Culture & Religion
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0Culture & ReligionCan you guess where these 8 bizarre Christmas traditions come from?
We’ve all heard of Santa Claus – he lives in the North Pole with his elves, who work all year making toys...
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0Culture & ReligionA step away from the peninsula into the riverside city of Sibu, Sarawak
With a whirlwind tour of markets and cultural sights capped off by a stay in a traditional longhouse, it’s an altogether different...
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0Culture & ReligionA lovely legacy: 5 examples of European influence in Malaysian architecture
Many parts of the country have seen traders from Arabia, China, Africa, India and neighbouring Southeast Asian countries as well as European...
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0Culture & ReligionIt’s another holiday in Malaysia on 11th December – but what is Maulidur Rasul?
Maulidur Rasul falls on Sunday 11th December this year and as such, Monday 12th December will be a state holiday – and...
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0Culture & ReligionKL through the years: photos of the city from the 1800s until today
A sleepy backwater town born of the tin mining industry has, in just a century's time, become one of Asia's most vibrant...
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0Culture & ReligionDecember 2016 events: Magic, music, fashion, and bikes – and not a Santa Claus in sight
Get magical with Peter Pan and Aladdin, find your inner adrenaline junkie at the KL Bike Week, or ride the waves at...
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0Culture & ReligionDiving into Johor’s European connection
The evolving and ongoing story of the Iskandar Development in Johor is but the latest chapter in this southern Malaysian state's long...
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0Culture & ReligionWhat to do if you want to marry a Malay / muslim in Malaysia
Conversion of religion can be a difficult process but love will make you do difficult things! Answering a question from one of...
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0Culture & ReligionHalloween around the world: How other cultures honour the dead
The belief that spirits regularly venture out from the netherworld to the land of the living is present in many cultures around...
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0Culture & ReligionPumpkins, Popes, and pocong: The 2,000 year old tradition of Halloween
Historians believe that the earliest traces of Halloween is the ancient Celtic Festival of Samhain.
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0Culture & ReligionArt Therapy: Hinting at Malaysia’s destruction of nature
Melaka-born artist Nancy Lau is an example of someone who succeeded early on in life in realising her dream, and turning her...
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0Culture & ReligionTEG’s ASEAN Tour: Indonesia, ASEAN’s largest nation
There are few countries in the world that can boast such natural diversity and cultural richness as Indonesia
