Travel & Culture
SURE, it’s awards season in the entertainment world but in Malaysia it’s the festive season! Dinesh Kumar Maganathan highlights all the artistic events you need to catch, from Chinese New Year flower markets to lion dance championships, with special emphasis on the Puja Pantai thanksgiving ceremony by the Mah Meri Orang Asli. Meanwhile, Chester Chin invites you to hop on a train and discover KL’S famous food districts on a budget and Melody Goh takes you to the five best fishing spots in Selangor. Give a Malaysian a fish, they’ll eat for a day. Teach them how to fish, they might open a restaurant! Go to thestar.com.my/ lifestyle/travel-and-culture for these stories.