What are Traditional Medicine, Complementary Medicine and Alternative Medicine? Traditional Medicine (TM) has different definitions to different people. However the World Health Organisation defines TM as “the sum total of knowledge, skills and practices based on the theories, beliefs and experiences indigenous to different cultures that are used to maintain health, as well as to […]
Long coastline, largest number of fishers The state of Terengganu in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia has a long coastline stretching for about 244 km. Famous for its white sandy beaches, the long coastline facing the vast South China Sea is dotted with quaint fishing villages, turtle landing sites and quite a few beach […]
Murraya koenigii, common name curry leaf tree in English or just curry tree is actually a shrub which can grow to a height of 2.5 metres. It is also known as daun kari, Indian curry tree, curry bush, karapincha, karwa pale, garupillai, kerupulai, kadi patta or sweet neem. It belongs to rutaceae family and is […]
Syzygium polyanthum, common names Indonesian bay leaf in English, serai kayu in Malay is a mildly aromatic species of a wild flowering plant native to South East Asia under the Myrtaceae family. The plant is called by various names in Indonesia and Malaysia. In Indonesia its other names are daun salam, meselengan, ubar serai, gowok, […]
Nasi dagang, “trader’s dish” is a dish of rice and curry. Ubiquitous in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it is a popular meal for breakfast as “nasi lemak” is in the west coast. It can even be found in the Southern Thai provinces of Narathiwat, Yala and Pattani. Nasi dagang or “trader’s rice” in […]
The Rantau Abang beach in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia , is one of the few places on earth that the giant leatherback turtles (leatherbacks) choose to come ashore to nest. Once, they helped put this normally quiet small village on the world map. Tourists, foreign and domestic as well as locals flocked by the […]
Honey of the stingless bees is a sweet, viscous food substance produced by stingless bees from floral nectar. It is quite similar to honey from the common honey bees (genus Apis) in most aspects but with its own distinctive physicochemical profiles, minerals and bioactive compounds. There are more than 500 species of stingless bees worldwide. […]