Top Malaysian beaches

Thanks to its endless coastline, Malaysia boasts world-class beaches, many of which are popular for secluded bays, unforgettable sunsets and - thanks to the crystal clear waters and colourful coral reefs - scuba diving. Colonial villages, beautiful temples and lavish resorts complete the picture of ...

Sabah - Into the Wild

Occupying the northeast area of the island of Borneo, Sabah is the second-largest state in Malaysia. The region is dominated by mountains, particularly the towering massif of Gunung (Mount) Kinabalu, With a height of 4,095m, Mount Kinbalu is a trekker's paradise.

Sabah is also surrounded by a nationa...

Where and what to shop in Malaysia

Whether you are into street shopping or luxury brands, electronics or knick knacks, Malaysia suits every shopper's whim. With a mix of flea markets and luxurious malls, there endless shopping opportunities for every traveller to fit into their itinerary in Malaysia's top tourist destinations, namely...

Langkawi sightseeing guide

Natural landscapes, impressive parks and iconic structures make Langkawi one of the most popular beach destinations in Malaysia. From trekking into the rainforest to wildlife-watching, diving into a wonderful underwater world, dirt-cheap shopping and partying up all night, there are entertainment op...

What to see and do in Kuala Lumpur

Modernity meets old colonial roots and tradition in the buzzing Malaysian capital city, Kuala Lumpur. While KL is a melting pot of Chinese, Indian, Malay and British cultures, it's also pioneering the cutting-edge of engineering in Southeast Asia. Home to the tallest building in Asia, the Petronas T...

Explore KL like a local with Airbnb

Airbnb, the world's leading community-driven hospitality company, has launched experiences - a wide variety of tours and events - in Kuala Lumpur. With over 40 handcrafted insider's Experiences courtesy of Airbnb, you can discover this Malaysian city through the eyes of local hosts.

This initiative s...

Where and what to eat in Kuala Lumpur

As Kuala Lumpur is home to Malays, Chinese, Indians and even British expats, Malaysian cuisine is awash with a diversity of flavours and cultural influences. As you visit a different part of the city, the cuisine offer changes, from delectable seafood dishes to barbecued skewers to friend rice and p...

Malaysia Travel Tips

Malaysia is a multicultural and traveller-friendly Southeast Asian destination, with a good mix of touristic activities, ranging from scuba diving to remote island getaways, orang-utan spotting, fascinating tribal longhouse villages and even a heli lounge bar in Kuala Lumpur.

Home to a myriad of cult...

Yuna Malaysia impossible to categorise pop star

Yuna is one of Malaysia's most popular and famous singers and songwriters. A true icon of the country's pop scene, her triumphant career is a testament to her tenacity and talent.

Born Yunalis Mat Zara'ai in 1986, Yuna has been involved in music since the age of 14 when she wrote her first song. By 1...

Traditional Malay instruments

Malaysia is a country with a rich musical history. While all genres of music are popular in the country, the traditional Malay sound continues to be popular. If you are interested in learning more about it, here are the most common instruments used in traditional Malaysian music.

Harmonium

The Harmoni...

The Malaysian hip hop scene

Hip hop is amongst the many genres of music that is followed with great fervour in Malaysia. It is not just Western exports like 50 Cent or Kanye West, however, that Malaysian rap fans enjoy. Since the early 1990s successive generations of home-grown rap acts have been bringing their own distinctly ...

The dazzling career of Malay jazzman Aubrey Suwito

A Malaysian pianist, songwriter and producer, Aubrey Suwito has been involved in the music industry since the tender age of six. That was when he first put his hands on a piano's keyboards and thoughts himself a few chords. It was the beginning of an extraordinary journey that would see Suwito rise ...

SingleTrackMind a star of sport and music

Though you might not know the name Alex Wong, if you have any interest in Malaysian music you will most certainly have heard of SingleTrackMind, Wong's stage name. Under this guise her has a released a string of very successful independent rock hits, plus two acclaimed albums.

Before taking to the st...

Punk rock in Malaysia

For much of the last 30 years, Malaysia has been crazy about rock music. A country where the kids like it loud, it is one of the big global powerhouses of the hardcore punk rock scene. Of all Malaysian cities, Terengganu is known as the heart of Malay rock. Though known as a socially conservative li...

Malaysian pop-punk rebels Bunkface

Sam, Youk and Paan are the three young men that make up Bunkface, one of the most successful groups ever to come out of Malaysia. Since 2005 they have been lashing out high energy pop punk riffs to dizzy teenage fans across the continent.

After initially finding success with their English language Le...

Jaclyn Victor: from lounge singer to national icon

You might know her as Jaclyn Victor or you might know her as Jac. Whatever you call her, you should know that Jaclyn Victor is one of the most powerful and popular singers in the Malaysian pop scene. After winning the inaugural Malaysian Idol and Ikon Malayisa contests, she went on release a string ...

How Raihan conquered the world

Any recent history of Malaysian music simply has to include a large section devoted to Raihan, the Nasheed group that took the country by storm in the mid-90s. Their debut album, entitled Puji-Puijan, hit the charts in late 1996, selling over 750,000 units in Malaysia and many more worldwide. As of ...

Butterfingers - kings of Malaysian rock music

In Malaysia, a country obsessed with rock music, Butterfingers are almost certainly the biggest home-grown rock band. Formed by a group of students in Malay College in 1993, the band quickly gained a fearsome reputation in the local underground rock scene. Grunge was breaking and the raw energy of t...