Malaysia Culture


Malaysia culture is defined by a set of bureaucratic guidelines called " Dasar Kebudayaan Kebangsaan" or, the National Culture Policy as

  • based on the culture of indigenous people of Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philipines, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Cambodia, South Pacific islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, Oceania and finally, Malagasy.
  • a culture that accepts suitable elements from other cultures such as Chinese, Indian, Arabic and Western that do not clash with national interest and Islam.
  • moulded by Islam as an important component.



Please click on the links to see the lessons/ explanation


Lesson 1: Mak Yong


"Bulan terang singgah melihat,

Wayang kulit tari Makyung,

Simpan wang bawa berkat,

Daripada bukit menjadi gunung."



"Nak main mak yong?"


Lesson 2 : Jika Tidak DiPecahkan Ruyung, Manakan Dapat Sagunya?"



photo credit: "The Tree of Life (Part 1) eatingasia.typepad.com



Lesson 3: Coconut





Every shred and fiber all the way to the inner most core of the coconut is used literEally, also linguistically in the world of Malay language.  Frog under coconut shell is well known.  Coconut bloom signifies being welcomed plus dozens of expressions that I can't even remember or heard of before..





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