by aPF6ybxADw | Jul 7, 2021 | July 2021, Malaysia
MALAYSIA Rehabilitated Orangutans Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in Sabah, North Borneo was founded in 1964, to rehabilitate orphaned orangutans. Today around 60 to 80 orangutans are living free in this protected reserve located on the edge of Kabili Sepilok...
by aPF6ybxADw | Jun 23, 2021 | June 2021, Malaysia
Images: Sarawak Tourism Board / Daily Express MALAYSIA Traditions of Gawai Dayak On June 1st and 2nd, the Dayak people of Sarawak, who are traditionally farmers, celebrate Gawai Dayak. It is a day to give thanks to the gods after the harvest is over. Gawai...
by aPF6ybxADw | May 6, 2021 | Malaysia, May 2021
Images: malaysia.travel MALAYSIA Timah Tasoh Lake With its mountainous backdrop and vast lake landscape,Timah Tasoh Lake in Perlis is known as Malaysia’s Guilin. Situated in the northernmost state of Perlis, Lake Timah Tasoh is a man-made reservoir. It gets its...
by aPF6ybxADw | Apr 13, 2021 | April 2021, Malaysia
Images: Pixabay / Tourism Perak MALAYSIA The Haunted Scottish Mansion Kellie’s Castle in Perak’s Batu Gajah near Ipoh is shrouded in mystery – it’s believed to be haunted, and to contain secret tunnels and hidden rooms. At the tender age of 21, young Scotsman,...
by aPF6ybxADw | Mar 8, 2021 | Malaysia, March 2021
Images: skymirrormalaysia.org MALAYSIA The Secret Sandbank Known as the ‘Mirror of the Sky’, Kuala Selangor Beach located off the Kuala Selangor coastline is a mysterious sandbank or ‘island’ in the Straits of Malacca. This natural and...
by aPF6ybxADw | Feb 18, 2021 | February 2021, Malaysia
MALAYSIA A Dying Language Kristang is a dying centuries-old language spoken by 2000 people. On the brink of extinction, there are people working to preserve this rare language and culture. Kristang developed after the Portuguese took over the strategic port...