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State Museum, Perlis

PERLIS STATE MUSEUM
Kangar, Perlis

PERLIS STATE MUSEUM

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Pengarah
Muzium Negeri Perlis
Jalan Raja Syed Sah
Kangar,
Perlis.

TELEPHONE04-

Open: Daily 0900 to 1700 hrs (half-day Thursday). Closed on Friday.

Admission: Free

Distance from town centre: 1 km

How to get there:

TRANSPORT Bus and Taxi.

HISTORY:

Perlis, the smallest state in Malaysia, was once a part of Kedah which the Thais conqured in 1821. When Kedah was subsequently restored to the Sultan of Kedah, Perlis was separated from it and established as a vessal state in its own right. The Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 transferred Thai sovereignty over Perlis to the British but the Japanese "handed it back" to Thailand during its occupation of the Malay Peninsular. After the Japanese surrendered, Perlis once again came under British protection until it gained independence under the banner of the Federation of Malaya in 1957.

Services:
Guided tour and lectures (by appointment), audio visuals and research facilities.

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