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  Welcome to Tourism Malaysia
West Malaysia is bordered by Thailand to the north, Singapore to the south, South China Sea to the east, and Straits of Malacca to the west.
East Malaysia shares its southern border with Indonesia, and is cradled by the South China Sea to the west and north, and the Sulu Sea to the northeast.
Four-fifths of the population resides in West Malaysia.
www.tourismmalaysiausa.com /about.asp   (998 words)

  
  Malaysia - MSN Encarta
West Malaysia, also known as Peninsular Malaysia, consists of the southern portion of the Malay Peninsula and nearby islands.
Malaysia is a federation of 13 states and 3 federal territories.
Approximately one-quarter of the land in Malaysia is cultivated or used for plantation agriculture.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761558542/Malaysia.html   (965 words)

  
 Malaysia - Atlapedia Online
West Malaysia is bound by Thailand to the north, the South China Sea to the east, Singapore to the south and the Strait of Malacca to the west.
East Malaysia is bound by Indonesia to the south, the South China Sea to the west and north, and the Sulu Sea to the northeast.
West or Peninsula Malaysia consists of a range of steep forest covered mountains with coastal plains to the east and west while the principal river is the Pahang.
www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/malaysia.htm   (1445 words)

  
 Malaysia hotels: discount Malaysia hotels and accommodation in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Langkawi
Malaysia is located in Southeast Asia and covers an area of 329,750 sq km.
It is bordered by Thailand on the north and Singapore on the south, the Strait of Malacca on the west and the South China Sea on the east.
Approximately two-thirds of Malaysia is forest with the majority of it being tropical rainforest.
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 Malaysia Hotels - Best Asia Hotel - Special rates hotels in Malaysia
The country consists of two geographical regions divided by the South China Sea:Peninsular Malaysia (or West Malaysia) on the Malay Peninsula shares a land border on the north with Thailand and is connected by the Johor-Singapore Causeway and the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link to the south with Singapore.
Malaysian Borneo (or East Malaysia) occupies the northern part of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia and surrounding the Sultanate of Brunei.
Langkawi Lagoon Resort, Padang Matsirat, Malaysia, lies on the west coast of Langkawi Island, the largest of an archipelago of 99 islands with exotic rainforests and sandy beaches, and with convenient...
www.besthotelasia.com /malaysia   (337 words)

  
 Fertilizer use by crop in Malaysia
This is reflected in the ranking of crops as suitable (A) and marginally suitable (B) as shown in Table 2 in the form of a matrix for all the states of Malaysia.
In Malaysia as a whole, there are three groups of lowland soils considered as problem soils, namely the sandy soils (Beach ridge [bris] and tin-tailings), peat and acid-sulphate soils.
It is estimated that tin-tailing areas in Peninsular Malaysia are expanding at a rate of 4 000 ha annually (Aziz, 1995), which gives an estimated area of 236 000 ha in 2004.
www.fao.org /docrep/007/y5797e/y5797e05.htm   (900 words)

  
 West Malaysia - Encyclopedia.com
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www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-X-WestMala.html   (921 words)

  
 Peninsular Malaysia - Wikitravel
Peninsular Malaysia (Semenanjung Malaysia) occupies the Malayan Peninsula between Thailand and Singapore, and is also known as West Malaysia (Malaysia Barat) or the slightly archaic Malaya (Tanah Melayu).
Home to the bulk of Malaysia's population, including its capital and largest city Kuala Lumpur, it's more economically developed than East Malaysia.
West Coast - from north to south: Perlis, Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Malacca, plus Malaysia's capital city Kuala Lumpur and the new administrative centre of Putrajaya - the more developed side of Peninsular Malaysia
wikitravel.org /en/West_Malaysia   (411 words)

  
  West Coast, Malaysia - Great Journeys - Mark Moxon, Travel Writer
From the oldest rainforest in the world to its colourful colonial history, Malaysia is simply a travellers' delight.
Although our journey is mostly in Malaysia, we start in Singapore, one of the most intriguing destinations in Southeast Asia.
Having overdosed on luxury, we cross north into Malaysia and take a bus to the ancient colonial town of Melaka, where we can begin to appreciate the cultural mishmash that is modern Malaysia.
www.moxon.net /journeys/malaysia_west_coast.html   (226 words)

  
  Malaysia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
West Malaysia is bordered on the north by Thailand, on the east by the South China Sea, on the south by Singapore (separated by the narrow Johore Strait), and on the west by the Strait of Malacca and the Andaman Sea.
East Malaysia is bordered on the north by the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea, on the east by the Celebes Sea, and on the south and west by Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo).
Malaysia’s institutions of higher education include the Univ. of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, the Univ. of Malaysia and the International Islamic Univ., both in Selangor, the Technological Univ. of Malaysia in Johor Bahru, and the Multimedia University in Cyberjaya.
www.bartleby.com /65/ma/Malaysia.html   (2537 words)

  
 Malaysia
Malaysia is a federation of 13 states (Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Pinang, Perlis, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, and Terengganu) and 2 federal territories (Kuala Lumpur and Labuan).
In West Malaysia nearly three-fifths of the population are ethnic Malays.
Malaysia is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and is a full participant in the ASEAN Free Trade Association (AFTA), established in 1992 with the goal of nearly free trade among member nations in 15 years.
www.latifm.com /look/Malaysia.htm   (3530 words)

  
 kiat.net: Malaysia
It is bordered on the north and west by the South China Sea, on the east by the Sulu Sea and the Celebes Sea, and on the south by Kalimantan (Indonesian) Borneo; the small independent coastal sultanate of Brunei is surrounded on land by Sarawak.
The West Malaysia wing of the 13-state federation of Malaysia occupies the southern half of the Malay Peninsula and is separated from East Malaysia by the South China Sea.
The East Malaysia wing of the 13-state federation of Malaysia consists of the states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern and northwestern part of the island of Borneo and is separated from mainland Peninsular, or West, Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula by some 400 mi (640 km) of the South China Sea.
www.kiat.net /malaysia/index.html   (690 words)

  
 Malaysia Travel - Your Destination Specialist to Asia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It is bordered by Thailand on the north and Singapore on the south, the Strait of Malacca on the west and the South China Sea on the east.
Malaysia is a federation of states governed by a constitutional monarchy with a two-house legislature consisting of a Senate (Dewan Negara) and a House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat).
On the local level, Malaysia is divided into the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur (West Malaysia), Federal Territory of Labuan (East Malaysia) and 13 states: Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Pinang, Selangor and Terengganu in West Malaysia and Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia.
www.emalaysiatravel.com /faq   (867 words)

  
 Lighthouses of West Malaysia
The nation of Malaysia is in two parts: West Malaysia on the southern end of the Malay Peninsula and East Malaysia on the island of Borneo roughly 700 km (450 mi) to the east.
West Malaysia is the former Federation of Malaya, a union of 11 states placed under British protectorate in the late 1800s.
This is Malaysia's oldest active lighthouse and probably its most important; it stands at the end of a prominent ridge jutting out into the Strait at the northern end of the narrower part of the waterway.
www.unc.edu /~rowlett/lighthouse/myw.htm   (2333 words)

  
 Reptiles Library
West Malaysia is part of the country of Malaysia, which also includes Sabah and Sarawak (both of which are on the island of Borneo).
Along West Malaysia's east coast and in the central mountains, the northeastern monsoon season begins at the end of September and continues in earnest throughout early October, bringing out a good variety of amphibians and reptiles that are otherwise hard to find.
Berry, P.Y. The Amphibian Fauna of Peninsular Malaysia.
www.animalnetwork.com /reptiles/library/articleview.asp?Section=&RecordNo=1715   (2157 words)

  
 Malaysia Tour Package - Holiday Package To Malaysia - Malaysia Travel Package
Malaysia is one of the so-called Asian Dragons, of rapidly-growing economies.
The local climate of Malaysia is equatorial and characterised by the annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons.
Malaysia is the world's primary exporter of natural rubber and palm oil, which together with saw logs and sawn timber, cocoa, pepper, pineapple and tobacco dominate the growth of the sector.
www.myvisualtravel.com /tours/search_destination_map.asp?Country=Malaysia   (1362 words)

  
 Malaysia - General Information -
Malaysia is a tropical country situated 7 degrees north of the Equator in the heart of Southeast Asia.
West Malaysia is the Peninsular, which comprises of 11 states.
Malaysia has a tropical climate, which is warm and humid throughout the year with cooler temperatures in the hill resorts.
www.marimari.com /content/malaysia/general_info/main.html   (665 words)

  
 Malaysia
Malaysia is a Southeast Asian nation composed of two noncontiguous regions - West and East Malaysia - separated by the South China Sea and covering an area of approximately 204,000 square miles (330,000 sq km).
West Malaysia occupies the southern half of the Malay Peninsula, bordered on the north by Thailand, on the south by Singapore, on the west by the Strait of Malacca, and on the east by the South China Sea.
It is bordered on the north and west by the South China Sea, on the east by the Celebes Sea, and on the south by the Indonesian province of Borneo.
www.stanford.edu /group/mas/malaysia.htm   (650 words)

  
 Malaysia, the best way to see Malaysia and it's Peoples   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Malaysia consists of two separate land masses with a total of 330,343 sq km.
(West Malaysia) is bordered by Thailand in the North and Singapore in the South.
East Malaysia, comprising the states of Sarawak and Sabah, stretches along the northern region of Borneo.
mmtreks.com /malaysia/malaysia.htm   (551 words)

  
 Malaysia
Malaysia lies in the ever-wet tropics and the natural vegetation is tropical forest, from coastal mangroves and peat swamps to montane forests.
In both East and West Malaysia, the main human population centers are near the coast.
West Malaysia is densely populated, while East Malaysia has large areas of sparsely populated forests in the interior.
www.wcs.org /international/Asia/Malaysia   (629 words)

  
 Malaysia Travel, Culture and Heritage Guide | AsiaExplorers   (Site not responding. Last check: )
West Malaysia, also called Peninsula Malaysia, which is the smaller of the two, but holds eighty percent of the population.
Malaysia may have one of the best road networks for a country of its size, although of late, the expressways tend to be congested.
The North South Expressway is the main artery that runs the length of West Malaysia from Bukit Kayu Hitam in the north to Gelang Path in the South.
www.asiaexplorers.com /malaysia/index.shtml   (1329 words)

  
 Malaysia
The country is crescent- shaped, starting with Peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia) and extends to another region, Sabah and Sarawak (East Malaysia), located on the island of Borneo.
Malaysia's climate is hot and humid with relative humidity ranging from 80 - 90 percent, except in the highlands.
Malaysia's official religion is Islam, but the freedom of religion is guaranteed by the constitution.
www.travelbelle.com /malaysia.htm   (527 words)

  
 Malaysia
Malaysia encompasses 11 states and 2 federal territories on the Malay Peninsula and 2 states on the island of Borneo, 600 square kilometers to the east.
Little reef development occurs along the west coast of Peninsular (or West) Malaysia, but the east coast of West Malaysia has some fringing reefs along the coast and many reefs around the offshore islands.
On the west coast of the peninsula, the percentage of live coral cover is generally lower, from 25 to 45 percent.
pubs.wri.org /pubs_content_text.cfm?ContentID=100   (760 words)

  
 Guide to Malaysia | The One Academy
To the west is the Indonesian Island of Sumatra and to the East are the Malaysian provinces of Sabah and Sarawak, the independent Sultanate of Brunei and the Indonesian state of Kalimantan.
Malaysia’s population mainly consists of Malays, Chinese, Indians, Eurasians and Indigenous tribes.
Everyone who enters MaLaysia are required to fill in a declaration form known as the Travellers Declaration Form (TDF) and submit it to the immigration authorities when arriving or departing the country.
www.toa.edu.my /malaysia/mal_guide.html   (1230 words)

  
 underwater.com.au | Local Info | West Malaysia
West Malaysia is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula, and shares a land border with Thailand in the north.
The term Peninsular Malaysia is used more often than West Malaysia or Malaya (which is now becoming obsolescent due to its connotations of the British colonial era).
The distinction between West and East Malaysia is significant beyond the sphere of geography, because as well as having a different court structure, the Eastern states have more autonomy than the original States of Malaya, controlling e.g.
www.underwater.com.au /local_info.php/location/west_malaysia   (442 words)

  
 Peninsular Malaysia Summary
Peninsular Malaysia (Malay: Semenanjung Malaysia) is the part of Malaysia which lies on the Malay Peninsula, and shares a land border with Thailand in the north.
The term Peninsular Malaysia is used more often than West Malaysia (to avoid the idea that West and East Malaysia are separate countries like West Germany and East Germany used to be until 1990), or Malaya (which is now becoming obsolete due to its connotations of the British colonial era).
The distinction between West and East Malaysia is significant beyond the sphere of geography, because as well as having a different court structure, the Eastern states have more autonomy than the original States of Malaya, for example, maintaining restrictions on immigration from the peninsula.
www.bookrags.com /Peninsular_Malaysia   (591 words)

  
 The Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia
The Diocese of West Malaysia has lost a good priest.
Canon Ng Moon Hing, 52, was blessed and installed as the fourth Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia at a service which was also attended by the Archbishop of South-East Asia, Dr John Chew, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams.
Ng, the vicar of St Peter’s Church in Ipoh, succeeds Tan Sri Dr Lim Cheng Ean, who recently retired as Bishop of West Malaysia.
www.anglicanwestmalaysia.org.my   (690 words)

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