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Kuching isn't going to win any design awards, but it is designed with the elements in mind.

Airport review: Kuching International Airport, KCH, Borneo, Malaysia

The food may be better outside this airport, there's not much to buy and the toilets are scary. But this airport boasts fantastic staff.

  • by Belinda Jackson
Cat statues in Kuching.

Twenty reasons to visit Kuching, Malaysia

Historical sites, cat sculptures and the famed Sarawak laksa make Kuching ripe for exploration.

  • by Anthony Dennis
Orang-Utan

Sleeping princess

The laid-back capital of Sarawak is a refreshing change from the frenetic megacities of Asia, writes Caroline Baum.

  • by Caroline Baum
Ha-Long, Vietnam

Beyond the cities: Asia's top 10 must-do excursions

From beaches to bays, mountains to caves, it's always worth stepping outside the capital cities, writes Kerry van der Jagt.

Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, old Sarawak State Mosque.

Take it to the streets

Guy Wilkinson discovers Sarawak's quirky capital is best explored with an old-fashioned walkabout.

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The Semenggoh Orang-utan Wildlife Centre is home to 24 semi-wild orang-utans.

By boat into a Noah’s Ark

Respect the vipers, sidestep the bearded pigs and you may be rewarded with the opportunity to see charismatic redheads at play, writes Kerry van der Jagt.

Foot massage

Blindfolded, beaten ... and (eventually) loving it

Conal Hanna finds the cure for sore feet after a long trek is to give them a beating.

Led by the nose ... a proboscis monkey.

It's a jungle out there

Among predatory plants and comic-book monkeys, Craig Tansley hears tall tales in Sarawak.

The Ulu Baram rainforest in Sarawak.

Meet the relatives

Dugald Jellie looks up his family tree and finds a branch in the jungle - the long-armed redheads.