Troupes standing by with fish lanterns ahead of a fish parade at Kwai Chai Hong, a heritage revival back alley in Chinatown on January 11, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Kwai Chai Hong has created an immersive art installation in conjunction with the Lunar New Year, inspired by the idiom “Nian Nian You Yu”, meaning “Wishing Abundance Year After Year”. The installation transforms traditional fish lanterns into modern portable lights, blending cultural heritage with contemporary artistry. Visitors are invited to embark on a cultural journey celebrating generosity and prosperity, culminating in a vibrant fish parade through Chinatown led by the Malaysian Chinese community. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)





Tourists take pictures with a landmark eagle statue in Langkawi Island, Malaysia, on Saturday, January 18, 2025. (Photo by Azneal Ishak/AP Photo)





Animal rights activists from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) dressed up as a 6-meter-long snake in front of a Gucci store during a protest against the company's use of pythons to make fashion accessories in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on January 21, 2025. The action is part of PETA's campaign urging Gucci to stop selling accessories made from python skins. PETA's investigation revealed horrific treatment at python farms supplying Gucci's tannery, where snakes are restrained, bludgeoned, and skinned alive. (Photo by ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Live News)





Visitors watch as costumed divers perform the traditional Chinese lion dance at the Aquaria KLCC oceanarium in Kuala Lumpur on January 26, 2025, ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Snake which falls on January 29. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)





An ethnic Malaysian Chinese man burns incense as he offers prayers on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake at Kwong Fook Temple in Bentong, Malaysia's Pahang state on January 29, 2025. Hundreds of millions of people across Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year with their families on January 29, as they bid farewell to the Year of the Dragon and usher in the Year of the Snake. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)





Vendors at their street stalls selling used items in Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday, February 8, 2025. Malaysia is scheduled to release gross domestic product (GDP) figures on Feb. 14, 2025. (Photo by Samsul Said/Bloomberg)





Hindu devotees carry pots of milk as they make their way to the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple during the Thaipusam celebrations at Batu Caves, Malaysia on February 11, 2025. (Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)





A Tamil Hindu priest has antiseptic powder on his face in a procession during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves, outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, 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 at Batu Caves on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on February 11, 2025. Hundreds of thousands ethnic Indian Malaysians gathered in temples across the country to celebrate the Thaipusam religious festival on February 11, with many piercing their bodies with hooks and skewers in acts of devotion. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)





A man looks at the projection mapping and interactive installation known as “Prism Shine” inside the multi-dimensional media art gallery Immersify KL in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 04 March 2025. Immersify KL attracts visitors with interactive installations, high-definition visuals, and 3D spatial sound, creating breathtaking zones, including the country’s first 360-degree, 12-meter-high projection space inside a 30,000-square-foot area with 11 sections of different immersive zones. (Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA)





A young Muslim girl looks on as an elder helps her tie her hijab before the Eid al-Fitr prayer at Masjid Jamek Cina Muslim Klang on March 31, 2025, in Selangor, Malaysia. The mosque, inspired by the Great Mosque of Xi’an, blends Chinese and Islamic architectural influences, reflecting the nation’s rich cultural harmony. Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, is a time of prayers, family reunions, and celebration for Muslims worldwide. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)





Vehicles from the Malaysia fire and rescue department arrive at the scene of a massive gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 01 April 2025. “The fire involves a Petronas gas pipeline leak, with an estimated 500m of the pipeline engulfed in flames”, the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations) Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said in a statement. (Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA/EFE)





Shipping containers are stacked at Westport in Klang on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





Devotees carry candles and walk around a Buddha statue on the eve of Vesak Day, an annual celebration of the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and passing, at Theravada Buddhist temple in Semenyih, Malaysia on May 11, 2025. (Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)





Buddhist in Malaysia celebrates Vesak Day at the 130 years old temple in Kuala Lumpur on May 12, 2025. (Photo by Syaiful Redzuan/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Jupiter Aerobatic Team performs an aerobatic show at the opening ceremony of the 17th edition of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) in Langkawi, Malaysia, May 20, 2025. (Photo by Cheng Yiheng/Xinhua/Alamy Live News)





This photo shows a bombardment simulation at the opening ceremony of the 17th edition of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) in Langkawi, Malaysia, May 20, 2025. The 17th edition of the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) kicked off here on Tuesday, with defense and associated companies from around the globe eyeing a higher profile in Asia's defense sector. (Photo by Ma Ping/Xinhua/Alamy Live News)





An image made with a slow shutter speed shows men holding onto a rope amid strong river currents while trying to cool off in Tanjung Malim, state of Perak, Malaysia, 03 June 2025. Earlier in May 2025, Malaysian Meteorological Department director-general Dr. Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip said, “The Southwest Monsoon is expected to begin on May 10 and continue until September. During the monsoon, lower humidity levels typically lead to reduced rain cloud formation across most areas. As a result, the country will experience reduced rainfall during this period, with more dry days than rainy ones”. (Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA/EFE)





Indigenous Bidayuh women prepare for the Gawai Dayak Culture Parade in Kuching, capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo, on June 21, 2025. Dressed in colourful costumes, some sporting feathered headgear and traditional swords, several thousand of Malaysia's ethnic Dayak people paraded in the streets of Sarawak state on Borneo island Saturday to celebrate the ending of the rice harvest season. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)





Indigenous Kejaman women gather before the Gawai Dayak Culture Parade in Kuching, capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo, on June 21, 2025. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)