30 interesting facts about Malaysia you must know
15. Penang, or Georgetown as it is often called, is the food capital of the country. 16. Established in AD 1136 on the Malay Peninsula, the Sultanate of Kedah is one of the oldest sultanates in the world.
17. Malaysian law permits caning as a form of punishment. The maximum number of strokes which can be ordered is 24; and women and boys under the age of 10 or men over 50 years of age cannot be caned, except when charged with rape.
