Tioman

Largest island of Malaysias east coast. It’s located 32km off the coast and is some 20km long and 12km wide and the highest peak is Gunung Kajang with 1038m. In the 70ies TIME magazine selected Tioman as one the world’s most beautiful islands but lost some flair in recent years due to do development. The island has eight main villages, many beaches and is densely forested and is surrounded by numerous coral reefs, making it a scuba diving haven.

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.

Kuching, Malaysia
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Things to do & see
Kuching Waterfront (Kuching Esplanade)

Once a trading area in Kuching, the waterfront area at Sungai Sarawak has now been transformed into a landscaped esplanade. ... more
Semenggoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre

centre to rehabilitate orang-utans and other animals that have been injured, orphaned or illegally cages. ... more
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Kuching
Carpenter Street main entrance
Things to do & see
Kuala Lumpur, The Curve / Ikea / Ikano Power Center

Another huge shopping complex in suburbia PJ (Mutiara Damansara). It houses the malls The Curve and Ikano Power Center plus Ikea and Tesco that are all interconnected. ... more
Perhentian Islands, Long Beach (Pasir Panjang)

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Most popular beach on the small Island for backpackers with many chalets and restaurants, snorkel spots right at the beach ... more
RANDOM LINKS
Maleisie.be
Belgian Malaysia Travel Guide
Monorail.com.my
public transportation system in Kuala Lumpur
multimap.com
very good map service
WikiTravel.org
excellent community edited website based on Wikipedia technology
Monorails.org
Loving Photo Essay of KL Monorail by The Monorail Society

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STORIES
Rainforest World Music Festival 2008
It's time again for the anual Rainforest World Music Festival at the Sarawak Cultural Village near Kuching (Sarawak, East Malaysia - Borneo). This unique music event will take place July 11 until July 13. Besides music performances visitors can attend workshops, ethno-musical lectures, jamming sessions and mini concerts in the afternoon.