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A day trip to the Valley of Hope (the former Sungai Buloh Leprosy Settlement)
If I was to say one of the most charming places in the whole Klang Valley is former leper colony, you could be forgiven for thinking I was a bit unhinged. But trust me on this one: what was once the...
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An introduction to tomoi (muay Thai) in Kuala Lumpur
Seeing a muay Thai tournament is a popular activity for tourists in Bangkok, but its Malaysian equivalent, tomoi, hardly registers on the radar of most visitors to Kuala Lumpur. This is largely because...
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The 2012 Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix at Sepang Circuit
Given the country’s love affair with cars, it should come as no surprise that the biggest sporting event of the year in Malaysia is the Formula One Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit. Held ever...
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Photo essay: St Patrick’s Day party in Kuala Lumpur
Just how big a party town Kuala Lumpur can be often comes as a shock to visitors, given the city’s status as the capital of a Muslim-majority country. I got a feeling, that tonight's gonna be a good...
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Changes to AirAsia and Malaysia Air flights out of Kuala Lumpur
When Malaysian entrepreneur Tony Fernandes bought the heavily indebted carrier AirAsia in 2001 for the nominal sum of one ringgit, few could have predicted that by now it would be vying to be the...
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Wesak (Vesak) 2012 in Malaysia
Malaysia is often described an Islamic country, but Muslims make up at most 60% of the population, which leaves a hefty 40% of people who practise a whole range of other religions, from animism to...
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Street crime in Kuala Lumpur
The good news for visitors to Kuala Lumpur is that they are extremely unlikely to be the victims of a serious crime such as murder or rape. The bad news is that petty theft, particularly “snatching”,...
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Kuala Lumpur’s Merdeka Square (Dataran Merdeka)
No part of Kuala Lumpur retains such a link to colonial times as Merdeka Square, the one-time hub of British Malaya. Unlike much of the city, where heritage has lost out to development over recent...
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Bersih 3.0 rally in Kuala Lumpur
Visitors to Kuala Lumpur in late April should be aware that the city is bracing itself for what could be one of the largest political demonstrations in its history. A massive sit-down protest is...
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Photo essay: Bersih 3.0 in Kuala Lumpur
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, April 28, demanding free and fair elections, in a day that was to show the best and worst of Malaysia. Democratic protest in...
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