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The front of the Museum of Islamic Art in Kuala Lumpur

The Museum of Asian Art in Kuala Lumpur is a celebrated cultural institution housing thousands of artefacts — from ancient ceramics to intricate textiles — that trace the rich and diverse artistic traditions of civilisations across the Asian continent.

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Sarawak

Malaysia: Gunung Mulu National Park – Revisited

Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak is a UNESCO World Heritage Site protecting vast cave networks, dramatic limestone pinnacles and one of South-East Asia's most biodiverse and ancient rainforest ecosystems in the heart of Malaysian Borneo.

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Sarawak

Malaysia: Sarawak – Exploring Kuching, Sarawak’s River-Front City

Kuching is the capital city of Sarawak which is part of East Malaysia and is located on the wider island of Borneo. Anyone who has been to Peninsular Malaysia will find that Sarawak has a very different feel, and Kuching in particular, thanks to its strategic location on the snake-like Sarawak River, is one of the prettiest spots in the region.

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Sabah

Malaysia: Sabah – Kinabalu National Park: Sabah’s Roof of Borneo

Kinabalu National Park in Sabah protects Borneo's highest peak and one of the world's most biodiverse landscapes — a UNESCO World Heritage Site where granite summit trails pitcher plants cloud forest and extraordinary wildlife come together in a single extraordinary destination.

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Sabah

Malaysia: Borneo – Danum Valley

Danum Valley in Sabah Malaysian Borneo protects 438 square kilometres of ancient lowland rainforest and is one of South East Asia's most extraordinary wildlife destinations sheltering orang-utans pygmy elephants clouded leopards and an astonishing diversity of birds within a largely pristine and tightly protected wilderness.

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Sarawak

Malaysia: Sarawak – Mulu National Park, Caves and Karsts in Sarawak

The Gunung Mulu National Park is a national park in Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that encompasses caves and karst formations in a mountainous equatorial rainforest setting. The park is famous for its caves and the expeditions that have been mounted to explore them.

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Sabah

Malaysia: Borneo – Back on the Kinabatangan: Borneo’s Wild Side

We returned to the Kinabatagan River for the second time to complete a journey that got disrupted five years earlier when I had an accident and had to be evacuated from the rainforest.

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Sabah

Malaysia: Sabah – Labuk Bay, Where Proboscis Monkeys Roam Free

Labuk Bay Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary is a privately managed wildlife reserve near Sandakan in Sabah, protecting one of Borneo's most extraordinary and endangered primates — the bulbous-nosed proboscis monkey — in a surviving pocket of coastal mangrove forest.

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Kedah

Exploring Langkawi: The Best of Malaysian Islands

Langkawi is an archipelago made up of 99 islands on the west coast of Malaysia. Surrounded by the Andaman Sea, the main island offers a mixture of picturesque paddy fields, jungle-clad hills, and tranquil waterfalls.

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Kedah

Malaysia: Dataran Lang – Langkawi’s Iconic Eagle Square

Dataran Lang — Eagle Square — is Langkawi's waterfront landmark in Kuah town, where a 12-metre eagle statue towers above a landscaped promenade and bay views, honouring the island's name and serving as its most enduring symbol.

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Kedah

Malaysia: Langkawi – Kilim Karast Geoforest Park

Kilim Geoforest Park (or Kilim Karst Geoforest Park as its full name) is one of the three geoforest parks associated with the Langkawi Geopark. Langkawi Geopark comprises the whole of Langkawi Island and was endorsed as the 52nd Global Geopark by UNESCO on 1st June 2007.

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Kedah

Malaysia: Langkawi – Sky Bridge & SkyCab

Ride the SkyCab cable car to the summit of Gunung Machinchang and cross the curved Sky Bridge for breathtaking views across Langkawi's archipelago and the distant coastline of Thailand.

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Penang

Malaysia: Penang – George Town

George Town in Penang is a UNESCO World Heritage city where colonial architecture, multicultural traditions and world-renowned street food come together, creating a richly layered destination that captivates travellers seeking authentic culture, history and culinary discovery in Malaysia.

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Malaysia: Penang – Seh Tek Tong Cheah Kongsi

Established in 1810 Cheah Kongsi is one of the oldest Hokkien clan associations in George Town, Penang. Its members have their ancestral origins from Sek Tong Seah in the Sam Tor District of the Hai Teng County at Cheang Chew Prefecture, Fujian Province, China.

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Penang

Malaysia: Penang – Batik Museum

The Penang Batik Museum in George Town celebrates Malaysia's vibrant textile heritage through immersive displays of traditional hand-drawn and block-printed batik artistry inviting visitors of all ages to explore the intricate patterns colours and cultural stories woven into this celebrated craft.

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Malaysia: Penang – The Wonder Food Museum

The Wonder Food Museum in George Town Penang is a vibrant multi-storey interactive attraction celebrating Malaysia's extraordinary culinary culture through colourful larger-than-life food installations immersive exhibits and playful photo opportunities that delight visitors of all ages and backgrounds.

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Malaysia: Penang – Kek Lok Si Temple

Rising dramatically above the town of Air Itam Kek Lok Si Temple is Penang's most celebrated Buddhist site offering visitors a breathtaking fusion of Chinese Burmese and Thai architectural styles set across a sprawling hillside complex.

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Penang

Malaysia: Penang – Chew Jetty

Chew Jetty is Penang's most celebrated clan pier — a centuries-old stilt village perched above George Town harbour where the Chew clan community continues to live and work amid lantern-lit walkways temples and the gentle rhythms of the Strait of Malacca.

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Penang

Malaysia: Penang – George Town Street Art

George Town's street art trail winds through Penang's UNESCO-listed heritage quarter offering visitors a vivid open-air gallery of hand-painted murals and witty steel rod illustrations that celebrate the city's rich multicultural history and everyday community life.

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Penang

Malaysia: Penang – Pinang Peranakan Mansion

Pinang Peranakan Mansion is a magnificently restored 19th-century George Town townhouse showcasing the extraordinary wealth opulence and cultural heritage of the Straits Chinese Peranakan community through thousands of antiques and exquisitely preserved period interiors.

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Penang

Malaysia: Penang – Khoo Kongsi

Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi, or Khoo Kongsi for short, is one of the most distinctive Chinese clan associations in Malaysia. It is known for its extensive lineage that can be traced back 650 years ago, as well as its closely-knit and defensive congregation of buildings and a magnificent clanhouse.

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Penang

Malaysia: Penang – Cheong Fatt Tze (The Blue Mansion)

Cheong Fatt Tze — The Blue Mansion — is a UNESCO-recognised Straits Eclectic masterpiece in George Town Penang blending 19th-century Chinese courtyard architecture with colonial craftsmanship and offering guided tours alongside boutique accommodation in a living heritage landmark.

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Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia. Its modern skyline is dominated by the 451m-tall Petronas Twin Towers The city is also home to British colonial-era landmarks such as the Kuala Lumpur Railway Station and the Sultan Abdul Samad Building.

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Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur – Batu Caves

Batu Caves is a breathtaking network of limestone caves and sacred Hindu temples situated 13 kilometres north of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia offering visitors a remarkable blend of ancient spirituality vibrant culture and dramatic natural landscapes.

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Malacca

Malaysia: Malacca (Melaka) City – A guide to visiting

Melaka, formerly Malacca, is a town and port, on the Strait of Malacca. The city was founded about 1400 as part of a Malay kingdom. Malay rule ended in 1511, when it was conquered by the Portuguese and it developed into the most important trading port in Southeast Asia.

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Sabah

Malaysia: Borneo – The Rain Forest Discovery Centre

Nestled within Sabah's Kabili-Sepilok Forest Reserve the Rain Forest Discovery Centre offers immersive nature trails canopy walkways and fascinating wildlife encounters revealing the extraordinary ecological richness of one of Borneo's most biodiverse and ancient tropical rainforest landscapes.

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Sabah

Malaysia: Borneo (Sabah) – Cruising the Kinabatangan River

A Kinabatangan River cruise in Sabah Borneo delivers an extraordinary journey through ancient rainforest where proboscis monkeys orangutans pygmy elephants and hundreds of bird species thrive along one of South-East Asia's most celebrated wildlife corridors.

Cute calf elephant - Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Borneo

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Malaysia: Borneo – A chance meeting with pygmy elephants

A journey along the Kinabatangan River in Sabah Borneo offers a rare and breathtaking opportunity to witness Bornean pygmy elephants in the wild — one of Southeast Asia's most magical and unforgettable wildlife encounters.

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Sabah

Malaysia: Sabah – Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre

The Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre in Sabah is a world-leading sanctuary dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating sun bears — the world's smallest bears — offering visitors an intimate and educational wildlife experience deep in the heart of Borneo's rainforest.

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Sabah

Malaysia: Borneo (Sabah) – Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary

Sepilok Orangutan Sanctuary in Sabah Malaysian Borneo is a world-renowned rehabilitation centre where rescued orangutans are nursed back to health and gradually reintroduced to the surrounding rainforest offering visitors a rare and deeply moving wildlife encounter.