Every one knows that Rajendra Cholas army came to KADARAM [modern KEDAH in todays Malaysia] just north of Penang Island. The attached extracts from the New Straits Times[Malaysia] this week shows that [ with Carbin-dating] the sttlement existed by 3rd century AD, meaning at the end of the 3rd Sangam Age, [ around Silappadikaram/Senguttuvan] etc. please see. ive added the scanned pages of the newspaper . hope it appears.