Once a quiet fishing village along Malaysia's western coast, Melaka City was the first taste of Malaysia for many European…
Lavish palaces and mosques have sprouted across the Kuala Kangsar district of Perak since the 18th century. Thanks to successive…
With its cultural mix of Malay, Chinese and Indian, Malaysia was the home of ‘fusion’ cuisine before the concept was…
Seduku is not happy. Relentlessly, she hammers at the coconut shell, smashing it onto the wooden deck. Despite her best…
UBUDIAH MOSQUE, KUALA KANGSAR - Renowned British architect Arthur Benison Hubback designed numerous buildings in Perak state, but this royal…
I first decided to visit Putrajaya simply because it was convenient — located midway between KL and the KLIA international…
Kuching sheds its skin awfully quickly. The capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak has all the noise, clamour and…
Tales of the ‘caviar of the East’ reach my ears within an hour of landing in Kota Kinabalu — the…
They call themselves the Ma Betisek (‘people with fish scales’). This indigenous group, also known as the Mah Meri, were…
A bloodcurdling scream pierces the soupy humidity of the Malaysian night. Emanating from the depths of the impenetrable forest, it…