Elephant Memorial in Teluk Intan
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 16, 2022
Elephants are reputed to have a great memory. They are also reputed to never forgive. There have been tales where elephants have sought re...
Showing posts with the label Malaysia
The Pantai Remis Landslide
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 9, 2021
Tin mining is one of the oldest industries in Malaysia, having been mined for centuries along the river banks. These mines were small and th...
Kuching, The Cat City
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 1, 2017
The city of Kuching, in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia, is full of cats. There are cats on the sidewalk, at traffic signals, in parks, ins...
The Turtle Graveyard of Sipadan
Kaushik Patowary
May 22, 2017
Back in the early 1980s, the famous ocean explorer Captain Jacques Yves Cousteau and his team paid a visit to the island of Sipadan, off the...
Underwater Mailboxes Around The World
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 25, 2017
Remember the last time you were diving underwater and you suddenly remembered an important letter you had to post that very instant? Yup, it...
Labuan’s Mystery Chimney
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 13, 2017
Standing on a rise on the north of the island of Labuan, located off the coast of East Malaysia, is a 100-feet tall red brick chimney. The c...
Gomantong Caves: The Caves of Horrors
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 6, 2016
Deep in the steamy jungles of Borneo, in Malaysia, is a massive crack in the limestone outcrop that leads to an intricate system of caves. E...
The Langkawi Sky Bridge in Malaysia
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 16, 2013
Langkawi Sky Bridge is a 125 meters curved pedestrian cable-stayed bridge, located at the peak of Gunung Mat Chinchang mountain, on Pulau La...
SMART Tunnel in Kuala Lumpur: A Storm Water Tunnel With Built-in Motorway
Kaushik Patowary
May 29, 2013
Malaysia’s capital of Kuala Lumpur is regularly subjected to flash floods after heavy rains that remain for three to six hours, flooding the...
