DRESS: Malay men often elect to wear traditional garb on Fridays, known as batik, while Malay women generally wear a kebaya and hijab that cover them from head to toe. The kebaya and hijab usually come in a myriad of different colours and patterns. Western-style attire is...
Those who have spent more than a week in Malaysia will have certainly noticed the long titles commanded by one of the country’s nine royal families or will have asked themselves what is the difference between Dato and Datuk, Tun and Tunku. Ask a local and more often than not they too will have great difficulty breaking the code. There is a...
Known as the “Land Beneath the Wind”, Sabah is undergoing some important changes these days, with its economy gearing up for a major stride forwards. Previously one of Malaysia’s poorest states, it is now a dynamic area for growth with new discoveries and investments in oil and gas, the development of a downstream industry for palm oil, and a...
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