Malaysia. Together with the adjacent Kota Kemuning township, Bukit Rimau is known as...
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Kedah Perhentian, Terengganu Pom Pom, Sabah Rawa, Johor Redang, Terengganu Rimau, Penang Rusa, Kelantan Sakar, Sabah Sapi, Sabah Sebatik, Sabah Selingan...
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best known for being an operational base for Operation Rimau during World War II. "Operation RIMAU: The tragic sequel to JAYWICK". 0°56′00″N 104°55′25″E...
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2024. "Operation RIMAU: The tragic sequel to JAYWICK". www.seapower.navy.gov.au. Retrieved 7 September 2024. "Careening Bay, Garden Island, WA. c. 1943....
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Ivan Lyon (section Operation Rimau)
commando operations against the Japanese and was killed during Operation Rimau while attempting to infiltrate Singapore harbour and destroy Japanese shipping...
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Z Special Unit (section Operation Rimau)
The best known of these missions were Operation Jaywick and Operation Rimau, both of which involved raids on Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour;...
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between Singapore Harbourfront and Batam. Service also runs to nearby Rimau Island Karimun via MV Oceana Ferry. or to Johor, Malaysia, Puteri Harbour Ferry...
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Beach Tanjong Rimau Beach Beach on Pulau Ubin Beach on Kusu Island Beach on Lazurus Island Beach on Saint John's Island Beach on Coney Island Ketam Beach...
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Kendi Island is an islet off the southwestern tip of Penang Island in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located over 3.4 km (2.1 miles) from Penang Island, this...
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Bayan Lepas (category Southwest Penang Island District)
Pantai Hospital 18 Muze 17 Suntech 16 Queensbay Mall 15 SPICE Arena 14 Rimau I. 13 Teluk Tempoyak 12 Permatang Damar Laut 11 Sungai Ara 10 Sungai Nibong...
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Penang (redirect from Penang island)
encompasses the entirety of Penang Island and a few surrounding islets, including Jerejak, Betong, Kendi, Rimau and Andaman islands. On the other hand, the city...
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Jerejak Island is a 3.62 km2 (362 ha) islet off the eastern coast of Penang Island in the Malaysian state of Penang. It is also a short ferry ride from...
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II: the Return is a 1991 British/Australian mini-series about Operation Rimau during World War II. It was a sequel to the 1989 mini-series The Heroes...
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Sentosa (redirect from Sentosa Island)
Kampong Kopit only knowing the place by the name of sarang rimau. By the 1930s, the island was heavily fortified and a crucial component of Fortress Singapore...
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Fall of Singapore (redirect from Singapore Island (battle honour))
shipping in Singapore Harbour in Operation Jaywick (1943) and Operation Rimau (1944) to varying success. British forces had planned to reconquer Singapore...
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Jerejak, Andaman, Udini, Tikus, Lovers', Betong, Betong Kecil, Kendi and Rimau islands. The riverine systems within the city include the Kluang, Dua, Glugor...
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Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Singapore Photo by John Varigos - Mt Rimau, Sipitang - Malaysia Species of Doi Suthep-Pui National Park Ptyas carinata...
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In the Malay language, the tiger is called harimau, also abbreviated to rimau. It has also been known as the southern Indochinese tiger, to further distinguish...
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reprisals against civilians. Operation Jaywick was followed by Operation Rimau. Although three ships are sometimes claimed as sunk in this raid, no corroboration...
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addition, the Batu Maung constituency contains Rimau Island, an uninhabited islet south of Penang Island. The electoral results for the Batu Maung state...
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"Unintentionally a Missionary: Carl Heine, an Australian in the Marshall Islands" (PDF). South Pacific Journal of Mission Studies (11). South Pacific Association...
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Harbour in 1943. A second raid on Singapore in 1944, known as Operation Rimau, was unsuccessful. On 20 September 1940 the Polish government in exile in...
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Operation Basalt (category Military history of the Channel Islands during World War II)
during World War II on Sark during the German occupation of the Channel Islands. The objective of the raid was of offensive reconnaissance and capturing...
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Operation Postmaster was a British special operation conducted on the Spanish island of Fernando Po, now known as Bioko, off West Africa in the Gulf of Guinea...
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from the raid proved useful in planning Operation Jaywick and Operation Rimau. Carey's younger brother would be captured and executed in the latter. Zed...
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long tons (40,000 metric tons). Lyon led another operation, codenamed "Rimau", with the same objective almost a year later and sank three ships. Lyon...
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State of Penang, Malaysia, connecting the city of George Town on Penang Island and Butterworth on the mainland. This cross-strait transit has been operational...
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