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Language, Culture and Media |
As Malaysia has a unique blend of people, cultures and traditions,
you can expect to experience many different types of languages, religion and cultural
practices. Bahasa Malaysia (Malay language), Mandarin (the China and Taiwan
Republic of China's national and official language), Tamil (a type of Indian
language) and English are widely spoken and used by the community here.
Magnificent
temples, churches and mosques exist almost everywhere in the city, and as well as
elsewhere in Malaysia. The unique blend of people and culture is also evident in
foods and local delicacies, the colourful and enchanting costumes, festivals, ceremonies
and rituals. Most festivals are religion-related although some are also culturally
derived. Whatever their origin, these festivals offer the visitors an interesting
and enchanting insight into the multi-faceted culture that can be traced back to the
history of the state.
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Johor Ancient Temple |
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The metropolitan area is the only region in
Malaysia where one can enjoy TV and radio programmes that are broadcasted not only from
Malaysia but also from Singapore and Indonesia. There are about 11 receivable TV
channels here in the metropolitan. Malaysia and Singapore broadcast 4 channels each
while Indonesia broadcasts 3 channels. Additionally, the Malaysian cable TV network --
MegaTV, provides 5 more channels while the Malaysia East Asian Satellite (MEASAT) system
provides 35 more channels through it's ASTRO network. As for the FM radio stations,
there are about 27 channels from Singapore and Malaysia. There are also 5 Chinese dailies,
4 English dailies, 3 Malay dailies and 2 Tamil dailies.
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