Monday 10 December 2012

Discover Malaysia by YO

Discover Malaysia


·         The Malaysian flag was adopted on Sept 16,1963. The flag was designed by Mohamed Hamzah, a 29-year old Public Works Department architect in Johor Baru who entered a design competition with two designs.


MALAYSIA has 65,877 km of highway. This is more than the Earth's circumference of 40,075 km.


TUN Abdul Razak Hussein and Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia's second and third prime ministers respectively, were among the more well known students of Silat Seni Gayong.



NASI Kandar, a dish unique to Malaysia and brought my the imgrating Indian Muslims, is the favourite food of many Malaysians. The best is in Penang and everyone has their favourite dishes. Among the top raned outlets are the Kampong Melayu Flats in Air Hitam, Line Clear in Penang Road and opposite the market in Jelutung


 THE first railroad in Malaya was between Port Weld (now Kuala Sepetang) and Taiping, built by the British in 1885 and covering a distance of 13.6 km.


·         The word ringgit means "jagged" in Malay, and originally referred to the seperated edges of Spanish silver dollars widely circulated in the region.











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