East Coast (Malaysia) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About East Coast (Malaysia)
The East Coast is the poorest and most culturally conservative part of Malaysia. The economy is largely based on agriculture, and the people are fairly conservative. Most women wear a headscarf.KelantanandTerengganu(but notPahang) implement many aspects of Islamic law (syariah) in public. Beaches and supermarket queues are sex-segregated, and the availability of alcohol is limited. Unlike the rest of Malaysia, the weekend in Terengganu and Kelantan runs from Friday to Saturday, with shops and banks closed on Friday but everything open on Sunday. On the resort islands, however, rules are far more relaxed. On these islands there is little gender-segregation and alcohol is readily available. If a backpacker decides to sunbathe topless in these areas, oglers (not imams) are her top concern. Pa
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