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Orang Asli – The Native Inhabitants of Malaysia

by Jan Toman on December 31, 2020

Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia with an area of 329,847 km2. Part of the country lies on the Malay Peninsula and part on the island of Borneo. Malaysia gained its independence from Great Britain in 1957, and in 1963 it united with North Borneo. Malaysia is quite a multicultural country: Islam predominates but … Read More

Jan Toman: I quit my job and bought one-way flight to Thailand

by Barbora Zelenková on November 30, 2020

Jan Toman: I quit my job and bought one-way flight to Thailand Jan Toman has a lifelong passion for travelling and visiting new countries. After his university studies in Ethnology at Charles University in Prague he worked in Czech museums and enjoyed his work with cultural collections. However, after 5 years he made … Read More