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Stories Set in Malaysia
Malaysia joins a peninsula below Thailand with two large states across the sea on Borneo, combining beaches, rainforest and port cities. British rule built tin and rubber industries with Chinese and Indian labor before independence in 1957, which is why stories here often weigh community, contract and coastal movement. Entrapment and Paskal sit on its shelf. Open Malaysia on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open Malaysia on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in Malaysia
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Browse 53 books, 112 movies and 4 games set in Malaysia.
Entrapment
Two thieves who travel in elegant circles try to outsmart each other and in the process end up falling in love.
2015 SUMMER PACKAGE BTS in Kota Kinabalu
Paskal
The true events of Lieutenant Commander Arman Anwar of PASKAL an elite unit in the Royal Malaysian Navy and his team's mission to rescue the MV Bunga Laurel a tanker which was hijacked by Somalian Pirates in 2011.
Iskandar
This film revolves around Karl Iskandar the son of Tan Sri Hisyam Al-Bakri who comes back to Malaysia to take over his father's business. However his return has revealed a murder complot of a millionaire Vincent Cheah…
Zombie Infection - Belaban Hidup
In the forbidden forest of Borneo the indigenous Dayak people's village is attacked by zombies.
The Sleeping Dictionary
A young Englishman is dispatched to Sarawak to become part of the British colonial government. He encounters some unorthodox local traditions and finds himself faced with tough decisions of the heart involving the…
Return to Paradise
Lewis Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later Sheriff and Tony learn…
BoBoiBoy: The Movie
BoBoiBoy and his friends come face-to-face with a greedy alien treasure hunter as they race to find a powerful ancient object on a mysterious island.
Bisik Pada Langit
Wak Selamat is the father of one Siti Hajar who wishes to study abroad. As a father Wak does everything he can in order to fulfill her dreams. Her two brothers are also more than willing to sacrifice their own future…
The Year of Jacky Cheung: World Tour 07
Five years after his 2002 tour Canto-pop god Jacky Cheung finally returned to the stage in 2007 for his long-awaited The Year of Jacky Cheung World Tour. In one year's time he performed 105 concerts in 12 countries…
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