Beaches of Malaysia

BEACHES OF MALAYSIA

Petaling Jaya College of Art and Design

MPW1133 Semester 1 Malaysian Studies
Miss Norzareen Mashral

Topic
Page
Introduction to Malaysian Beaches
3-4
Tourism in Malaysian Beaches
5
Beaches of Langkawi
6-12
Trip to Kuala Selangor
13-14
Trip to Melaka Beaches
14-15
Trip to Pantai Morib
15-16
Pollution of Malaysian Beaches
17-18
Solution to Pollution
18-19
Conclusion
19-20
References
20-21

Introduction to the Beaches in Malaysia Malaysia has many fine beaches and clear seas that in ancient history were used as a location of trading and commerce. The port of Melaka in specific began under a Malay Sultanate.
The Arabs, Chinese, Indians were among the people who were brave enough to fight pass the pirate infested waters and continued their journey into the straits of Melaka. Parameswara[Footnote] himself compelled ships to rest at Melaka where entry port was offered in exchange of goods from the west and east, warehouse facilities and good accommodation for merchants and seamen waiting for change of monsoon winds.
Melaka has Pulau Besar, Pulau Upeh and Pantai Kundur which is a small fishing village and Tanjung Keling which is the beach nearest from town. During war time Pulau Upeh was used scouting point for invading ships and was a pirate nesting ground.
The seas of Penang were once conquered by Captain Francis Light of British East India Company, and were renamed as Prince of Wales Island in honour of the British throne heir. In 14thcentury, Portuguese traders from India used Penang as centre for food and water traded with the villagers. Before, there were fishing and malay villages border this beach, today it is replaced by beach resorts and hotels.
Just like Pulau Upeh in Melaka, the beaches of Langkawi were once a nesting ground for pirates too. Many of the islands and dense tropical rainforest

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