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Keropok Lekor
Nasi Campur (Malay Mixed Rice)
Malaysia vs. Singapore
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Red Palm Hostel, Kuala Lumpur
The award-winning Red Palm Hostel Kuala Lumpur - a special, cozy, personal and small place for backbackers of all ages - is also the birthplace of backpackingmalaysia.com and maybe your home during your visit in Kuala Lumpur.
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Sports Event
Oct,07 2008
- Nov,09 2008
FEI World Endurance Championship 2008 ...more Misc
Oct,10 2008
- Oct,12 2008
Epicure Malaysia 2008 ...more Public Holiday
Oct,27 2008
Deepavali ...more Sports Event
Nov,01 2008
- Nov,08 2008
Darwin-Bali PD-Langkawi Yacht Rally 2008 ...more Festival
Nov,01 2008
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Malaysia International Gourmet Festival ...more show full calendar
PRESS ARTICLES
Malaysia documented “Discover Malaysia - the backpacker’s trail (The Star)
Malaysia truly features a melting pot of cultures with multi-ethnic traditions and culinary diversity. In line with Visit Malaysia 2007, film director Michael Chick has produced a TV series that focuses on the country’s rich heritage, culture and nature. Chick was inspired to produce the independent series after hearing complaints from tourists about how fake some Malaysian tourism advertisements looked.
BOOK HOSTELS
RANDOM LINKS
excellent quick overview page about Malaysia by Betelbox Hostel Singapore (www.betelbox.com) 
DiscoverMalaysia.biz
Discover Malaysia - the backpacker's trail (documentary) bus schedules and routes by journeymalaysia.com
info-my.de
Malaysia Information and News
Malaysia-Today.net
source independent news see all links
RANDOM GALLERY PHOTO
Georgetown, PenangWat Chaiyamangalaran Thai Buddhist Temple
Things to do & see
Kuala Lumpur, Pavilion Shopping Mall KL
Kuching, Semenggoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre 
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
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DID YOU KNOW?
Pirate DVDs and Software
KL used to be a paradise for faked goods. Shops selling movies and software could even be found in shopping malls. Since 2007 the government forced the shops to close in the tourist areas. Now, you need to go to shopping malls outside the city center to find the DVD shops. However, you can still find them at the market on Petaling Street in Chinatown. Quality is usually good unless it’s a brand new film then there is chance that you might get a cinema copy. |
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Taman Negara
Taman Negara National Park was established in Malaysia in 1938/1939 as the King George V National Park. It was renamed to Taman Negara after Independence, which literally means “national park” in Malay. The total area of Taman Negara is 4,343 km².
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.
Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu is the capital of the state of Sabah on Borneo. With an estimated population of 532,129 in the city and 700,000 in the urban area, it is the largest urban centre in Sabah and the sixth largest in Malaysia. It is located close to Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain in South-East Asia.
Langkawi
Langkawi is an archipelago of 99 islands in the Andaman Sea, some 30 km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia. The islands are a part of Malaysia’s Kedah state, but are adjacent to the Thai border. By far the largest of the islands is the eponymous Pulau Langkawi with a population of some 45,000. The island is a declared duty-free zone.
