THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND MALAY. In Kuala Lumpur, while towering skyscrapers, shopping malls and the golden glove of international finance may not be prime draws for many travellers in search of the ‘real’ Malaysia, a small scratch beneath its surface reveals an immense amount of cultural diversity and places full of interesting experience.

THIS ARTICLE IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLUSH AND MALAY. Kuching is capital of the East Malaysian state of Sarawak and, as the fourth largest metropolis in Malaysia, is the most developed and populous area on the island of Borneo. Kuching often goes by the name ‘Cat City’, a nickname the precise origins of which have been lost in the mists of time, although the word kuching means ‘cat’ in Malay.