The Penang National Park (
Malay: Taman Negara Pulau Pinang; تامن نݢارا ڤولاو ڤينڠ;
Chinese: 槟城国家公园; Bīnchéng guójiā gōngyuán;
Tamil: பினாங்கு தேசியப் பூங்காக்கள்; Piṉāṅku tēciyap pūṅkākkaḷ) spans 1,213ha of land and sea and is used by scientists, researchers, and nature lovers to explore its natural treasures.
Previously known as the Pantai Acheh
Forest Reserve, this pristine site is known to harbour 417
flora and 143
fauna species. Pantai Acheh Forest Reserve, located at the northwestern tip of
Penang Island, was declared the Penang National Park in April 2003. (Full article...)
Image 7The Buddha-Gupta stone, dating to the 4th–5th century AD, was dedicated by an Indian Merchant, Buddha Gupta. Found in Seberang Perai and kept in the National Museum, Calcutta, India. (from History of Malaysia)
Image 8British and Malayan police talking to a Chinese civilian about communist activity in the area in 1949 (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 17Peninsular Malaysia Precipitation Map in December 2004 showing heavy precipitation on the east coast, causing floods there. (from Geography of Malaysia)
Image 59Map of the
Sinophone world, where
Chinese languages are spoken as a
first language among ethnic Chinese in countries where their population is significant:
Chinese-speaking majority (Coastal and central areas of China,
Taiwan and
Singapore)
Large Chinese-speaking minority (Highland China,
Malaysia and
Brunei)
Image 742007 Bersih Rally that was held in Kuala Lumpur (from History of Malaysia)
Image 75Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) in Kuala Lumpur, where Malaysians celebrate Independence Day on 31 August each year (from History of Malaysia)
Image 76Bronze Avalokiteshvara statue found in Perak, 8th–9th century (from History of Malaysia)
Image 81Members of the
Cobbold Commission were formed to conduct a study in the
British Borneo territories of
Sarawak and
Sabah to see whether the two were interested in the idea to form the Federation of Malaysia with Malaya and Singapore. (from History of Malaysia)
Image 88Inside the former house of a Peranakan (Baba-Nyonya or 峇峇娘惹) in
Malacca which has now been
converted into a museum, a Nyonya can be seen sitting inside wearing the traditional kebaya. (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 89Tugu Negara, the Malaysian national monument, is dedicated to those who fell during World War II and the Malayan Emergency. (from History of Malaysia)
Image 98Joint Chinese-Malay anticommunist demonstration in
Semenyih, Selangor during the 1950s (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 99Built in the 6th century AD, Candi Bukit Batu Pahat is the most well-known ancient Hindu temple found in Bujang Valley. (from History of Malaysia)
Image 100New villages were established during the 1950s to segregate Chinese with connections to communist insurgents. (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 127The discovery of a skull estimated to be around 40,000 years old in the
Niah Caves, in Sarawak, has been identified as the earliest evidence for human settlement in
Malaysian Borneo (photo December 1958). (from History of Malaysia)
Image 128Sambal belacan, made with mixed toasted belachan, ground chilli, kaffir leaves, sugar and water (from Malaysian cuisine)
Image 130Map of the geographic origin of the present-day ethnic Chinese Malaysians since their early migrations from China to
Nanyang region more than a hundred years ago. (from Malaysian Chinese)
The Penang National Park (
Malay: Taman Negara Pulau Pinang; تامن نݢارا ڤولاو ڤينڠ;
Chinese: 槟城国家公园; Bīnchéng guójiā gōngyuán;
Tamil: பினாங்கு தேசியப் பூங்காக்கள்; Piṉāṅku tēciyap pūṅkākkaḷ) spans 1,213ha of land and sea and is used by scientists, researchers, and nature lovers to explore its natural treasures.
Previously known as the Pantai Acheh
Forest Reserve, this pristine site is known to harbour 417
flora and 143
fauna species. Pantai Acheh Forest Reserve, located at the northwestern tip of
Penang Island, was declared the Penang National Park in April 2003. (Full article...)
Image 7The Buddha-Gupta stone, dating to the 4th–5th century AD, was dedicated by an Indian Merchant, Buddha Gupta. Found in Seberang Perai and kept in the National Museum, Calcutta, India. (from History of Malaysia)
Image 8British and Malayan police talking to a Chinese civilian about communist activity in the area in 1949 (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 17Peninsular Malaysia Precipitation Map in December 2004 showing heavy precipitation on the east coast, causing floods there. (from Geography of Malaysia)
Image 59Map of the
Sinophone world, where
Chinese languages are spoken as a
first language among ethnic Chinese in countries where their population is significant:
Chinese-speaking majority (Coastal and central areas of China,
Taiwan and
Singapore)
Large Chinese-speaking minority (Highland China,
Malaysia and
Brunei)
Image 742007 Bersih Rally that was held in Kuala Lumpur (from History of Malaysia)
Image 75Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) in Kuala Lumpur, where Malaysians celebrate Independence Day on 31 August each year (from History of Malaysia)
Image 76Bronze Avalokiteshvara statue found in Perak, 8th–9th century (from History of Malaysia)
Image 81Members of the
Cobbold Commission were formed to conduct a study in the
British Borneo territories of
Sarawak and
Sabah to see whether the two were interested in the idea to form the Federation of Malaysia with Malaya and Singapore. (from History of Malaysia)
Image 88Inside the former house of a Peranakan (Baba-Nyonya or 峇峇娘惹) in
Malacca which has now been
converted into a museum, a Nyonya can be seen sitting inside wearing the traditional kebaya. (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 89Tugu Negara, the Malaysian national monument, is dedicated to those who fell during World War II and the Malayan Emergency. (from History of Malaysia)
Image 98Joint Chinese-Malay anticommunist demonstration in
Semenyih, Selangor during the 1950s (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 99Built in the 6th century AD, Candi Bukit Batu Pahat is the most well-known ancient Hindu temple found in Bujang Valley. (from History of Malaysia)
Image 100New villages were established during the 1950s to segregate Chinese with connections to communist insurgents. (from Malaysian Chinese)
Image 127The discovery of a skull estimated to be around 40,000 years old in the
Niah Caves, in Sarawak, has been identified as the earliest evidence for human settlement in
Malaysian Borneo (photo December 1958). (from History of Malaysia)
Image 128Sambal belacan, made with mixed toasted belachan, ground chilli, kaffir leaves, sugar and water (from Malaysian cuisine)
Image 130Map of the geographic origin of the present-day ethnic Chinese Malaysians since their early migrations from China to
Nanyang region more than a hundred years ago. (from Malaysian Chinese)