Tag : Kelantan

Traversing Taman Negara

DISCOVER MALAYSIA Of when city slikers brave the open jungle and come out the other side wiser and hell-bent on eradicating leeches.

By allMalaysia · May 10, 2012 · 0 Comment

Best waterfalls

ACTIVITIES What’s not to like about waterfalls – 100-foot (30.5m) falls tumbling into swimming holes in the jungle make for a great outing for families.

By allMalaysia · April 4, 2012 · 0 Comment

Wayang Kulit

DISCOVER MALAYSIA The Wayang Kulit is a traditional theatre form that brings together the playfulness of a puppet show, and the elusive quality and charming simplicity of a shadow play.

By Michael A. Fredericks · May 30, 2011 · 0 Comment

MALAYSIANA The Malaysian flag or Jalur Gemilang consists of 14 horizontal red and white stripes of equal width; a dark blue canton occupying the upper left quarter of the flag; and within the canton, a crescent, and a 14-pointed star.

By allMalaysia · March 30, 2011 · 0 Comment

In the shadows

DISCOVER MALAYSIA As the years go by, the traditional art of wayang kulit has been increasingly left in the shadows.

By allMalaysia · March 23, 2011 · 0 Comment

The original tweeters

DISCOVER MALAYSIA Every Friday, Khor Beng Huat lugs several large bird cages to Jalan Sri Cemerlang in Kota Baru, Kelantan, for the town’s weekly bird singing competition.

By allMalaysia · March 23, 2011 · 0 Comment

The wau factor

DISCOVER MALAYSIA Every day from dawn till dusk, wau maker Shapie Jusof works on his craft in a small hut near the Cahaya Bulan Beach in Kota Baru, Kelantan.

By allMalaysia · March 23, 2011 · 0 Comment

Beautiful songket

DISCOVER MALAYSIA Semek Sulaiman, 60, makes weaving songket look so effortless as her hands and feet deftly manoeuvre her loom. She patiently loops the bamboo rod through the threads on her loom, and works it methodically. It is painstaking work.

By allMalaysia · March 23, 2011 · 0 Comment

Sweet success

DISCOVER MALAYSIA It was the aroma of baking that led us to Nik Faizah Nik Abdul Rahman’s house. In a corner in the huge compound of her house, her workers were busy making kuih akok, one of Kelantan’s most popular kuih.

By allMalaysia · March 23, 2011 · 0 Comment

Malaysia – General Info

DISCOVER MALAYSIA Pop quiz, hotshot: How many states are there in Malaysia? Well, if you can’t answer that, find out! Here’s a quick overview of Malaysia to get you started.

By allMalaysia · January 1, 2011 · 0 Comment