TAIKOR Valour, honour, suspense, betrayal and love, the definitive Malaysian saga

A historical saga that brings back the past for those who still remember and for the young who wish to know how things used to be in the years between 1922 and 1982. This story revolves around the life of a boy as he grows to manhood and traces the migration of his family from South Thailand to Pena...

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Main Author: Khoo, Kheng-Hor (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Pelanduk Publications 2004
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