The Malay tourist board will have you believe through its catchy jingle that Malaysia is truly Asia. Quite a bold statement considering we are talking about the world’s largest and most populous continent with 60% of the world’s population split over 48 countries. However, in their defense, if any of these ethnically, linguistically and politically diverse countries could possibly claim to represent them all, it would have to be Malaysia.
Malaysia is made up of two areas of land separated by over 800km across the South China Sea. Peninsula Malaysia with its 11 states, which borders Thailand to the north (Read more...)