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The unit of currency used in Malaysia is Ringgit RM. Foreign currencies can be exchanged at banks or money exchange centers. All entry and exit persons, whether nationals or non-nationals, must complete a Passenger Currency Declaration Form (TDF).

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The Federation of Malaysia is composed of Peninsula Malaysia and Sabah, Sarawak, East Malaysian Borneo Island. Located between 2 and 7 degrees north of the equator, it is divided by the South China Sea into West Malaysia Peninsula Malaysia and East Malaysia Sabah and Sarawak.
Peninsula Malaysia is Thailand to the north and Singapore to the south. Sabah and Sarawak are adjacent to Indonesia's Borneo. Sarawak also borders Brunei.

Area: 329,758 square kilometers
Population: about 22.7 million
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Temperatures: range from 21 to 32 degrees Celsius. The annual rainfall is 2,000 to 2,500 mm.

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Malaysia is a multi-racially integrated metropolis and a progressive country full of opportunities. It is full of various tourist attractions, people, customs, festivals, arts and pleasing cooking styles. In addition to the Malay indigenous and indigenous peoples, the local immigrants from China, India, Indonesia and other parts of the world have formed a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural identity.

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this interview includes how Dr. Mahathir look at Mohamad's Pakatan Harapan's plans for Malaysia.

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FULL Interview with Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad - Part 1 | The Breakfast Grille

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Kento Momota was banned from badminton for gambling in 2016.

Fast forward to 2019, and the star is enjoying one of the most successful years in the sport's history.

Momota has cleaned up in men's badminton over the past 12 months, winning a record 11 titles, a haul that includes the World Championships, Asia Championships and All England Open.

The 25-year-old capped his remarkable 2019 campaign by fighting back from a game down to defeat Indonesia's Anthony Ginting in Sunday's decider at the BWF World Tour Finals in Guangzhou, China.

No men's badminton player, not even Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei or Chinese great Lin Dan, has won as many tournaments in a season.

The left-handed Momota has played 73 matches this year, losing just six times, and admits he has surprised even himself with his blistering form.

Lee won 10 titles in 2010.

"Although I broke the record of Lee Chong Wei, I don't think I can be compared to him as a player and as a human being," Momota said.

"I feel like I am not yet a legendary player but I will work hard in order to play well in future tournaments."

There is now only one major individual title missing from the all-action Japanese player's trophy case - Olympic gold.

Barring injury, loss of form or more controversy, Momota will be the favorite to rectify that on home soil in Tokyo at next summer's 2020 Games.

Winning gold would be particularly satisfying for Momota after Japanese badminton chiefs barred him from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for visiting illegal casinos in Japan.

Momota received an indefinite suspension on April 11, 2016. He was also given a 30-day ban from his club team NTT East, after which he resumed practicing with his teammates.

He did not watch any of the Olympics because it was too painful. His suspension was lifted in May of 2017.

"I still feel remorse and cannot be sorry enough for what happened," he told the Olympic Channel over the weekend.

"I'd be lying if I said I don't think about (next year's) Olympics.

"I troubled a lot of people last time.

"For those who supported me when I wasn't playing, I want to repay them somehow at Tokyo."

Momota fell as low as No. 282 in the world rankings in July 2017, but his ascension since his return to the sport has been breathtaking.

He was seventh in the rankings in August 2018, when he became the first Japanese man to win the singles title at the World Championships.

This August, Momota retained his crown as the undisputed No. 1.

It is all a far cry from the days when he would follow his sister to her badminton practices as a youngster.

"Before I knew it, I was also playing," Momota said.

His dominance comes as Lin and Lee, two of the biggest names to grace men's badminton, fade from view.

In June, Lee, now 37, retired after fighting off nose cancer.

His nemesis, the 36-year-old Lin, is desperate to end his career with a shot at a third Olympic gold but faces a battle to even qualify for Tokyo.

Steen Pedersen, Denmark's former head coach, says Momota is a "very complete" player.

"Momota is right up there in every category of the skill sets for men's singles, very few weak areas," he added while speaking as a television commentator at the BWF Finals.

The Olympics are still seven months away but Japan is already clamoring for Momota to turn his dominance into home gold next year.

"Gaining momentum for gold in Tokyo!! A clean sweep of big titles in the pre-Olympic year," Sports Nippon declared on Monday in a headline.

"He has become the undisputed king by enhancing his speed on top of his solid defense," the daily added.

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Kento Momota trumps badminton greats with record-smashing year | The Japan Times

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Kento Momota was banned from badminton for gambling in 2016. Fast forward to 2019, and the star is enjoying one of the most successful years in the sport's history. Momota has cleaned up in men's badminton over the past 12 months, winning a record 11 titles, a haul that includes the World Championships, Asia Championships and All England Open.

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because of Butterfingers’ ability to shift their musical approach so glaringly, like  something many musicians or bands weren’t able to do with much success. Selamat Tinggal Dunia is very Malay-centric but in the sense that it wasn’t seen as sappy or typically jiwang. Instead, it embraced the usage of classic Malay words and Malay proverbs without making them sound out of place. It was the pioneer of Malay indie music, and made people feel proud of the Malay language, also inspiring notable bands like Hujan and Iqbal M. Selamat Tinggal Dunia is a bona fide gem to the industry, and one that is much celebrated because of the expansive influence that it had, spanning generations.

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Butterfingers - Selamat Tinggal Dunia (2005) Album Penuh+Tidak Dirilis (HQ)

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Hujan is synonymous to the indie scene of Malaysia. Not only that, they can also be considered one of the pioneers of the catalyzed the underground indie movement, catapulting its growth due to the community that’s getting larger day by day.

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Hujan - Hujan (Full Album; 2008) [Indie Rock/Alternative Rock]

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includes brief introduction of life and deeds

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each major religions group has its major holidays declared as official holidays differ by states.

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it has been uppermost in the minds of Malaysian fathers of independence in the process of nation buildings. Although the nation inherited the British systems of liberal democracy and capitalism, it also inherited many of the problems it had created earlier among which were a nation divided by race, culture and religion and a society divided by disparities in economic functions, income levels and social standings. Thus the main functions of nation building have since then been that of creating national unity and redressing economic and social disparities.

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Kam Pong ubi--
It may be affected by some early investigation and research books. I always thought that many traditional buildings are still retained on the east coast of the peninsula, because the economic development of the east coast is not as good as the west coast, and the impact of modernization should be relatively small. In mid-May of this year, I drove from Johor Bahru along the coastline north to Kota Bharu for the first time. I was observing traditional settlements or buildings along the way, and it was quite frustrating. Most of the traditional Malay kampongs have undergone considerable changes. They have changed from the Ayerba Float House to a floor-standing concrete house, and their lifestyle has become more urbanized accordingly. The lost traditional buildings on the East Coast can be used to explore the significance of the preservation of real monuments. Correctly speaking, the purpose of preservation is to discuss how to consolidate a culture and values that have been circulating for many years and across different generations, and even further deepen and evolve without losing or being replaced.

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Dating as early as the 800s, the art, found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Cambodia is considered one of the oldest forms of freestanding puppetry.

To keep wayang kulit alive and capture younger generations, Daim, fellow puppeteers and visual artist Tintoy Chuo created a special, modern puppet show that tells the story of the Star Wars saga, Malaysian style.

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Born in 1961, November 9, is a Malaysian former footballer and current head coach. Zainal is well known as the best Malaysian footballer in the 80's and 90's. His football career started with Selangor FA (Selangor Football Association) in 1980.

He retired from football in 1999 and selected to coach the Malaysian youth in 2001. In 2002, he selected as the assistant coach for Malaysia senior team.

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Born in 21 October 1982, is a retired Malaysian badminton player. Lee is a triple silver medalist at the Olympic games, and the sixth Malaysian to win an Olympic medal. He won his first silver medal in 2008, also the first time a Malaysian had reached the finals in the men's singles event.

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Popular traditional instruments in Malaysia.

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Today’s generation has benefited a lot from witnessing the indie music scene flourishing — all thanks to the pioneers and kick-starters of the scene back in the days. We wouldn’t have sustainable gig venues, jamming studios, record distributors if it wasn’t for the people who influenced a whole community and altogether, inspiring them to continuously make art not only for the sake of self-fulfillment but also for the sake of the sustainability & accessibility of the industry. And with that, we’ve come up with a list of influential record albums that played a huge role in establishing a solid foundation for our independent music industry.

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Malaysian music has a variety of origins, and is largely based around percussion instruments.

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As a volunteer, we believe that in this online presenting space can go through the effects to convey everyone. I’m going to share this Kaleidoscope Cultural Museum project for the country of Malaysia, we will present our cultural museum to everyone, we use “Padlet” to finish this project, it’s an online website where people can create their own multi-media, you can connect the information together, also can add pictures, videos or PPT, a present space to share it with everyone. For posterity these things will continue, somethings might be different, but it still can also show the cultural perspective for Malaysia, whether past or posterity.

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the most popular sports in Malaysia:
1.  soccer
2. cricket
3. badminton
4. rugby
5. cycling
6. squash
7. running
8. wrestling
9. motor sports
10. tennis

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Malaysian traditional art focus on carving, weaving and silversmith craftsmanship.

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The popular holidays & festival in Malaysia.

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foods and drinks in Malaysia are very diversity, it has international cuisine every where.

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In 2010, Malaysia includes Islam, Christian, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism or Confucianism and also non-religion.

Malaysian Chinese agrees Buddhist has 83.6%, Taoist has 3.4%, and Christian has 11.1%. Most of the Malaysian Indian religion has 86.2% is Hinduism, and the Christians have 6.0%, and Islam have about 4.1%.

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Bahasa Malaysia

Manglish
Malaysia English might be categorized into three levels, acrolect, mesolect, and basilect. The acrolect is used by those near - native level of

Chinese
Localised Hokkien also spoken primarily by the Peranakan community (Baba-Nyonya) in both Malacca and Penang. Generally, Hokkien became a contact language among ethnic Chinese of different linguistic background in most parts of Malaysia.

Creoles

In addition to its classical and literary form, Malay had various regional dialects established before the rise of the Malayccan Sultanate. Also, Malay spread through interethnic contact and trade across the Malay archipelago as far as the Philippines. That contact resulted in a lingua franca that was called Bazaar Malay or low Malay and in Malay Melayu Pasar. It is generally believed that Bazaar Malay was a pidgin, influenced by contact among Malay, Chinese, Portuguese, and Dutch traders.

Tamil
a local variant of Tamil language spoken in Malaysia. It is one of the languages of education in Malaysia, along with English, Malay and Mandarin. The maritime Tamil significance in Sumatran and Malay Peninsula trading continued for centuries and borrowings into Malay from Tamil increased between the 15th and 19th centuries due to their commercial activities. In the 17th century, the Dutch East India Company was obliged to use Tamil as part of its correspondence. In Malacca and other seaports up to the 19th century, Malay terminology pertaining to book-keeping and accountancy was still largely Tamil.

Iban
the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan and in Brunei. It belongs to Malayic languages a Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family, and is related to Malay, more closely to Sarawakian Malay. It is thought that the homeland of the Malayic languages is in western Borneo, where the Ibanic languages remain. The Malayan branch represents a secondary dispersal, probably from central Sumatra but possibly also from Borneo. The language is mostly taught to students in rural areas with a majority Iban population, including Baleh (Kapit), Betong, Sri Aman, Saratok, Lubok Antu, Pelagus (Kapit), Pakan and Julau.