Religion

Religion In Malaysia
The Malaysian constitution guarantees freedom of religion, although Islam is the largest and official religion of Malaysia. Other than Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Confucianism, Taoism and other traditional Chinese religions are embraced in Malaysia.



Other faiths include animism, folk religion, and Sikhis.

Meet The Animals

The orangutans are the only exclusively Asian living genus of great ape. They are among the most intelligent primates and use a variety of sophisticated tools, also making sleeping nests each night from branches and foliage. They are generally not aggressive and live a mostly solitary life foraging for food. They are the largest living arboreal animals with longer arms than other great apes. Their hair is typically reddish-brown, instead of the brown or black hair typical of other great apes. Native to Indonesia and Malaysia, orangutans are currently found only in rainforests on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.
A very famous elephant sanctuary in Malaysia can be found at Kuala Gandah. This center is owned and operated by the Malaysian government's of Wildlife and National Park. The elephant pictured here is Swee Lee King, a 22 year old elephant at the sanctuary. Swee Lee was also featured in the famous movie Anna & The King (with Jodie Foster).
A tapir is a large browsing animal, similar in shape to a pig and with a short snout. Tapirs can be found in South America, Central America and in Southeast Asia. There are four species of Tapirs: the Brazilian tapir, the Malayan tapir, Baird's tapir and the Mountain tapir. Malayan tapir can be found in Malaysia. The animal is easily identified by its markings, most notably the light-colored “saddle” which extends from its shoulders to its rump. The rest of its hair is black, except for the tips of its ears which, as with other tapirs, are rimmed with white.

Tribal People

The oldest inhabitants of Malaysia are its tribal people. They account for about 5% of Malaysia's total population and a majority of them can be found in Sarawak and Sabah. Sarawak and Sabah are located in the island of Borneo. Sarawak is the largest state in Malaysia.

The 1989 film Farewell To The King was shot in Sarawak, starring Nick Nolte.

Aquaria KLCC

The Aquaria KLCC is an underwater park located beneath Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre within Kuala Lumpur City Centre development precinct.

Featuring 60,000 sq ft (6,000 m²) in two levels with a 90-metre long underwater tunnel, Aquaria KLCC houses over 250 different species and over 20,000 land and aquatic animals from Malaysia and around the world.

Malaysian Cuisine

Malaysian cuisine reflects the multicultural aspects of Malaysia. Various ethnic groups in Malaysia have their own dishes, but many dishes in Malaysia are derived from multiple ethnic influences.
Food preparation differs from place to place, even though they are all cooking the same food.

Different preparations have different taste and decoration, but generally the ingredients used are the same.

Rice tends to be a staple food in Malaysia as in most countries in the region. The rice eaten in Malaysia tends to be the local variety of rice or fragrant rice from Thailand, its northern neighbour.

Quality Indian basmati is used in biryani dishes due to its long grained shape, fragrance and delicate flavour. Japanese short grain rice and others are slowly entering the Malaysian diet as Malaysians expand their culinary tastes to new areas.

Noodles and Indian style bread are also eaten by most Malaysians.

The Petronas Twin Tower of Kuala Lumpur

The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur were the world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004, when the height was surpassed by Taipei 101. From 2001 until today, the towers remain the tallest twin buildings in the world.

Suria KLCC is a huge shopping mall measuring 1.5 million sq feet located at the feet of the twin towers. It features mostly foreign and local luxury goods and high-street labels. In the towers, attractions include an art gallery, a philharmonic theater, an underwater aquarium and also a Science theater.

The Petronas Towers were a setting for some movie scenes and one of them was in the 1999 film Entrapment starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones.