MALAYSIA'S CULTURE

Malaysia is the only country that has many culture. Let us explore all the cultures..

There are Malays, Chinese, Indians and many other ethnic groups have lived together in harmony since generations. All these cultures have influenced each other, creating a unique Malaysian culture. The largest ethnic group in Malaysia is Malay, Chinese and Indian. In Sabah and Sarawak, there are various indigenous ethnic groups with their unique culture and heritage of its own.

Malays are the largest by forming 54% of the Malaysian population. Indonesia is one of the Muslim, Malay language and practice Malay culture. The Malays have a crucial influence on the political scene in Malaysia. China represents 25% of the population and live in the big cities on the west coast of the peninsula. Most Chinese are Buddhists, Taoists or Christian, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Teochew and Cantonese or more dominant in the economic field. Indians account for about 7.5% of the population. Most of them are Hindus, speak Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi. In addition, there are also Sikhs, Eurasians or Eurasian and other indigenous people. Malay is the official language of Malaysia, but English is widely used.

Bumiputeras in Sarawak is the largest Iban with 600,000 people. They live in longhouses, and settled along the Rajang River and River Loepar. Bidayuh 170,000 people are living beings in southwest Sarawak. Indigenous people (140,000) living in Peninsular Malaysia. Formerly they were gathering forest products, nomadic and farming, but has now been absorbed into the life of modern Malaysia. However, they remain as ethnic groups with incomes lower than other ethnic groups. This is due to their economic system that does not rely on cash, such as food and housing partly generated from forest products without the need to be purchased. However, the government offers equal educational opportunities and some of them now hold professional positions such as doctor.

#NOTE some of the sources are from 

• http://pmr.penerangan.gov.my/index.php/budaya/1149-kebudayaan-di-malaysia.html
• http://www.malaysia.travel/ms-my/my/about-malaysia/culture-n-heritage
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