On the Malaysian island of Langkawi, Lucy Porter meets the world’s only marine and coral curator

A trip to Kuala Lumpur need not be focused on Chinatown, The Petronas Towers and the Golden Triangle. This is a city with a booming arts scene. Rachel Jenagaratnam speaks to the industry folk and discovers that there are only more exciting times ahead

Roz Plotzker explains why a solitary expedition to the Perhentian Islands in Malaysia is the way to go.

In the 1970s, Time Magazine called this jewel 30 kilometres off Malaysia’s eastern coast one of the most beautiful islands in the world. Since then, however, Tioman has slipped down the rankings and rarely receives foreign recognition — perhaps thanks to the absence of real estate behemoths building super resorts.

Before Koh Phi Phi and Vietnam’s own Con Dao, there was the Malaysian island of Tioman. In the 1970s, Time Magazine called this jewel 30 kilometres off Malaysia’s eastern coast one of the most beautiful islands in the world. Since then, however, Tioman has slipped down the rankings and rarely receives foreign recognition — perhaps thanks to the absence of real estate behemoths building super resorts.