Jalur Gemilang (Stripes of Excellence) MALAYSIA TEOW YONG JIE

West Malaysia & East Malaysia

13 States Flags

Jalur Gemilang “Stripes of Glory”

PEOPLE Malaysia consists of various ethnic groups. Malaysia consists mainly of the Malay, Chinese and Indian people. Indigenous people live in the remote areas of Malaysia. They are the Ibans, Kadazans and Penans. About 30million people

Malay people

Chinese people

Indian people

Indigenous people

RELIGION AND FESTIVALS There are many religions here in Malaysia. The Muslims practice their Islamic faith and celebrate Hari Raya. The Buddhists pray to Buddha and celebrate Wesak Day. The Hindus worship many Gods and celebrate Deepavali. The Christians celebrate Christmas.

Islam

Buddhism

Hinduism

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FOOD Malaysia has a wide variety of food. Malaysian food is enjoyed by everyone – locals and tourists.

Malay food

Chinese food

Indian food

FRUITS

TRADITIONAL COSTUMES Different ethnic groups in Malaysia have their own traditional costumes. Malays : Baju kurung/baju kebaya/baju Melayu Chinese : Cheongsam/samfu Indians : Saree/Punjabi suit/dhoti

Malay costumes

Chinese costumes

Indian costumes

PLACES There are many interesting places in Malaysia. We have many beaches like Pangkor Island, Langkawi Island and the famous diving spot, Sipadan Island. There are also many historical sites which are mainly in the state of Malacca.

Historical places

Beaches/Diving spots

Nature

GAMES Most games were introduced by the Malay people living in villages.

Traditional games

HANDICRAFT Malaysia is famous for its batik. Batik is a cloth that traditionally uses a manual wax-resist dyeing technique.

Handicraft

EXAMPLE: How are you? Apa khabar? 你好吗？(Ni Hao Ma?) Thank you Terima kasih 谢谢 (Xie Xie)