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TIGA TIGA BURNING BRIGHT

playground of street food, bustling wet markets and boutique hotels shrouded in crumbling 1900s architecture, Ipoh is fast becoming one of the most fashionable destinations in Malaysia’s lush northern territory. Having heard promise of its colourful laneways, I ventured behind a seemingly closed shop front to discover The Tiga Bar, a shabby cocktail den that firmly puts the tin-mining city on

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