Malaysia

Malaysia’s space-age capital is a tasty proposition — and not just because of its spectacular food scene.

Sape virtuoso Alena Murang is popularizing the ancestral culture of Borneo’s Kelabit people through her music.

Borneo is legendary for its dense, rugged landscapes. And it is still very possible to lose yourself in Sarawak’s array of national parks.

The Borneo Jazz Festival returns to Sarawak this month after a two-year ab-sence with a joyfully eclectic program. Marco Ferrarese gets the skinny from Hii Yuh Lin, the festival’s artistic director and a key figure in Malaysia’s live jazz scene.

There’s are more layers to Langkawi — one of Malaysia’s most visually stunning island destinations — than meets the eye

Scaling Mount Kinabalu remains one of the region’s most popular active adventures. Duncan Forgan pits his calf muscles to the test on the slopes of Southeast Asia’s highest mountain

Sipadan’s turquoise waters are home to an amazing variety of marine life, including dolphins, giant turtles, sharks and a technicolor array of tropical fish. 

Giant red apes swing from trees. Mysterious pygmy elephants stomp through the thick jungle. Nowhere in the world’s imagination more represents the wildlife of Asia more than Borneo. 

Beautiful Malaysian paradise island, wildlife, snorkel-blue waters on the Andaman Sea, mountains, mangroves — Langkawi is not a hard sell.

The One&Only Desaru Coast opened on September 6, 2020. Remote Lands speaks to General Manager Jerome Colson on the future of Malaysia travel.

The 128-acre One&Only Desaru Coast will open on September 6 on peninsular Malaysia just over the border from Singapore.

As the world slowly opens to travel again, exciting new accommodations and pristine natural wonders are drawing travelers to Malaysia.