Malaysia Trivia
Fun Facts, Opinions & Travel News
This Malaysia Trivia section is a fascinating A-Z list of trivia, Malaysia culture, food, statistics, curiosities as well as my opinions and comments on various travel-related news items.
Much of this material used to be in my e-book Offbeat Malaysia which was sold via the Blurb bookstore. I have now decided to discontinue the book but to incorporate the contents free of charge into this Malaysia Traveller website instead so that more people can enjoy it and to make it easier for me to update and expand.
If you want to know:
- why KL Railway Station was built to withstand six feet of snow.
- where is the most polluted place in South East Asia
- which genus of Malaysian mosquito eats ants' vomit
- where you are least and most likely to suffer from food poisoning
- what is the difference between a pawang and a bomoh
- what are the health benefits of dragon fruit
- where litter bugs go after they die
- the breakdown of Malaysia's hotel occupancy rates by state
- who was Malacca's hero banker
- average household income figures
- when to use 'Lah!'
- which Malaysian ethnic groups have the highest and lowest life expectancy
- the ingredients of the most popular local dishes
- a list of the tallest mountains in Malaysia
- where you can find a bound feet shoe shop
- the wettest places in Malaysia
- which state has the cheapest domestic water rates
You can find all the answers to these Malaysia Trivia questions and many more by clicking on the links below.
What topics are included under Malaysia Trivia?
As mentioned, my Malaysia Trivia takes the form of an A-Z guide and covers hundreds of subjects. Click on any subject you like but I hope you will read them all in turn.
ACRONYMS
AH LONG
AIR POLLUTION
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN MALAYSIA
AMOK
ANG POW
ANTHONY BURGESS
ANTONG COFFEE FACTORY
ARCHITECTURE IN MALAYSIA
ARMED FORCES
ARTISTS
ASIAN APHRODISIACS
ASSAM LAKSA
AYAM BRAND
BABIES
BACK ROADS OF KEDAH & PERAK
BADMINTON
BAHASA MALAYSIA
BAJU KURUNG
BALIK KAMPUNG
BAMBOO
BAMBOO CHICKS
BANKS
BANK NOTES
BARBERS
BAS MINI
BATU
BEGBIE, PETER JAMES
BENEDICTINE DOM
BENTONG
BIRD CAGES
BIRD PARK
BIRTH PANGS
BLACK MAGIC
BOOKS
BOUND FEET SHOE SHOP
BOUSTEAD & CO.
BROADBAND
BROGA
BROTHEL NO. 8
BRUNEI-MALAYSIA BORDER
BUDDHA JAYANTI TEMPLE
BUJANG VALLEY
BUKIT CHANDAN MILITARY CEMETERY
BUKIT LARUT
BUKIT ROTAN
BUMIPUTERA
BUNGALOW
BUTTERFLY PARKS
CALENDAR
CAMERON HIGHLANDS
CANTONESE
CAPE RACHADO
CAPE RACHADO'S PULAU MASJID BEACH
CAREY ISLAND
CARS
CATS
CAUSEWAY
CHAMANG WATERFALL
CHARLES ALMA BAKER
CHERATING
CHINA MALAYSIA FRIENDSHIP GARDEN, PUTRAJAYA
CHINATOWN
CHINESE CEMETERIES
CHINESE NEW YEAR
CHIN SWEE CAVES TEMPLE
CHOPSTICKS
CIGARETTES
CIVIL SERVANTS
CLASSIC CARS IN TAIPING
CLIMATE
COAT OF ARMS
COCOA
COLISEUM
COLTMAN, ARTHUR OAKLEY
CONCUBINE LANE
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
COOLIES
COUNTRY HEIGHTS, KAJANG
CRIME
CUTCH
CYCLE RICKSHAWS
DADAH
DATUK
DAVID BROWN
DEATH MARCH
DEEPAVALI
DEMONYMS
DENGUE FEVER
DENTISTS
DEWAN BAHASA DAN PUSTAKA
DIABETES
DINDINGS
DIVORCE
DOGS
DRAGON FRUIT FARM - SEPANG
DRIVING HABITS
DURIAN
DUTCH
EARTHQUAKE RISK
EAST INDIA COMPANY
EMERGENCY
EURASIANS
EXECUTIONS
EXOTIC PET SHOP, KAMPUNG SUNGAI SERAI
EXPATRIATES
EXPORTS
FENG SHUI
FISHING
FISHING INDUSTRY
FLAGS OF MALAYSIA
FLOATING MOSQUES
FLOR DE LA MAR
FMS BAR & RESTAURANT, IPOH
FOREIGN WORKERS
FOOD POISONING
FOREST RESERVES
FORT DUYONG, KUALA TERENGGANU
FRANCIS LIGHT'S LAST WILL & TESTAMENT
FRASER’S HILL OR CAMERON HIGHLANDS
GAMBLING
GARBAGE
GARDENS
GAYS
GEARBOX SOUP
GEMAS
GEOGRAPHY
GEOLOGY
GOD’S LITTLE ACRE, BATU GAJAH
GIN PAHIT
GODOWN
GOLD
GOLF
GONG XI FA CAI
GOPENG, PERAK
GRAND SHANGHAI FOOD THEME PARK, PUCHONG
GURKHAS
GREETINGS
GUINEA FOWL FARM, SEMENYIH
GUINNESS
GUNUNG NUANG VS. DATUK VS. ANGSI
GURNEY ASSASSINATION
HAKKAS, HOKKIEN & HAINANESE
HANG TUAH
HAPPINESS
HARD ROCK CAFE, MELAKA
HARI RAYA
HAZE
HEALTH BENEFITS OF TROPICAL FRUIT
HEIGHT
HERIOT WATT MALAYSIA'S GREEN ROOF
HERITAGE
HIBISCUS
HIGH ROAD ACROSS MALAYSIA
HIMALAYA/MALAYA
HIV/AIDS
HMS AMETHYST IN MALAYA
HONG KONG BAR, CHULIA STREET, PENANG
HORSE RACING
HOTEL LUGGAGE LABELS
HOTELS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSING
HUBBACK A B
HUNGRY CATERPILLARS
HUNGRY GHOST
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
INDIA
INDONESIAN
INTER-ETHNIC MARRIAGE
IPOH RAILWAY STATION
IPOH REVISITED
ISTANA JAHAR, KOTA BHARU
ISTANA NEGARA
JALAN BELLAMY
JALAN TUANKU ABDUL RAHMAN
JALAN TUN H S LEE
JAPANESE OCCUPATION
JELI EELS
JIM THOMPSON
JUGRA - LIGHTHOUSES AND LEGENDS
JUNGLE
KAJANG'S ORNATE DRAGON TEMPLES
KAKI LIMA
KAMPUNG BARU COLDSTREAM
KAMPUNG BUKIT CHANDANG, BATANG KALI
KAMPUNG KOH, SITIAWAN
KAMPUNG MALAYSIA RAYA
KAMPUNG PANTAI
KAPITAN CHINA CHUNG KENG QUEE, TAIPING
KARAYUKI-SAN
KARST TOWERS
KELANTAN’S THAI TEMPLES
KITES
KL
KLIA
KLCI
KOLAM
KRAMAT
KRIS
KUALA KUBU BARU
KUALA LUMPUR CENOTAPH
KUALA LUMPUR'S LESSER KNOWN CEMETERIES
KUALA SELANGOR
KUAN YIN
KUANTAN CHRISTIAN CEMETERY
KUDAT TOWN
KUNDASANG WAR MEMORIAL
LAH!
LANGKAWI
LANDSLIPS
LCCT
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIGHTNING
LITTLE INDIA
LORRY
LOTUS PLANT
MACC
MAEDA-SHIMA
MAHATHIR
MAIDS
MAINTENANCE
MAKARA IN MALACCA
MALACCA’S HERO BANKER
MALARIA
MALAYA
MALAY COLLEGE
MALAYSIA
MALAYSIA BOOK OF RECORDS
MALAYSIA'S ROUTE 66
MALAYSIAN FOOD
MALAYSIAN SAKURA
MALAYSIAN SPITTING COBRA
MALLS
MANDARIN
MANGLISH
MANGROVE
MANNERS
MAPHILINDO
MARRIAGE
MASJID TANAH, MELAKA
MAT REMPIT
MAT SALLEH
MEASUREMENT
MELAKA TOURISM
MERDEKA DAY
MINANGKABAU
MM2H
MONARCHY SYSTEM
MONSOON
MOROCCAN PAVILION PUTRAJAYA
MULU CAVES
MY KAD
NAMES
NATIONAL BIRD
NATIONAL PRINCIPLES
NATIONAL SERVICE
NEGARA KU
NEWSPAPERS
NIAH NATIONAL PARK QUARRYING
9-1 MARTYRS MEMORIAL
OBELIX AND THE MALAYSIAN MENHIRS
OIL
OLD MALAYA PHOTOS
OM SRI MAHA ATHI NAGESWARY AMMAN TEMPLE, PUCHONG
ORANG ASLI
ORANG UTAN
ORCHIDS
ORIENT EXPRESS
OUESSANT
OSTRICH WONDERLAND, SEMENYIH
PADANG SEMARAK, PUTRAJAYA
PAGODAS
PANDAN LEAVES
PARENTS
PARKING
PASAR MALAM
PAWANG
PAWN SHOPS
PETALING JAYA
PETROL PRICES
PEWTER
PHILLUMENY
PIRATES OF MALAYSIA
PLACE NAMES
PLASTIC BAGS
POLICE
POLLUTION
PONDAN
POPULATION
POPULATION DENSITY
PORTUGUESE
PORTUGUESE SETTLEMENT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
PORT WELD
POSTCARD FROM PENANG
POST OFFICES
P PLATES
PRECEDENCE
PRIME MINISTER'S WALK, PUTRAJAYA
PRINCE'S HOTEL, KL
PRISONS
PROBOSCIS MONKEY
PROPERTY VALUES
PROTON & PERODUA
PUDU WET MARKET
PUSING, PERAK
PUTRAJAYA MONORAIL
QUARRYING
QUEEN VICTORIA FOUNTAIN
QUIRKY BUILDINGS
RABIES
RACES
RAFFLESIA
RAINFALL
RAMADHAN
RAPID KL
REAL ESTATE
REDANG ISLAND - WHAT'S KILLING THE FISH?
REFUGEES
RELA
RELIGION
RINGGIT
ROAD SIGNS
ROTAN
SAMSU
SCHOOLS
SECRET GARDEN OF 1 UTAMA
SELANGOR CLUB
SELANGOR'S STEEPEST BRIDGE?
SELANGOR TIN DREDGE
SENIORS
SHIPPING
SHOPHOUSES
SHOPLIFTING
SHOPPING
SIGNATURE TOWER
SILAT SENI GAYONG
SILLY SIGNAGE
SIN HIAP HIN BAR
SIPADAN ISLAND
SMOKING PENALTIES
SMUGGLING
SNAKES
SNATCH THIEVES
SPIES
SPOOKIEST PLACES IN MALAYSIA
STAMPS
STATE FLAGS OF MALAYSIA
STENGAH
STEROTYPES
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER IN MALACCA
ST. MARY’S
ST. MICHAEL’S INSTITUTION, IPOH
STUDYING ABROAD
SUBSIDIES
SULTAN ABDUL SAMAD BUILDING
SUPERMARKETS
SUPERSTITIOUS
SWIFTLETS' AMAZING ENDURANCE
SWIFTLET FARMS
TAMAN PUTRA PERDANA, PUTRAJAYA
TAMIL
TANJUNG BIDARA - THE DIANA SHIPWRECK
TAX
TAXIS
TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND DIALLING CODES
THE GAP RESTHOUSE
13 MAY 1969
THOUSAND YEAR OLD EGG
TIFFIN
TIFFIN CARRIERS
TIGERS
TINDAKON DAZANG BEACH LONGHOUSE, KUDAT, SABAH
TIOMAN
TIP OF BORNEO
TIPPING
TODDY
TOILETS
TONG NAM PILES SPECIALIST
TOUCH ’N GO
TOURIST ARRIVALS
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
TRAVELLER'S PALM
TREE HOUSE
TREES
TRIADS/SECRET SOCIETIES
TRONOH, PERAK
TUNE HOTELS
TURTLES
TV
UBUDIAH MOSQUE, KUALA KANGSAR
UNCLE
UNESCO HERITAGE SITES
UMNO
URBANISATION
VACANCIES
VEHICLE REGISTRATION PLATES
VICE
VICTORIA BRIDGE, KARAI
VINTAGE POSTCARDS
WAKAF, SURAU & MASJID
WALLACE, ALFRED RUSSEL
WAR MEMORIAL
WATERFALLS
WATER QUALITY
WATER TARIFF
WILD BOARS
WOK
XIAMEN UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA
XYLOPHONE
YUM SING
ZOOS
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