Tag Archives: Malaysia

Travel Tour: Perhentian Islands In Malaysia (4K)

Uploaded April 24, 2023: The Perhentian Islands are islands in Besut District, Terengganu, Malaysia. The two main islands are Perhentian Besar and Perhentian Kecil. The small, uninhabited islands of Susu Dara, Serengeh and Rawa, lie off Kecil.

Like Besut, people generally speak Kelantanese Malay. However, English is also widely spoken.

Filmed and edited by: Mesmerizing Time

Travel: Petaling Street Market, Kuala Lumpur (4K)

Wind Walk Travel Videos (April 22, 2023) – Exploring Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown. Petaling Street Market (Jalan Petaling) is a covered market street, known as the shopping district and food market in Kuala Lumpur City Malaysia.

Filmed in March 2023

Travel Tours: Chin Swee Caves Temple In Malaysia

Wind Walk Travel Videos ʬ (April 2, 2023) – Exploring Chin Swee Caves Temple (清水岩庙) located in the scenic site of Genting Highlands in Pahang, Malaysia. Chin Swee Temple is a Buddhist temple located 4,600 feet above sea level.

It was built by Lee Goh Tong, the late founder of Genting Highlands. The temple is dedicated to the Buddhist Monk Qingshui (清水), who was said to have possessed supernatural powers, perform miracles and defeat evil spirits.

Cinematic Travel: A Road Trip Through Malaysia

Curves Magazin – A roadtrip through northern and southern Malaysia starting in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia. The city is located in west-central Peninsular (West) Malaysia, midway along the west coast tin and rubber belt and about 25 miles (40 km) east of its ocean port, Port Kelang, on the Strait of Malacca. It is the country’s largest urban area and its cultural, commercial, and transportation centre. In 1972 Kuala Lumpur was designated a municipality, and in 1974 this entity and adjacent portions of surrounding Selangor state became a federal territory.

Kuala Lumpur lies in hilly country astride the confluence of the Kelang and Gombak rivers; its name in Malay means “muddy estuary.” Malaysia’s Main Range rises nearby to the north, east, and southeast. The climate is equatorial, with high temperatures and humidity that vary little throughout the year. The area receives about 95 inches (2,400 mm) of rain annually; June and July are the driest months. Area federal territory, 94 square miles (243 square km). Pop. (2009 est.) city, 1,493,000; (2020) federal territory, 1,982,112.

News: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Rebuilding Ukraine, Malaysia Votes

We report on Rishi Sunak becoming the next UK prime minister. Plus: global efforts to reconstruct Ukraine, Malaysia prepares to go to the polls, and Booker Prize winner George Saunders on his new collection of short stories.

Walking Tours: Malacca In Southwest Malaysia

Malacca City (also spelled Melaka) is the capital of the coastal state of Malacca, in southwestern Malaysia. At its center, Jonker Street, Chinatown’s main thoroughfare, is known for antique shops and its night market. Nearby, the 17th-century Chinese Cheng Hoon Teng temple has ornate decorations and multiple prayer halls. A green, 3-tiered roof tops the 18th-century, Javanese-influenced Kampung Kling Mosque. 

Views: Kuala Lumpur – Capital Of Malaysia (4K)

Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia. Its modern skyline is dominated by the 451m-tall Petronas Twin Towers, a pair of glass-and-steel-clad skyscrapers with Islamic motifs. The towers also offer a public skybridge and observation deck. The city is also home to British colonial-era landmarks such as the Kuala Lumpur Railway Station and the Sultan Abdul Samad Building. 

Malaysia: Land Battle For Durian – “King Of Fruits”

Durian is the king of fruits in Asia, and demand is off the charts. Farmers in Malaysia are cashing in on the craze. And even the royal family wants in. But this growing business has come at a cost. Now, small farmers are stuck in a ruthless land battle with a big corporate and the local government.

Views: Hawk-Eagles And Oriental Pied Hornbills Hunt Bats In Malaysia

Hawk-eagles and hornbills play to their unique strengths as they pluck bats mid-flight.

The oriental pied hornbill is an Indo-Malayan pied hornbill, a large canopy-dwelling bird belonging to the family Bucerotidae. Two other common names for this species are Sunda pied hornbill and Malaysian pied hornbill. The species is considered to be among the smallest and most common of the Asian hornbills.

Skyline Views: ‘Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia’ (4K)

Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia. Its modern skyline is dominated by the 451m-tall Petronas Twin Towers, a pair of glass-and-steel-clad skyscrapers with Islamic motifs. The towers also offer a public skybridge and observation deck. The city is also home to British colonial-era landmarks such as the Kuala Lumpur Railway Station and the Sultan Abdul Samad Building.