Indigenous Bidayuh women take part in a procession during 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 Orang Ulu women take part in a procession during 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)




Indigenous Iban women gather for 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)




Visitors (L) watch a procession of Indigenous Dayak peoples during 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)




Indigenous Bidayuh women gather during 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)




Indigenous Iban groups 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)




People look at Kuala Lumpur's skyline from an observation deck, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 31, 2025. (Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)




A model walks the runway during the Rizman Ruzaini show at Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week 2025 on August 04, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Rizman Ruzaini show marked the brand's 20th anniversary, celebrating two decades of couture with archival reinterpretations and a tribute to Malaysian fashion. Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week 2025 gathered leading designers from across the region, spotlighting contemporary Southeast Asian fashion. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)




The Eight Generals performance during a parade at the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, September 7, 2025. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)




Ethnic Chinese throw paper offerings during the burning of a giant paper statue of the Chinese deity "Da Shi Ye" or ”Guardian God of Ghosts” during the Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, September 7, 2025. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)




A protester holds a keffiyeh scarf while walking towards the US embassy during a protest against the US and Israel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 26 September 2025. The protest was staged to demand affirmation of the right to life of the Palestinian people. (Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA)




A pin badge depicting U.S. President Donald Trump on the keffiyeh of a demonstrator during a protest against U.S. President Trump's attendance at the 47th ASEAN Summit, at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 26, 2025. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)




A man walks through floodwater as rain pours in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on November 24, 2025. (Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)




Hospital staff push a patient on a stretcher through floodwater after heavy rain caused flooding in northern states of Malaysia, bordering Thailand, at Kangar, Malaysia on November 26, 2025. (Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)




Men wade through floodwater carrying their belongings after heavy rain in the northern states of Malaysia, bordering Thailand, in Kangar, Malaysia on November 26, 2025. (Photo by Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters)




A woman carries a child as she wades through floodwaters at the town of Kangar, state of Perlis, Malaysia, 27 November 2025. According to data from the government disaster information website on 27 November, more than 28,000 people have been evacuated across seven states. (Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA)




A woman takes a photo of a flooded mosque in Kangar in northern Malaysia's Perlis state on November 27, 2025, as severe flooding affected thousands of people in the region following days of heavy rain. Flooding in Malaysia from days of heavy rain has swept through eight states, with forecasters predicting more rain in the coming days. More than 27,000 people were evacuated to dozens of temporary shelters this week, with one death recorded in one of the worst-hit states, Kelantan, on the northeastern coast, according to rescue officials. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)




A motorcyclist passes by floodwaters at the town of Kangar, state of Perlis, Malaysia, 28 November 2025. Earlier reports noted that rare tropical storm “Senyar” was expected to bring persistent heavy rain and strong winds to the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, raising the risk of several days of adverse weather. (Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA)