0 1 4 , ▁Manuel ▁was ▁fre ed ▁from ▁Malays ian ▁prison ▁following ▁a ▁representation ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁by ▁his ▁family . ▁The ▁Malays ian ▁Department ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁then ▁decl ined ▁the ▁Philippines ' ▁request ▁for ▁extr ad ition . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁Pon zi ▁scheme ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Multi - level ▁market ing ▁companies ▁Category : Py ram id ▁and ▁Pon zi ▁schemes ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁sc and als <0x0A> </s> ▁May ong ▁( or ▁May ang , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Land ▁of ▁Black ▁Magic ), ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁Mor iga on ▁district , ▁Ass am , ▁India . ▁It ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁Bra h map ut ra , ▁approximately ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Gu w ah ati . ▁Once ▁considered ▁the ▁cr ad le ▁of ▁black ▁magic ▁in ▁India , ▁May ong ▁is ▁a ▁tour ist ▁att raction ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁history . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁The ▁orig ins ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁may ▁be ▁based ▁on ▁any ▁of ▁several ▁sources ▁including ▁the ▁S ansk rit ▁word ▁May a ▁( ill usion ), ▁the ▁Ch ut ia / T i wa / De ori ▁word ▁Ma - y ong ▁which ▁means ▁mother , ▁the ▁Dim asa ▁word ▁for ▁an ▁ele ph ant ▁( M iy ong ), ▁or ▁from ▁ma a ▁for ▁Mother ▁Sh ak ti ▁and ▁on go ▁meaning ▁part . ▁Some ▁believe ▁that ▁Man ip ur is ▁from ▁the ▁Mo ir ang ▁cl an