Since its golden era in the Malay States in the 1920s, the Bangsawan art form was categorized as an urban theatre, due to the rapid urbanization in the cities the art form has been performed. This is a rarely discussed issue as the existing research focuses more on the elements of performing arts...

Entering a new phase, the Malaysian film industry is seen to be increasingly engaged in the prospect of promoting and implementing film self-censorship practice. Effectively, the critical spectatorship comprising the Malaysian middle-class and even more so the industry players, will likely to be...

Community-based tourism is a type of tourism which seeks to achieve sustainable development of rural communities whereby their standard of living can be improved without jeopardising environmental integrity. Sabah is one of the states in Malaysia that is well-endowed with tourism attractions based...

Sub-district of Slim is a part of Muallim district and located in the southern part of Perak. It is indeed an ideal destination to be developed as a historical based tourism site. The argument came from the existence of various interesting historical sites spanning thousand years back to the pre...

This study explores the art of Randai as a one of the folk arts in Negeri Sembilan. Although Randai in Negeri Sembilan is closely related to the Minangkabau tradition, but this study focuses on Randai that assimilated with culture on Negeri Sembilan. The art of randai that being focusing is in...

Tourism in Malaysia generally is focused on cultural foundations with a multi-racial background. A part of the culture that is somewhat less observed is the role of literature as a form or mode of tourism in Malaysia. The long history of literary tourism in many parts of the world such as the...

This paper discusses findings from a study of the educational heritage organized by the National Museum of Malaysia and the specific register used in its particular programme to cope with various levels of age and social category of the Malaysian society. Education programmes were carried out...

Malaysia is multi-ethnic and multi-cultural, and the shaping of the Malaysian cultural landscape necessitates the understanding and appreciation of each of its ethnics' cultural heritage and tradition. The state of Sarawak is inhabited by 27 ethnic groups that practice their own language, culture...

Sustainable tourism as an important component of service sector in Malaysia has increasingly generated much of the country's revenue. Therefore, this activity needs to be strengthened by incorporating the principles of sustainable development. The objective of this article is to analyse sustainable ...

A study was conducted to distinguish the likely role of benthic macroinvertebrate as biological indicators in Sungai Ikan, Terengganu. A total of five stations were selected for benthic macroinvertebrate and water quality analysis sampling. Benthic macroinvertebrate sampling was done using Surber...