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Malaysia is home to one of the world's oldest rainforests, rich in biodiversity with a great variety of plant species. With this biodiversity, a traditional medicine called ramuan is made from natural materials, such as roots, bark, flowers, seeds, leaves and fruits found in the forest, creating pleasing or healthful effects in the preparation ...
Miri (/ ˈ m ɪr i /) is a coastal city in north-eastern Sarawak, Malaysia, located near the border of Brunei, on the island of Borneo.The city covers an area of 997.43 square kilometres (385.11 sq mi), [2] located 798 kilometres (496 mi) northeast of Kuching [6] and 329 kilometres (204 mi) southwest of Kota Kinabalu. [7]
The name Malaysia is a combination of the word Malays and the Latin-Greek suffix -ia/-ία [20] which can be translated as 'land of the Malays'. [21] Similar-sounding variants have also appeared in accounts older than the 11th century, as toponyms for areas in Sumatra or referring to a larger region around the Strait of Malacca. [22]
Jangan Pandang Belakang (English: Don't Look Behind) is a 2007 Malaysian Malay-language supernatural horror film directed by Ahmad Idham starring Pierre Andre, Intan Ladyana, Khatijah Tan and Ruminah Sidek.
The Squash Racquets Association of Malaysia (SRAM) was created on 25 June 1972, and has had great success in Asian squash competitions. [65] Football is popular in Malaysia, [59] and Malaysia has proposed a Southeast Asian football league. [66] Hockey is popular in Malaysia, with the Malaysian team ranked 14th in the world as of 2010. [67]
The Encyclopedia of Malaysia : Early History, Volume 4. Archipelago Press. ISBN 981-3018-42-9. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007. Prof. Dato' Dr. Asmah Haji Omar (1998). The Encyclopedia of Malaysia : Languages and Literature, Volume 9. Archipelago Press. ISBN 981-3018-52-6. Archived from the original on 3 January 2007.
Jangan Pandang Belakang Congkak (English: Don't Look Back Congkak) is a 2009 Malaysian Malay-language horror comedy film directed by Ahmad Idham. It was produced after the success of Idham's previous horror movies - Jangan Pandang Belakang and Congkak .
Every five years or when a vacancy occurs, the rulers convene as the Conference of Rulers (Malay: Majlis Raja-Raja) to elect among themselves the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the federal constitutional monarch and head of state of Malaysia. [1] As the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is elected among the rulers, [2] Malaysia, as a whole, is also an elective ...