Malaysia [1] is a country in South-East Asia, located partly on a peninsula of the Asian mainland and partly on the northern third of the island of Borneo.
Malaysias customs authorities enforce strict regulations concerning temporary importation into or export from Malaysia of items such as firearms, narcotics, medication, business equipment, currency and books or other printed material, video, and audio recordings which might be considered obscene or in any way harmful to public interest and cultural property.
Malaysia is the rising star of South-East Asian tourism, a nation looking to the future while cherishing the ways of the past.
Malaysia is located in south-east Asia bordering the South China Sea between Vietnam and Indonesia.
Malaysia is an active participant in subregional initiatives, such as the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines-East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA), where it has contributed to the costs of the Facilitation Center, and the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT).
Although Malaysia's different cultural traditions are frequently maintained by seemingly self-contained ethnic communities, all of Malaysia's communities open their doors to members of other cultures during a religious festival--to tourists as well as neighbors.
Malaysia is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country in Southeast Asia.