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Originally Posted by voycontodo
The Muslim country thing doesn't really apply. It's nothing like the middle east. Think in terms of Turkey. It's technically a Muslim country but in reality very secular and tolerant. At least a third of their population are of Chinese or Indian descent, and they openly practice their religions i.e. Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Catholicism
Langkawi island is very beautiful
Malaysia is slowly but surely heading into "intolerant muslim country"... Look at the headlines in the last year. Just this week they "sticked" a woman for drinking beer. They also carried a beheaded cow's head around in KL a few weeks ago because some indians wanted to open a new temple. The government is also extremely pro-muslim and it shows in all their policies.
That being said, Malaysia is a nice place anyway, especially if you have money... but the internet is extremely unreliable and I found it really hard to play while I was there.