Troupes stand by with fish lanterns ahead of a parade at Kwai Chai Hong in Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown on January 11, 2025. The event is part of an immersive Lunar New Year installation inspired by the idiom “Nian Nian You Yu” (Wishing Abundance Year After Year), which reimagines traditional fish lanterns as modern portable lights. The celebration culminates in a vibrant parade through Chinatown.(Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)
Tourists photograph the landmark eagle statue on Langkawi Island, Malaysia, on January 18, 2025.(Photo by Azneal Ishak/AP Photo)
Animal rights activists from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), dressed as a 6-meter-long snake, protest outside a Gucci store in Kuala Lumpur on January 21, 2025. The demonstration is part of a campaign urging the brand to stop using python skins for accessories, citing an investigation that revealed snakes are bludgeoned and skinned alive on farms supplying Gucci.(Photo by ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Live News)
Visitors watch costumed divers perform a traditional Chinese lion dance at the Aquaria KLCC oceanarium in Kuala Lumpur on January 26, 2025, in celebration of the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Snake.(Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)
An ethnic Malaysian Chinese man burns incense while offering prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake at the Kwong Fook Temple in Bentong, Malaysia, on January 29, 2025.(Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)
Vendors sell used items from street stalls in Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown on February 8, 2025. Malaysia was scheduled to release its GDP figures on February 14.(Photo by Samsul Said/Bloomberg)
Hindu devotees carry pots of milk as they proceed to the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves, Malaysia, on February 11, 2025.(Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)
A Tamil Hindu priest, his face covered in antiseptic powder, takes part in a procession during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on February 11, 2025.(Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)
Hindu devotees climb the 272 steps to the Batu Caves temple to make offerings during the Thaipusam festival on February 11, 2025. The festival sees hundreds of thousands of ethnic Indian Malaysians gather at temples, with many performing acts of devotion that include piercing their bodies with hooks and skewers.(Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)
A visitor experiences the “Prism Shine” projection mapping and interactive installation at the Immersify KL gallery in Kuala Lumpur on March 4, 2025. The gallery features high-definition visuals and 3D spatial sound across 11 immersive zones, including Malaysia’s first 360-degree, 12-meter-high projection space.(Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA)
A young Muslim girl is helped with her hijab before Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Masjid Jamek Cina Muslim Klang in Selangor, Malaysia, on March 31, 2025. The mosque’s architecture, inspired by the Great Mosque of Xi’an, blends Chinese and Islamic styles, reflecting the nation’s cultural harmony.(Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)
Fire and rescue vehicles respond to a massive gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, outside Kuala Lumpur, on April 1, 2025. Officials stated the fire, involving a Petronas gas pipeline leak, engulfed an estimated 500 meters of the pipeline.(Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA/EFE)
Shipping containers are stacked at Westport in Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on April 18, 2025.(Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)
Devotees carry candles and walk around a Buddha statue on the eve of Vesak Day at a Theravada Buddhist temple in Semenyih, Malaysia, on May 11, 2025. The annual celebration commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha.(Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)
Buddhists in Malaysia celebrate Vesak Day at a 130-year-old temple in Kuala Lumpur on May 12, 2025.(Photo by Syaiful Redzuan/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The Jupiter Aerobatic Team performs at the opening ceremony of the 17th Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) in Langkawi, Malaysia, on May 20, 2025.(Photo by Cheng Yiheng/Xinhua/Alamy Live News)
A bombardment simulation is seen during the opening ceremony of the 17th Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) on May 20, 2025. The exhibition attracts global defense companies seeking a higher profile in Asia’s defense sector.(Photo by Ma Ping/Xinhua/Alamy Live News)
In a long-exposure photo, men hold onto a rope amid strong river currents while trying to cool off in Tanjung Malim, Perak state, Malaysia, on June 3, 2025. The scene follows forecasts of a drier Southwest Monsoon season from May to September.(Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA/EFE)
Indigenous Bidayuh women prepare for the Gawai Dayak Culture Parade in Kuching, Sarawak, on Malaysian Borneo, on June 21, 2025. Dressed in colorful costumes and traditional feathered headgear, thousands of Dayak people parade to celebrate the end of the rice harvest season.(Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)
Indigenous Kejaman women gather before the Gawai Dayak Culture Parade in Kuching, Sarawak, on Malaysian Borneo, on June 21, 2025.(Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)
