Malaysia 37 posts
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WHAT TO SEE IN SARAWAK?
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May 23, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Malaysia
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Article Written by : Ms. Virginia Baih Joseph ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Malaysia Amazing view at Gunung Mulu National Park Source: Sarawak Tourism Board Sarawak is the largest state of Malaysia and it is located in the third largest island in the world – Island of Borneo. Sarawak is better known as the land of the Hornbills and it has its own uniqueness in terms of populations, culture, g...
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The King’s Birthday Celebration in Malaysia
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February 1, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Malaysia
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Article written by: Seow Jing Yin ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Malaysia Malaysia’s current head of state, King Tuanku Abdul Halim and Queen Tuanku Hajah Haminah Malaysia’s political system is a constitutional monarchy with an elected monarch as head of state; nine of the thirteen states of Malaysia have traditional royal rulers. Our King, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is formally elected to a fi...
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Elderly Chinese Birthday Celebration in Malaysia
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February 1, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Malaysia
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Article written by: Seow Jing Yin ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Malaysia The ethnic Chinese in Malaysia celebrate the elderly’s birthday with a big festive at age 60 which is considered a new cycle of life. After that, the birthday celebration is held every 10 years; during 70 years old, 80 years old, 90 years old and so on. It is widely believed that the birthday celebration is an auspicious...
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Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration in Malaysia
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January 30, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Malaysia
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Article written by: Seow Jing Yin ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Malaysia The Chinese community in Malaysia celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节: Zhong qiu jie) on 15th August of the lunar calendar every year. It is the same day with Chuseok celebration in Korea. Similar with Koreans, we believes Mid-Autumn Festival is a good occasion to get-together with family members that are apart due to wo...
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Chinese New Year Superstitious Beliefs in Malaysia
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January 30, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Malaysia
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Article written by: Seow Jing Yin ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Malaysia The most important celebration for Malaysian Chinese are Lunar New Year which is commonly called Chinese New Year in my country. Chinese New Year is a big festive day for the Chinese community and it is not surprising that many superstitious beliefs concerning the celebration exist. It is believed that a good start will ...
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The Representative Malaysian Delicacies
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January 28, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Malaysia
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Article written by: Seow Jing Yin ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Malaysia Malaysia is a unique society where multiethnic people lives together peacefully. Besides the commonly known ethnics of Malay, Chinese and Indian, we have approximately 50 indigenous ethnics in Sabah and Sarawak states. One of my proudness to be a Malaysian is I could enjoy a huge variety of local foods, Malaysians are so...
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Introduction to Sarawak Delicacies
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January 28, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Malaysia
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Article written by: Seow Jing Yin ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Malaysia Malaysia map. (Source: www.malaxi.com/malaysia_map.htm) Located at the northwest of Borneo Island, Sarawak (pointed by red arrow in the Malaysia map above) is the largest state of the Malaysian federation. Well-known as Bumi Kenyalang or Land of Hornbills, Sarawak is the home for over 2.4 million populations that are mad...
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Open House, A Unique Malaysian Hospitality
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January 24, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Malaysia
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Article written by Seow Jing Yin ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Malaysia With our diversified 28.3 million populations, Malaysia is a country that is full with festive celebrations throughout the year. Malaysians share the joyous moments together regardless of our ethnicity and religion through this special event named open house. Open house in simple is where Malaysians graciously invite thei...
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Hungry Ghost Festival
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January 23, 2013
ASEAN Correspondents > Malaysia
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Article written by: Seow Jing Yin ASEAN-Korea Blog Correspondent, Malaysia *Altar set up during the seventh lunar month for the Hungry Ghost Festival. One of the biggest superstitious beliefs among Malaysian Chinese is believing in the existence of ghost. Hence, it is not surprising that the Hungry Ghost Festival is a grand scale ritual in Malaysia especially in Penang state that have a high co...
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The Main Traditional Clothing of the Three Major Races in Malaysia
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November 12, 2012
ASEAN Correspondents > Malaysia
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Article written by: Kyle Jin Soon Tan ASEAN-Korea blog correspondent, Malaysia There is a saying that clothing represents the identity of a person. What we wear reflects our well being, cultural influences and to a certain extent, our personality. Hence, it is undeniable that Malaysia blessed with so many races provides a unique sight for tourists to witness a myriad of colors we wear during fe...
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