The state offers exciting water sports and recreational facilities, pristine islands and beaches, a variety of mouth-watering local seafood, exotic fruits, colourful festivals, traditional practices and world-class golf resorts. GETTING THERE By Road and Rail : Johor Bahru is accessible ...[ read more ]
Category: The West Coast
Ipoh
The name Ipoh originated from a local tree, pohon epu or now more commonly known as pokok ipoh. This particular plant is known for its tree sap which is poisonous and used by the orang asli in their blowdarts. In ...[ read more ]
Perak
Perak means silver in Malay, and its name was derived from the silvery tin ore that was found aplenty around the state during the turn of the last century. Its capital is Ipoh and its major towns are Taiping, Teluk ...[ read more ]
Kedah
The Funan Kingdom of Vietnam, the Sumatran Kingdom of Sri Vijaya, the Thais, the Portuguese, the Achenese and the British also occupied Kedah. The oldest civilization in Peninsular Malaysia is the land of padi fields, Kedah. One of the most ...[ read more ]
Perlis
Perlis is unlike any state in Malaysia, it offers a wonderfully picturesque landscape of miles and miles of padi fields interrupted only by weird but wonderful limestone outcrops and beautifully tendered rustic wooden houses. Perlis is not only Malaysia’s smallest ...[ read more ]