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In the middle of Kuala Lumpur, surrounded on all sides by walls of skyscrapers, sits a little village called Kampung Baru ("New Village"). The land was set aside in colonial times by the British as a Malay reserve, where Chinese and Indians could not own property, and remains the same today. Just a ... » more

On Saturday nights, from sundown until around 10pm, the alley east of Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman transforms from a modest silk shopping district into a bustling Malay pasar malam (night market). About 1km in length, the market is packed with all sorts of Malay cuisine specialties, many of which are ... » more

Once a year — normally in late January or early February — these limestone caves on the fringe of Kuala Lumpur play host to one of the most remarkable spectacles in the world, the festival of ... » more