Kuching

Kuching is the capital of the East Malaysian state of Sarawak on Borneo. Kuching is the most populous city in the state of Sarawak and the fourth largest city in Malaysia. Kuching means “cat” in Malay.

Brunei

Tiny state in Borneo, sandwiched between Sarawak and Sabah. After it was a big regional player a few hundred years back, Brunei became rich upon the discovery of Oil in the 1940s. For a period time the Sultan of Brunei was the richest person in the world.

Perhentian Islands, Malaysia

Mohsin Chalets & Restaurant
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 Chalets on Long Beach, Pulau Perhentian Kecil. Chalets with own restaurant with the best view over the beach. Free Wifi at the restaurant if you order something. ... more
Lemongrass Chalets & Restaurant
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 Long Beach, Pulau Perhentian Kecil, Chalets at the southern edge of the Beach ... more
Rock Garden Village
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 Chalets on the most southern edge of Long Beach, Pulau Perhentian Kecil. One of the cheapest option on the Perhentians. ... more
Chempaka Chalets
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 Chalets on Long Beach, Pulau Perhentian Kecil ... more
Moonlight Chalets
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 Chalets and Restaurant on Long Beach, Pulau Perhentian Kecial ... more
Panorama Chalets and Restaurant
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 Chalets on Long Beach, Pulau Perhentian Kecil with the best restaurant on this beach ... more
Synfony Village
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 basic chalets on Long Beach, Pulau Perhentian Kecil ... more
Bubu Resort
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 hotel-style resort on Long Beach, Perhentian Island Kecil ... more
Butterfly Chalets
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 basic chalets on Coral Bay, Pulau Perhentian Kecil with magnificent views ... more
Senja Bay Resort
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 Budget Resort on Coral Bay, Pulau Perhentian Kecil with good views ... more
Maya Guesthouse
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 chalets on Coral Bay, Pulau Perhentian Kecil with very good value ... more
Fatimah Chalets
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 Chalets on Coral Bay, Pulau Perhentian Kecil ... more
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Things to do & see
Pulau Perhentian Besar

The Big (=besar) Island. The slightly bigger island offers more expensive resort style accommodation. For family travellers or those who like it more quiet and have an extra Ringgit to spend. ... more
Coral Bay (Teluk Aur)

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Smaller Beach on the small Island, more relaxed and quite with excellent snorkel and dive spots and great sun sets ... more
Random Picture
Perhentian Islands
chilling out
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

2007:
8.Nov - Deepavali
20.Dec - Hari Raya Qurban
25.Dec - Christmas Day

2008:
1 January (Tues) New Year’s Day
10 January (Thurs) Awal Muharam (Maal Hijrah)
7 & 8 February(Thurs & Fri) Chinese New Year
20 March (Thurs) Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
1 May (Thurs) Labour Day
19 May (Mon) Wesak Day
7 June (Sat) Birthday of SPB Yang di-Pertuan Agong
31 August (Sun) National/Merdeka Day
1 & 2 October (Wed & Thurs) Hari Raya Puasa *
27 October (Mon) Deepavali *
8 December (Mon) Hari Raya Qurban
25 December (Thurs) Christmas Day
29 December (Mon) Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah)

* - Subject to confirmation

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Langkawi
Sunset at Pantai Cenang
DID YOU KNOW?
Language

English is widely spoken so it’s very easy to get by. Though a few words of malay (Bahasa Malaysia) are always handy and will impress people. Malay is the official language but due to the multiracial character of the country you’ll find many languages spoken like Chinese (mandarin, cantonese, hokkien,...), Tamil among the Indians and several more languages on Borneo.

Things to do & see
Cameron Highlands, Butterfly Farm

The Butterfly Farm is located around the Kea Farm area north of Brinchang (town north of Tanah Ratah) showing, besides butterflies, a wide variety of plants, flowers, insects and reptiles. Best to to visit with an experienced guide otherwise you miss a lot of interesting things. ... more
Kuala Lumpur, Kampung Baru

Oldest malay residential area in KL with still authentic traditional Malay wooden houses and the the backdrop of the close-by downtown skyline ... more